Capo
3
Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
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Performance: The Eras Tour
Key: G
* Strum once let it ring out
** Strum once and N.C.
Intro:
G Am Em Cadd9 G Am C
Verse:
G Am Em Cadd9
Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny
G Am C
Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis
G Am Em Cadd9
Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money
G Am C
And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it "
G Am Em
The wedding was charming, if a little gauche
Cadd9
There's only so far new money goes
G Am C
They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House"
G Am Em
Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud
Cadd9
The doctor had told him to settle down
G Am C
It must have been her fault his heart gave out. And they said
Chorus:
D G/B Cadd9 G
There goes the last great American dynasty
D G/B Cadd9 G
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
D G/B Cadd9
There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
G Am C
She had a marvellous time ruining everything
Intermission:
G G Cadd9 D
Verse:
G Cadd9 Em7 D
Give me the keys, I'll bring the car back around
G Cadd9 Em7 D
We shouldn't be in this town
G Cadd9 Em7
And my so-called friends, they don't know
D
I'd drive away before I let you go
G Cadd9 Em7 D
So give me a reason, and don't say no
Am
There's a chain 'round your throat
Em G D
Piece of paper where I wrote "I'll wait for you"
Am
There's a key on the chain
Em G D*
There's a picture in a frame, take it with you
Chorus:
G Cadd9 Em7 D
And run, like you'd run from the law
G Cadd9 Em7 D
Darlin' let's run, run from it all
Am Em
We can go where our eyes can take us
G D
Go where no one else is
G Cadd9
Run, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Em7 D
We'll run, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
G Cadd9 Em7 D
We'll run
Bridge 1&2:
Am Em
There's been this hole in my heart
G D
This thing was a shot in the dark
Am Em
Say you'll never let 'em tear us apart
G D G
And I'll hold onto you while we run
Cadd9 Em7 D
Like you run from the law
G Cadd9 Em7 D
Darlin' let's run, run from it all
Am Em
They say she was seen on occasion
G D
Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea
Am Em
And in a feud with her neighbor
G D
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green
Am Em
Fifty years is a long time
G D
Holiday House sat quietly on that beach
Am Em G
Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits
D D x2
And then it was bought by me
G Cadd9 Em7
And we'll run, run from the law
D G Cadd9 Em7 D
Darlin' let's run, run from it all
G Cadd9 Em7 D
There goes the last great American dynasty
G Cadd9 Em7 D
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
G Cadd9** Em7 D
There goes the LOUDEST woman this town has ever seen
G Cadd9 Em7 D
I had a marvellous time ruining everything
G Cadd9 Em7 D
So let's run, we're ruining everything
G Cadd9 Em7 D
Darlin' let's run, we're ruining everything
G Cadd9 Em7 D
I had a marvellous time
G
And we'll run
Cadd9
And we'll run
Em7
And we'll run
D*
Ruining everything
Song History
Published: September 5, 2025
Last Updated: February 8, 2026