{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":199426,"song":"Goodbye Earl","artist":"The Chicks (Dixie Chicks)","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11218722-goodbye-earl-chords-by-the-chicks-dixie-chicks/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/199426?type=chord","rating":4.9162,"votes":706,"content":"Dixie Chicks - Goodbye Earl\r\n\r\nThis is probably the most famous Dixie Chicks song. This is the one where they murder\r\nan abusive husband. Where was CSI on this one?\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nMary, Anne and Wanda were the best of friends[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAll through their high school days[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n Both members of the 4H Club[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBoth active in the FFA[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAfter graduation Mary Anne went out[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nlookin' for a bright new world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n Wanda looked all around this town[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd all she found was Earl[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, it wasn't two weeks[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAfter she got married that[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWanda started gettin' abused[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd make up to cover a bruise[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWell, she finally got the nerve to file for divorce[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe let the law take it from there[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut Earl walked right through that restraining order[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd put her in intensive care[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nRight away Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn a red eye midnight flight[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nShe held Wanda's hand as they[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWorked out a plan[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it didn't take 'em long to decide[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat Earl had to die[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nGoodbye Earl[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThose black-eyed peas[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey tasted all right to me Earl[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou're feelin' weak[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhy don't you lay down[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd sleep Earl[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAin't it dark[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWrapped up in that tarp Earl[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe cops came by to bring Earl in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey searched the house[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHigh and low[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen they tipped their hats[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd said \"thank you ladies, if you hear from him let us know\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, the weeks went by and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nSpring turned to Summer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd Summer faded into Fall[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd it turns out he was a missing person[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWho nobody missed at all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo the girls bought some land[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd a roadside stand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOut on Highway 109[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThey sell Tennessee ham[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd strawberry jam[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd they don't[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLose any sleep at night 'cause[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEarl had to die[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nGoodbye Earl[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe need a break[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLet's go out to the lake Earl[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe'll pack a lunch[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd stuff you in the trunk Earl[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, is that all right[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nGood, let's go for a ride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEarl Hey[/tab]","plain_text":"Dixie Chicks - Goodbye Earl\n\nThis is probably the most famous Dixie Chicks song. This is the one where they murder\nan abusive husband. Where was CSI on this one?\n\n[Intro]\nC F C G F\nC F C G F\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","F","G","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}