Goodbye Earl

C G F C F C G F C F Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends C G All through their high school days C F Both members of the 4H Club C G C Both active in the FFA C F After graduation Mary Anne went out C G Lookin' for a bright new world C F Wanda looked all around this town C G C And all she found was Earl C F Well it wasn't two weeks after she got married C G That Wanda started gettin' abused C F She put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses C G C And makeup to cover a bruise C F Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce C G She let the law take it from there C F But Earl walked right through that restraining order C G C And put her in intensive care Am G Right away, Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta F C On a red-eye midnight flight Am G She held Wanda's hand and they worked out a plan F G And it didn't take 'em long to decide C F C That Earl had to die G F Goodbye, Earl C Those black-eyed peas F C G F They tasted all right to me, Earl C You're feeling weak F C G F Why don't you lay down and sleep, Earl? C Ain't it dark F C G F Wrapped up in that tarp, Earl? C F C F C F The cops came by to bring Earl in C G They searched the house high and low C Then they tipped their hats F C G C And said "Thank You ladies, if you hear from him let us know" C Well the weeks went by and F Spring turned to summer C G And summer faded into fall C F And it turns out he was a missing person C G C Who nobody missed at all Am G So the girls bought some land at a roadside stand F C Out on Highway 109 Am They sell Tennessee ham G And strawberry jam F G And they don't lose any sleep at night, 'cause... C F C Earl had to die G F Goodbye Earl C We need a break F C G F Let's go out to the lake, Earl C We'll pack a lunch F C G F And stuff you in the trunk, Earl C Well, is that all right? F C G F Good, let's go for a ride Earl C F C G Hey F C F C G Well hey, hey, hey F C F C G Aw, hey, hey, hey F C F C G Well hey, hey, hey C F C G F C F 3x C