Verse 1: F C Bbadd9 Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny F C Bbadd9 Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis F C Bbadd9 Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money F C Bbadd9 And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?" F C Bbadd9 The wedding was charming, if a little gauche F There's only so far new money goes C Bbadd9 They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House" F C Bbadd9 Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud F The doctor had told him to settle down C Bbadd9 It must have been her fault his heart gave out -nc- And they said Chorus: F C Bbadd9 There goes the last great American dynasty F C Bbadd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been F C Bbadd9 There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen F C Bbadd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Verse 2: F C Bbadd9 Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever F C Bbadd9 Flew in all her xxxxx Pack friends from the city F C Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names Dm7 Bb And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet F C Bb And losing on card game bets with Dalí -nc- And they said Chorus: F C Bbadd9 There goes the last great American dynasty F C Bbadd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been F C Bbadd9 There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen F C Bbadd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Bridge: Gm Dm7 They say she was seen on occasion F C Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea Gm Dm7 And in a feud with her neighbor F C She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green Gm Dm7 Fifty years is a long time F C Holiday House sat quietly on that beach Gm Dm7 F Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits C And then it was bought by me Interlude: F Bbadd9 F Chorus: F C Bbadd9 Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been F C Bbadd9 There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen F C Bbadd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything Outro: F C Bbadd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything F C Bbadd9 a marvelous time ruining everything F C Bbadd9 a marvelous time F C Bbadd9 I had a marvelous time
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