Verse 1: G D Cadd9 Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny G D Cadd9 Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis G D Cadd9 Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money G D Cadd9 And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?" G D Cadd9 The wedding was charming, if a little gauche G There's only so far new money goes D Cadd9 They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House" G D Cadd9 Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud G The doctor had told him to settle down D Cadd9 It must have been her fault his heart gave out -nc- And they said Chorus: G D Cadd9 There goes the last great American dynasty G D Cadd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been G D Cadd9 There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen G D Cadd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Verse 2: G D Cadd9 Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever G D Cadd9 Flew in all her xxxxx Pack friends from the city G D Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names Em7 C And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet G D C And losing on card game bets with Dalí -nc- And they said Chorus: G D Cadd9 There goes the last great American dynasty G D Cadd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been G D Cadd9 There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen G D Cadd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Bridge: Am Em7 They say she was seen on occasion G D Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea Am Em7 And in a feud with her neighbor G D She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green Am Em7 Fifty years is a long time G D Holiday House sat quietly on that beach Am Em7 G Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits D And then it was bought by me Interlude: G Cadd9 G Chorus: G D Cadd9 Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been G D Cadd9 There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen G D Cadd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything Outro: G D Cadd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything G D Cadd9 a marvelous time ruining everything G D Cadd9 a marvelous time G D Cadd9 I had a marvelous time
