Verse 1: Ab Eb Dbadd9 Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny Ab Eb Dbadd9 Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis Ab Eb Dbadd9 Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money Ab Eb Dbadd9 And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?" Ab Eb Dbadd9 The wedding was charming, if a little gauche Ab There's only so far new money goes Eb Dbadd9 They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House" Ab Eb Dbadd9 Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud Ab The doctor had told him to settle down Eb Dbadd9 It must have been her fault his heart gave out -nc- And they said Chorus: Ab Eb Dbadd9 There goes the last great American dynasty Ab Eb Dbadd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been Ab Eb Dbadd9 There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen Ab Eb Dbadd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Verse 2: Ab Eb Dbadd9 Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever Ab Eb Dbadd9 Flew in all her xxxxx Pack friends from the city Ab Eb Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names Fm7 Db And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet Ab Eb Db And losing on card game bets with Dalí -nc- And they said Chorus: Ab Eb Dbadd9 There goes the last great American dynasty Ab Eb Dbadd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been Ab Eb Dbadd9 There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen Ab Eb Dbadd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Bridge: Bbm Fm7 They say she was seen on occasion Ab Eb Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea Bbm Fm7 And in a feud with her neighbor Ab Eb She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green Bbm Fm7 Fifty years is a long time Ab Eb Holiday House sat quietly on that beach Bbm Fm7 Ab Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits Eb And then it was bought by me Interlude: Ab Dbadd9 Ab Chorus: Ab Eb Dbadd9 Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been Ab Eb Dbadd9 There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen Ab Eb Dbadd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything Outro: Ab Eb Dbadd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything Ab Eb Dbadd9 a marvelous time ruining everything Ab Eb Dbadd9 a marvelous time Ab Eb Dbadd9 I had a marvelous time
