Verse 1: Bb F Ebadd9 Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny Bb F Ebadd9 Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis Bb F Ebadd9 Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money Bb F Ebadd9 And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?" Bb F Ebadd9 The wedding was charming, if a little gauche Bb There's only so far new money goes F Ebadd9 They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House" Bb F Ebadd9 Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud Bb The doctor had told him to settle down F Ebadd9 It must have been her fault his heart gave out -nc- And they said Chorus: Bb F Ebadd9 There goes the last great American dynasty Bb F Ebadd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been Bb F Ebadd9 There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen Bb F Ebadd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Verse 2: Bb F Ebadd9 Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever Bb F Ebadd9 Flew in all her xxxxx Pack friends from the city Bb F Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names Gm7 Eb And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet Bb F Eb And losing on card game bets with Dalí -nc- And they said Chorus: Bb F Ebadd9 There goes the last great American dynasty Bb F Ebadd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been Bb F Ebadd9 There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen Bb F Ebadd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Bridge: Cm Gm7 They say she was seen on occasion Bb F Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea Cm Gm7 And in a feud with her neighbor Bb F She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green Cm Gm7 Fifty years is a long time Bb F Holiday House sat quietly on that beach Cm Gm7 Bb Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits F And then it was bought by me Interlude: Bb Ebadd9 Bb Chorus: Bb F Ebadd9 Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been Bb F Ebadd9 There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen Bb F Ebadd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything Outro: Bb F Ebadd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything Bb F Ebadd9 a marvelous time ruining everything Bb F Ebadd9 a marvelous time Bb F Ebadd9 I had a marvelous time
