Verse 1: B Gb Eadd9 Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny B Gb Eadd9 Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis B Gb Eadd9 Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money B Gb Eadd9 And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?" B Gb Eadd9 The wedding was charming, if a little gauche B There's only so far new money goes Gb Eadd9 They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House" B Gb Eadd9 Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud B The doctor had told him to settle down Gb Eadd9 It must have been her fault his heart gave out -nc- And they said Chorus: B Gb Eadd9 There goes the last great American dynasty B Gb Eadd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been B Gb Eadd9 There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen B Gb Eadd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Verse 2: B Gb Eadd9 Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever B Gb Eadd9 Flew in all her xxxxx Pack friends from the city B Gb Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names Abm7 E And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet B Gb E And losing on card game bets with Dalí -nc- And they said Chorus: B Gb Eadd9 There goes the last great American dynasty B Gb Eadd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been B Gb Eadd9 There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen B Gb Eadd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Bridge: Dbm Abm7 They say she was seen on occasion B Gb Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea Dbm Abm7 And in a feud with her neighbor B Gb She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green Dbm Abm7 Fifty years is a long time B Gb Holiday House sat quietly on that beach Dbm Abm7 B Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits Gb And then it was bought by me Interlude: B Eadd9 B Chorus: B Gb Eadd9 Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been B Gb Eadd9 There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen B Gb Eadd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything Outro: B Gb Eadd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything B Gb Eadd9 a marvelous time ruining everything B Gb Eadd9 a marvelous time B Gb Eadd9 I had a marvelous time
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