Verse 1: C G Fadd9 Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny C G Fadd9 Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis C G Fadd9 Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money C G Fadd9 And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?" C G Fadd9 The wedding was charming, if a little gauche C There's only so far new money goes G Fadd9 They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House" C G Fadd9 Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud C The doctor had told him to settle down G Fadd9 It must have been her fault his heart gave out -nc- And they said Chorus: C G Fadd9 There goes the last great American dynasty C G Fadd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been C G Fadd9 There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen C G Fadd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Verse 2: C G Fadd9 Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever C G Fadd9 Flew in all her xxxxx Pack friends from the city C G Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names Am7 F And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet C G F And losing on card game bets with Dalí -nc- And they said Chorus: C G Fadd9 There goes the last great American dynasty C G Fadd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been C G Fadd9 There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen C G Fadd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Bridge: Dm Am7 They say she was seen on occasion C G Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea Dm Am7 And in a feud with her neighbor C G She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green Dm Am7 Fifty years is a long time C G Holiday House sat quietly on that beach Dm Am7 C Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits G And then it was bought by me Interlude: C Fadd9 C Chorus: C G Fadd9 Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been C G Fadd9 There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen C G Fadd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything Outro: C G Fadd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything C G Fadd9 a marvelous time ruining everything C G Fadd9 a marvelous time C G Fadd9 I had a marvelous time
