Verse 1: D A Gadd9 Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny D A Gadd9 Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis D A Gadd9 Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money D A Gadd9 And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?" D A Gadd9 The wedding was charming, if a little gauche D There's only so far new money goes A Gadd9 They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House" D A Gadd9 Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud D The doctor had told him to settle down A Gadd9 It must have been her fault his heart gave out -nc- And they said Chorus: D A Gadd9 There goes the last great American dynasty D A Gadd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been D A Gadd9 There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen D A Gadd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Verse 2: D A Gadd9 Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever D A Gadd9 Flew in all her xxxxx Pack friends from the city D A Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names Bm7 G And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet D A G And losing on card game bets with Dalí -nc- And they said Chorus: D A Gadd9 There goes the last great American dynasty D A Gadd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been D A Gadd9 There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen D A Gadd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Bridge: Em Bm7 They say she was seen on occasion D A Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea Em Bm7 And in a feud with her neighbor D A She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green Em Bm7 Fifty years is a long time D A Holiday House sat quietly on that beach Em Bm7 D Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits A And then it was bought by me Interlude: D Gadd9 D Chorus: D A Gadd9 Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been D A Gadd9 There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen D A Gadd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything Outro: D A Gadd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything D A Gadd9 a marvelous time ruining everything D A Gadd9 a marvelous time D A Gadd9 I had a marvelous time
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