Verse 1: Gb Db Badd9 Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny Gb Db Badd9 Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis Gb Db Badd9 Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money Gb Db Badd9 And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?" Gb Db Badd9 The wedding was charming, if a little gauche Gb There's only so far new money goes Db Badd9 They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House" Gb Db Badd9 Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud Gb The doctor had told him to settle down Db Badd9 It must have been her fault his heart gave out -nc- And they said Chorus: Gb Db Badd9 There goes the last great American dynasty Gb Db Badd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been Gb Db Badd9 There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen Gb Db Badd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Verse 2: Gb Db Badd9 Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever Gb Db Badd9 Flew in all her xxxxx Pack friends from the city Gb Db Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names Ebm7 B And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet Gb Db B And losing on card game bets with Dalí -nc- And they said Chorus: Gb Db Badd9 There goes the last great American dynasty Gb Db Badd9 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been Gb Db Badd9 There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen Gb Db Badd9 She had a marvelous time ruining everything Bridge: Abm Ebm7 They say she was seen on occasion Gb Db Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea Abm Ebm7 And in a feud with her neighbor Gb Db She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green Abm Ebm7 Fifty years is a long time Gb Db Holiday House sat quietly on that beach Abm Ebm7 Gb Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits Db And then it was bought by me Interlude: Gb Badd9 Gb Chorus: Gb Db Badd9 Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been Gb Db Badd9 There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen Gb Db Badd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything Outro: Gb Db Badd9 I had a marvelous time ruining everything Gb Db Badd9 a marvelous time ruining everything Gb Db Badd9 a marvelous time Gb Db Badd9 I had a marvelous time
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