Capo: 2
Intro
[D] [A] [G] [A]
Verse 1
[D]Hey, Dorothea, do you [A]ever stop and think about [G]me?
[A]When we were younger [D]down in the park
Honey, [A]making a lark of the [G]misery [A]
You [D]got shiny friends since [A]you left town
A [G]tiny screen's the only place I [A]see you now
And I [D]got nothing [A]but well-wishes [G]for ya
Chorus
[A]There goes the [D]last great American [G]dynasty [D]
[A]Who knows, if [D]she never showed up, what could've [G]been [D]
[A]There goes the [D]maddest woman this town has [G]ever seen
She had a [D]marvelous time [Em]ruining everything [G]
But [Em]ooh [Bm]ooh, this [D]place is the same as it [A]ever was
[Em]Ooh [Bm]ooh, but [D]you don't like it [A]that way
Verse 2
[D]Rebekah gave [Em]up on the Rhode Island [G]set forever
[D]Flew in all her [Em]Bitch Pack friends from the [G]city
Filled the [D]pool with champagne and [Em]swam with the big names
And [Bm]blew through the money on the [G]boys and the ballet
[D]And losing on [Em]card game bets with [G]Dalí
N.C.
And they said
Chorus
[Em]Ooh [Bm]ooh, [D]I guess I'll [A]never know
[Em]Ooh [Bm]ooh, [D]and you'll go on with [A]the show
[A]There goes the [D]last great American [G]dynasty [D]
[A]Who knows, if [D]she never showed up, what could've [G]been [D]
[A]There goes the [D]maddest woman this town has [G]ever seen
She had a [D]marvelous time [Em]ruining everything [G]
Bridge
[Em]They say she was [Bm]seen on occasion
[D]Pacing the rocks, staring [A]out at the midnight sea
[Em]And in a feud with her [Bm]neighbor
[D]She stole his dog and [A]dyed it key lime green
[Em]Fifty [Bm]years is a long time
[D]Holiday House sat [A]quietly on that beach
[Em]Free of [Bm]women with madness, [D]their men and bad habits
[A]And then it was bought by [D]me [G] [D]
Chorus
But it's [Em]never too late to come [Bm]back to my side
The [D]stars in your eyes shined [A]brighter in Tupelo
And [Em]if you're ever tired of being [Bm]known for who you know
You [D]know, you'll always know [A]me, Doro [D]the [A]a (uh-u [G]h) [A]
Doro [D]the [A]a (ah-a [G]h) [A]
Outro
I had a [A]marvelous [D]time [G] [D]ruining everything
[A]A marvelous [D] [G]ti-i-i-i-ime [D]ruining everything
[A]A marvelous [D]time [G] [D]
I had a [A] [D]marvelous time [G]