Tone: [G]
(Verse 1)
[G] Rebekah rode [Am]up on the afternoon [C]train, it was sunny
[G] Her saltbox house on the [Am]coast took her mind off St[C]off St. Louis
[G] Bill was the [Am]heir to the Standard Oil[G/B]Oil name and m[C]money
And the [G]town said, "How did [Am]"How did a middle-class divorc[C]divorcée do it?"
[G/B] The wedding was[Am]was charming, if a little gau[C]gauche
There's only so far new money go[G/B]goes
They picked out a [Am]home and called it "Holiday[C]"Holiday House"
[G/B] Their parties were [Am]tasteful, if a little loud[Em]loud
The doctor had [C]told him to settle down[G/B]down
It must have been [Am]her fault his heart gave out[C/E]out
N.C.
And they said
(Chorus)
[D] There goes the [G/B]last great American [C]dynasty [G]
[D] Who knows, if [G/B]she never showed up, what could've [C]been[G]been
[D] There goes the [G/B]maddest woman this town has [C]ever seen
She had a [G]marvelous time [Am]ruining everything[C]everything
(Verse 2)
[G] Rebekah gave [Am]up on the Rhode Island se[C]set forever
[G] Flew in all her [Am]Bitch Pack friends from the [C]city
Filled the [G/B]pool with champagne and [Am]swam with the big names
And [Em]blew through the money on the [C]boys and the ballet
[G] And losing on [Am]card game bets with [C]Dalí
N.C.
And they said
(Chorus)
[D] There goes the [G]last great America[C]American dynast[G]dynasty
[D] Who knows, if [G]she never showed up, what could've bee[C]been [G]
[D] There goes the [G]most shameless woman this [C]town has ever seen
She had a [D]marvelous time [G]ruining everything[C]everything
(Bridge)
[Am] They say she was [Em]seen on occasion
[G] Pacing the rocks, staring [D]out at the midnight sea
[Am] And in a feud with her [Em]neighbor
[G] She stole his dog and [D]dyed it key lime green
[Am] Fifty [Em]years is a long time
[G] Holiday House sat [D]quietly on that beach
[Am] Free of [Em]women with madness, [G]their men and bad habits
[D] And then it was bought by me
[G] [C] [G]
(Chorus)
[D] Who knows, if [G]I never showed up, what could've been [C] [G/B]
[D] There goes the [G]loudest woman this town ha[C]has ever seen[G/B]seen
I had a ma[D]marvelous time ru[G]ruining everything [C] [G/B]
(Outro)
I had a [D]marvelous t[G]ime[C] r[G/B]uining everything
[D] A marvelous [G]time[C]time ru[G/B]ruining everything
[D] A marvelous [G]time [C] [G/B]
I had a [D]marvelous[G]marvelous time [C]
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