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[Verse 1]
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Mary, Anne and Wanda were the best of friends
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All through their high school days
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Both members of the 4H Club
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Both active in the FF 
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After graduation Mary Anne went out
 C                       G
lookin' for a bright new world
C                F
Wanda looked all around this town
    C       G         C
And all she found was Earl

[Verse 2]
C
Well, it wasn't two weeks
       F
After she got married that
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Wanda started gettin' abused
           C                F
She put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses
    C          G       C
And make up to cover a bruise
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Well, she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
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She let the law take it from there
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But Earl walked right through that restraining order
    C              G       C
And put her in intensive care

[Bridge]
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Right away Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta
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On a red eye midnight flight
         Am
She held Wanda's hand as they
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Worked out a plan
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And it didn't take 'em long to decide

[Chorus]
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That Earl had to die
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Goodbye Earl
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Those black-eyed peas
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They tasted all right to me Earl
               C      F   C
You're feelin' weak
              G
Why don't you lay down
    F
And sleep Earl
         C   F   C
Ain't it dark
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Wrapped up in that tarp Earl

[Verse 3]
C                   F
The cops came by to bring Earl in
C
They searched the house
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High and low
          C
Then they tipped their hats
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And said "thank you ladies, if you hear from him let us know"
C
Well, the weeks went by and
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Spring turned to Summer
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And Summer faded into Fall
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And it turns out he was a missing person
    C        G        C
Who nobody missed at all

[Bridge]
       Am
So the girls bought some land
      G
And a roadside stand
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Out on Highway 109
          Am
They sell Tennessee ham
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And strawberry jam
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And they don't
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Lose any sleep at night 'cause

[Chorus]
            C  F   C
Earl had to die
   G    F
Goodbye Earl
          C
We need a break
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Let's go out to the lake Earl
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We'll pack a lunch
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And stuff you in the trunk Earl
                  C    F    C
Well, is that all right
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Good, let's go for a ride
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Earl Hey