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[Verse 1]
G Am Cadd9
Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny
G Am Cadd9
Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis
G Am Cadd9
Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money
G Am C
And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?"
G Am Cadd9
The wedding was charming, if a little gauche
G
There's only so far new money goes
Am Cadd9
They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House"
G Am Em
Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud
C G
The doctor had told him to settle down
Am Cadd9
It must have been her fault his heart gave out
N.C
And they said
[Chorus]
D/F# G Cadd9
There goes the last great American dynasty
D/F# G Cadd9
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
D/F# G C
There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
G Am C
She had a marvelous time ruining everything
[Verse 2]
G Am Cadd9
Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever
G Am Cadd9
Flew in all her Bitch Pack friends from the city
G Am
Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names
Em C
And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet
G Am Cadd9
And losing on card game bets with Dalí
N.C
And they said
[Chorus]
D/F# G Cadd9
There goes the last great American dynasty
D/F# G Cadd9
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
D/F# G Cadd9
There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen
D/F# G C
She had a marvelous time ruining everything
[Bridge]
Am Em
They say she was seen on occasion
G D/F#
Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea
Am Em
And in a feud with her neighbor
G D/F#
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green
Am Em
Fifty years is a long time
G D
Holiday House sat quietly on that beach
Am Em G
Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits
D/F#
And then it was bought by me
G Cadd9 G
[Chorus]
D/F# G Cadd9
Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been
D/F# G Cadd9
There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen
D/F# G C
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
[Outro]
D/F# G C
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
D/F# G Cadd9
A marvelous time ruining everything
D/F# G Cadd9
A marvelous time
D/F# G Cadd9
I had a marvelous time