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