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A G
Murder tonight in the trailer park.
F
Mrs. Annabelle Evans found
E
with her throat cut after dark.
A
Her pockets turned inside out
G
her dresser drawers turned upside down.
F
Anna's neighbor, Peg, identifies the body
E B E
lets out a hollow kind of sound.
E A
Homicide is tying yellow ribbons
E A
around her silver Airstream.
E A
Red cherries slashing up the night
B A E
cutting through that cordoned crime scene.
A G E
There's been a murder in the trailer park tonight.
A G
Murder tonight in the trailer park.
F
Pack your things, Ann Marie, we're heading
E
west, we're gonna make a fresh start.
A
I've been saving pennies,
G
been looking forward to this day.
F
No time for questions, are you coming
E B E
or are you gonna stay?
E A
Crosstown at the Waterton
E A
George Evans is sitting tall and tight,
E A
buying drinks for all the regulars
B A E
bragging about how them bones danced for him tonight.
A G E
There's been a murder in the trailer park tonight.
A G
Murder tonight in the trailer park.
F
Faceless man counting crumpled bills,
E
hotel neon fights the dark.
A G
TV set in the corner, they're talking murder on the late-night news.
F
He turns down the sound, waits for the sports.
E B E
He only wants to know "did I win or did I lose?"
E A E A
There's been a murder in the trailer park tonight.
E A E
Murder in the trailer park.
The song sounds right except for the first B (and its repetitions), which I
think sounds a little off. It must be some B variation.
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