The Last Great American Dynasty - Taylor Swift
Title : The Last Great American Dynasty Artist : Taylor Swift Written : Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift Album : Folklore Label : Republic Release : July 24, 2020
The Last Great American Dynasty Lyrics
Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny
Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis
Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money
And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?"
The wedding was charming, if a little gauche
There's only so far new money goes
They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House"
Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud
The doctor had told him to settle down
It must have been her fault his heart gave out
And they said
There goes the last great American dynasty
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining everything
Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever
Flew in all her Bitch Pack friends from the city
Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names
And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet
And losing on card game bets with Dalí
And they said
There goes the last great American dynasty
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining everything
They say she was seen on occasion
Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea
And in a feud with her neighbor
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green
Fifty years is a long time
Holiday House sat quietly on that beach
Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits
And then it was bought by me
Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been
There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
A marvelous time ruining everything
A marvelous time
I had a marvelous time
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Chord The Last Great American Dynasty
[Verse 1]
G Am C
Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train,
it was sunny
G Am
Her saltbox house on the coast took
C
her mind off St. Louis
G Am
Bill was the heir to the Standard
G/B C
Oil name and money
G Am
And the town said, "How did a
C
middle-class divorcée do it?"
G/B Am
The wedding was charming, if a
C
little gauche
G/B
There's only so far new money goes
Am
They picked out a home and called it
C
"Holiday House"
G/B Am
Their parties were tasteful,
Em
if a little loud
C
The doctor had told him to
G/B
settle down
Am
It must have been her fault his
C/E
heart gave out
And they said
[Chorus]
D G/B
There goes the last great
C G
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 Am
She had a marvelous time ruining
C
everything
[Verse 2]
G Am
Rebekah gave up on the Rhode
C
Island set forever
G Am
Flew in all her Bitch Pack
C
friends from the city
G/B
Filled the pool with champagne
Am
and swam with the big names
Em
And blew through the money on the
C
boys and the ballet
G Am C
And losing on card game bets with Dalí
And they said
[Chorus]
D G
There goes the last great
C G
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 this town has ever seen
D G
She had a marvelous time ruining
C
everything
[Bridge]
Am Em
They say she was seen on
occasion
G D
Pacing the rocks, staring out
at the midnight sea
Am Em
And in a feud with her neighbor
G D
She stole his dog and dyed it
ey 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
And then it was bought by me
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 this
C G/B
town has ever seen
D G
I had a marvelous time ruining
C G/B
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
G Am C
Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train,
it was sunny
G Am
Her saltbox house on the coast took
C
her mind off St. Louis
G Am
Bill was the heir to the Standard
G/B C
Oil name and money
G Am
And the town said, "How did a
C
middle-class divorcée do it?"
G/B Am
The wedding was charming, if a
C
little gauche
G/B
There's only so far new money goes
Am
They picked out a home and called it
C
"Holiday House"
G/B Am
Their parties were tasteful,
Em
if a little loud
C
The doctor had told him to
G/B
settle down
Am
It must have been her fault his
C/E
heart gave out
And they said
[Chorus]
D G/B
There goes the last great
C G
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 Am
She had a marvelous time ruining
C
everything
[Verse 2]
G Am
Rebekah gave up on the Rhode
C
Island set forever
G Am
Flew in all her Bitch Pack
C
friends from the city
G/B
Filled the pool with champagne
Am
and swam with the big names
Em
And blew through the money on the
C
boys and the ballet
G Am C
And losing on card game bets with Dalí
And they said
[Chorus]
D G
There goes the last great
C G
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 this town has ever seen
D G
She had a marvelous time ruining
C
everything
[Bridge]
Am Em
They say she was seen on
occasion
G D
Pacing the rocks, staring out
at the midnight sea
Am Em
And in a feud with her neighbor
G D
She stole his dog and dyed it
ey 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
And then it was bought by me
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 this
C G/B
town has ever seen
D G
I had a marvelous time ruining
C G/B
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