Standard (EADGBE)

Murder tonight in the trailer p ark.

M rs. Annabelle Evans found

w ith her throat cut after dark.

H er pockets turned inside out

h er dresser drawers turned upside down.

A nna's neighbor, Peg, identifies the body

lets out a hollow kind of sound.

Homicide is t ying yellow ribbons

around her silver Airs tream.

Red cherries s lashing up the night

cutting through that cordoned crime scene.

There's been a murder in the trailer park t onight.

Murder tonight in the trailer p ark.

P ack your things, Ann Marie, we're heading

w est, we're gonna make a fresh start.

I 've been saving pennies,

b een looking forward to this day.

N o time for questions, are you coming

or are you gonna stay?

Crosstown at the Wat erton

George Evans is sitting tall and t ight,

buying drinks for all the r egulars

bragging about how them bones danced for him t onight.

There's been a murder in the trailer park tonight.

Murder tonight in the trailer p ark.

F aceless man counting crumpled bills,

h otel neon fights the dark.

TV set in the corner, they're talking m urder on the late-night news.

H e turns down the sound, waits for the sports.

He only wants to know "did I win or did I lose?"

There's been a murder in the trailer park tonight.

Murder in the trailer par k.

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. If you can

correct me, I can go to my grave happy.