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.  If you can
correct me, I can go to my grave happy.