Goofus Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]
[Dm][F][G][Bm]
[D][E][G]

[Verse 1]
[D]I was
born on a farm [G]out in Ioway
A flaming youth who was
bound that he'd fly away
I [D]packed my grip and I grabbed
my saxo[G]phone[D]
Can't read notes, but I play any[G]thing by ear
I made up tunes on the sounds
that I [E]used to hear
When I'd start to play [A]folks
used to say
[D]"Sounds a little Goo[G]fus to
me"

[Verse 2]
Cornfed chords [G]appeal to me,
[F#]I like rustic harmony
[F]Hold that note and change the key,
[Bm]that[E]'s called [D]"Goofus"[G]
Not according to the rules [F#]that
you learn at music schools
[F]But the folks just dance like fools,
[Bm]they go "G[E]oo[A]fus"[D][A][D]
Got a [A]job [D]but I

[Verse 3]
just couldn't keep it long
The [G]leader [D]said [G]that I played
all the music wrong
So [D]I stepped o[A]ut with an o[D]utfit of my o[G]wn
[D]Got to[A]gether a [D]new kind of orchestree
And [G]we all [D]played just the
[G]same "Goofus" harmony
[E]An d I must admit [A]we [D]made[G][D][Bm][G][D][G]
[D][G][D][G]
[D][A][G][D][G][F#]
[E][A][E][A][D][G]
[F#]
[F]
[Am][D][Bm][E][A][D][A]
[G][E][G][E][F#]
[F][D][Bm][E][A][D][E]
[A][E]
[F#][B][E][A][E][A]
[E]a h[D]it[E][A]

[Outro 1]
[E][A][D]
[E]