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[Intro]
D7   G
[Verse]
D7I was Bmborn on a D7farm out in BmIoway
A Gflaming Emyouth     who was Gbound that he'd Emfly away
D7I packed my Bmgrip     and I D7grabbed my  Bmsax - D7o - Gphone
[Verse]
D7Can't read Bmnotes but I D7play anytBmhing by ear
I Gmade up Emtunes on the Gsounds that I Emused to hear
E7I'd start to play   A7folks used to say     D7sounds a little goofus to Gme
[Chorus]
GCorn-fed chords appeal to me     F#I like rustic harmony
FHold the note 'n change the key     E7that's called A7goofus
GNot accordin' to the rules     F#that you learn at music schools
FBut the folks just dance like fools     E7they love A7goofus
[Verse]
D7Got a Bmjob but I D7just couldn't Bmkeep it long
The Gleader Emsaid I Gplayed all the Emmusic Gwrong
D7So I stepped Bmout with an D7outfit  Bmof  D7my  Gown
[Verse]
D7Got togBmether a D7new kind of Bmorchestry
GAnd we all Emplayed just the Gsame goofus Emharmony
E7And I must admit   A7we made a hit     D7Goofus has been lucky for Gme
[Outro]
E7And I must admit   A7we made a hit     D7Goofus has been lucky for Gme

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Goofus

by Oak Street Guys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

D7 G

[Verse]

D7 Bm D7 Bm

I was born on a farm out in Ioway

G Em G Em

A flaming youth who was bound that he'd fly away

D7 Bm D7 Bm D7 G

I packed my grip and I grabbed my sax - o - phone

[Verse]

D7 Bm D7 Bm

Can't read notes but I play anything by ear

G Em G Em

I made up tunes on the sounds that I used to hear

E7 A7 D7 G

I'd start to play folks used to say sounds a little goofus to me

[Chorus]

G F#

Corn-fed chords appeal to me I like rustic harmony

F E7 A7

Hold the note 'n change the key that's called goofus

G F#

Not accordin' to the rules that you learn at music schools

F E7 A7

But the folks just dance like fools they love goofus

[Verse]

D7 Bm D7 Bm

Got a job but I just couldn't keep it long

G Em G Em G

The leader said I played all the music wrong

D7 Bm D7 Bm D7 G

So I stepped out with an outfit of my own

[Verse]

D7 Bm D7 Bm

Got together a new kind of orchestry

G Em G Em

And we all played just the same goofus harmony

E7 A7 D7 G

And I must admit we made a hit Goofus has been lucky for me

[Outro]

E7 A7 D7 G

And I must admit we made a hit Goofus has been lucky for me

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