Carpenters – Goofus (Guitar)

Capo 3
Key
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Chords

D6 G G D6 G
D6
I was born on a farm out in Ioway

  G
A flaming youth I was bound I would fly away

  D6                                   G
I packed my grip and I grabbed my saxo phone

D6
Can't read notes but I play anything by ear

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

E7
When I'd start to play

A7
Folks used to say

 D6                  D13    G
"Sounds a little goo fus to me"

G13
Corn fed chords appeal to me

F#13
I like rustic harmony

F13
Hold a note and change the key

E7                A
Hey, well, that's goofus

G13
Not according to the rules

F#13
That you learn in music schools

F13
But the folks just dance like fools

E7               A
They sure go for goofus

D6
Got a job but I just couldn't keep it long

    G
The leader said that I played all the music wrong

   D6                                 G
So I stepped out with an outfit of my own

D6
Got together a new kind of orchestra

    G                                         F#
And we all played just the same goofus harmon y

F   E7
And I must admit

A7
We made a hit

D               D13       G
Goofus has been lucky for me
|D6 |D6 |G |G7 | |D6 |D6 |G |G7 | |D |D |G |G7 F#7 F7 |
|E7       |A7        |D7       |G           |
 ooo waaa     waaa        waaa
|G13 |G13 |F#13 |F#13 | |F13 |F13 |E7 |A | |G13 |G13 |F#13 |F#13 | |F13 |F13 |E7 |A |
D  D# E6
      Got together a new kind of orchestra

    A                                        G#
And we all played just the same goofus harmo ny

G   F#7
And I  must admit

B7
We made a hit

E7                   E13     A
Goofus has been luck y   for me

E7                   E13     A
Goofus has been luck y   for me

E7                   E13                                 A
Goofus has been luck yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy   for me
brass: E7
Esus4
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