Goofus chords by Carpenters

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Intro 1

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

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

Verse 3
just couldn't keep it long
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D 
G 
The  (G major) leader said  (D major) that  (G major) I played
all the music wrong
D 
A 
D 
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So  (D major) I  stepped  (A major) out with an  (D major) outfit of my own  (G major) 
D 
A 
D 
 (D major) Got together  (A major) a  (D major) new kind of orchestree
G 
D 
And  (G major) we all played  (D major) just the
G 
 (G major) same "Goofus" harmony
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A 
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D 
Bm 
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D 
G 
 (E major) An d I must admit  (A major) we made  (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 
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G 
D 
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 (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 
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A 
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 (D major)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major)  (F sharp major) 
E 
A 
E 
A 
D 
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 (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major) 
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 (F sharp major) 
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 (F major) 
Am 
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Bm 
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D 
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 (A minor)  (D major)  (B minor)  (E major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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E 
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E 
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 (G major)  (E major)  (G major)  (E major)  (F sharp major) 
F 
D 
Bm 
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A 
D 
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 (F major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (E major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) 
A 
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 (A major)  (E major) 
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E 
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 (F sharp major)  (B major)  (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (A major) 
E 
D 
E 
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 (E major) a  (D major)  (E major)  (A major) hit