Goofus chords by
Carpenters

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Key: F major

Intro 1

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

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

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

Outro 1

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