Oak Street Guys - Goofus

      [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