Prine John - Its A Big Old Goofy World guitar chord

John Prine

                      "It's a big old goofy world"

'(ie: C')                  - strum and pick simulaneously)

upper case chord (ie: G)   - chord is strummed rather than picked

lower case chord (ie: g)   - chord is picked rather than strummed

() (ie: --(1)--)           - optional note

Picking Pattern:

   G              C               D               C B G

e|------3-----------0-------------------2-------------------------|

B|--0-----------------1-------------3------------(1)--------------|

G|----0-----------------0-------------2---------------------------|

D|--------------------------------0-------------------------------|

A|----------------3-------------------------------3-2-------------|

E|3---------------------------------------------------3-----------|

INTRO: G C D

VERSE 1:

G                g C               c

Up in the morning, work like a dog

     D                  d        C'   B'   G'

It's better than sittin', like a bump on a log

G                    g    C                c

Mind all your manners, be quiet as a mouse

    D                    d           C'  B'   G'

Someday you'll own a home, that's as big as a house

G             g    C                 c

I know a fella, he eats like a horse

D                   d           C'  B'   G'

Knocks his old balls, round the old golf course

G                      g         C                c

You oughta see his wife, she's a cute little dish

    D                    d     C'     B'     G'

She smokes like a chimney, and drinks like a fish

CHORUS:

          G                                 C

There's a big old goofy man, dancin' with a big old goofy girl

D                 C             G

Oooh baby, it's a big old goofy world

VERSE 2:

                  g       C                c

Elvis had a woman, with a head like a rock

  D                  d     C'      B'    G'

I wish I had a woman, that made my knees knock

                         g    C               c

She'd sing like an angel, and eat like a bird

    D                 d           C'    B'     G'

And if I wrote a song, she'd know every single word

CHORUS

INSTRUMENTAL: play Verse 2

VERSE 3:

                  g C                      c

Kiss a little baby, give the world a smile

    D                  d C'        B'     G'

And if you take an inch, give them back a mile

                           g         C                 c

Cause if you lie like a rug, and you don't give a damn

     D             d    C'    B'   G'

Your never gonna be, as happy as a clam

                  g C                      c

Sitting in a hotel, trying to write a song

   D                    d        C'  B' G'

My head is just as empty, as the day is long

                        g   C                          c

Why it's clear as a bell, I should have gone to school

       D             d            C'       B'   G'

I'd be wise as an owl, instead of stubborn as a mule

CHORUS

D                 C             G

Oooh baby, it's a big old goofy world

INSTRUMENTAL & FADE OUTJohn Prine

"It's a big old goofy world"

'(ie: C')                  - strum and pick simulaneously)

lower case chord (ie: g)   - chord is strummed rather than picked

upper case chord (ie: G)   - chord is picked rather than strummed

() (ie: --(1)--)           - optional note

Picking Pattern:

   G              C               D               C B G

e|------3-----------0-------------------2-------------------------|

B|--0-----------------1-------------3------------(1)--------------|

G|----0-----------------0-------------2---------------------------|

D|--------------------------------0-------------------------------|

A|----------------3-------------------------------3-2-------------|

E|3---------------------------------------------------3-----------|

INTRO: G C D

VERSE 1:

G                g C               c

Up in the morning, work like a dog

     D                  d        C'   B'   G'

It's better than sittin', like a bump on a log

G                    g    C                c

Mind all your manners, be quiet as a mouse

    D                    d           C'  B'   G'

Someday you'll own a home, that's as big as a house

G             g    C                 c

I know a fella, he eats like a horse

D                   d           C'  B'   G'

Knocks his old balls, round the old golf course

G                      g         C                c

You oughta see his wife, she's a cute little dish

    D                    d     C'     B'     G'

She smokes like a chimney, and drinks like a fish

CHORUS:

          G                                 C

There's a big old goofy man, dancin' with a big old goofy girl

D                 C             G

Oooh baby, it's a big old goofy world

VERSE 2:

                  g       C                c

Elvis had a woman, with a head like a rock

  D                  d     C'      B'    G'

I wish I had a woman, that made my knees knock

                         g    C               c

She'd sing like an angel, and eat like a bird

    D                 d           C'    B'     G'

And if I wrote a song, she'd know every single word

CHORUS

INSTRUMENTAL: play Verse 2

VERSE 3:

                  g C                      c

Kiss a little baby, give the world a smile

    D                  d C'        B'     G'

And if you take an inch, give them back a mile

                           g         C                 c

Cause if you lie like a rug, and you don't give a damn

     D             d    C'    B'   G'

Your never gonna be, as happy as a clam

                  g C                      c

Sitting in a hotel, trying to write a song

   D                    d        C'  B' G'

My head is just as empty, as the day is long

                        g   C                          c

Why it's clear as a bell, I should have gone to school

       D             d            C'       B'   G'

I'd be wise as an owl, instead of stubborn as a mule

CHORUS

D                 C             G

Oooh baby, it's a big old goofy world

INSTRUMENTAL & FADE OUT

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