Goofus piano leadsheet with chords
I was born on a farm out in Ioway.
A flaming youth, I was bound I would fly away.
I packed my grip and I grabbed my saxophone.
Can't read notes, but I play anything by ear.
I made up tunes on the sounds that I used to hear.
When I'd start to play,
folks used to say, "Sounds a little Goofus to me."
Cornfed chords appeal to me.
I like rustic harmony.
Hold a note and change the key.
Hey, but that's "Goofus."
Not according to the rules that you learn in music schools,
but the folks just dance like fools.
They sure go for "Goofus."
Got a job, but I just couldn't keep it long.
The leader said that I played all the music wrong.
So I stepped out with an outfit of my own.
Got together a new kind of orchestree and we all played just the same "Goofus" harmony.
And I must admit
we made a hit.
"Goofus" has been lucky for me.
Got together a new kind of orchestree and we all played just the same "Goofus" harmony.
And I must admit
we made a hit.
"Goofus" has been lucky for me.
"Goofus" has been lucky for me.
"Goofus" has been lucky
for me.
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The Song Kit has everything for practicing away from here:
- Full sheet, both hands
- Right hand melody sheet
- Leadsheet
- Practice Pack
- MP3, and MP3 with click
- MIDI file
- Lyrics and chords
Song info
Goofus by Carpenters is a level 5 of 5 piano arrangement in the key of Bb at 130 BPM. A leadsheet puts the words, the melody and the chord names together, so you can play the tune with your right hand and the chords with your left.
- Level
- 5 of 5
- Key
- Bb
- Tempo
- 130 BPM
- Chords
- A6 A7 Ab6 Bb Bb6 C C6 C7
- Artist
- Carpenters
- Genre
- Pop
- Style
- Jazz standard
- Mood
- Energetic