John Prine

Its A Big Old Goofy World

John Prine


Tom: G

Intro    G   C   D

Verse 1

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Up in the morning  ,Work like a dog
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It's better than sittin like a bump on a log
G                  C
Mind your manners ,be quiet as a mouse
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Someday you'll own a home that's as big as a house
G               C
I know a fella ,eats like a horse
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Knocks his old balls around the old golf coarse
G                    C
You oughta see wife ,she's a cute little dish
    D                         C             G
She smokes like a chimney and drinks like a fish


Chorus

          G
There's a big ole goofy man 
               C 
,dancin with a big ole goofy girl
D                C             G
Oooh baby it's a big ole goofy world


Verse 2

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Elvis had a woman with a head like a rock
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I wish I had a woman that made my knees knock
G                        C
She'd sing like an angel and eat like a bird
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And if I wrote a song,she'd know every single word


Chorus

          G
There's a big ole goofy man
              C
Dancin with a big ole goofy girl
D                C             G
Oooh baby it's a big ole goofy world

Instrumental     G    C   D    C  G
                 G    C   D    C  G

Verse 3

G                   C
Kiss a little baby ,give the world a smile
    D                   C                G
And if you take an inch ,give them back a mile
G                                   C
Cause if you lie like a rug and you don't give a damn
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You're never gonna be as happy as a clam
G                  C
Sittin in a hotel ,trying to write a song
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My head is just as empty as the day is long
G                         C
Why it's clear as a bell ,I should have gone to school
    D                               C                G
I'd be wise as an owl,instead of stubborn as a mule


Chorus

          G
There's a big ole goofy man 
              C
Dancin with a big ole goofy girl 
D                C             G
Oooh baby it's a big ole goofy world
D                C             G
Oooh baby it's a big ole goofy world