John Prine - Its A Big Old Goofy World guitar tab

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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