Biography:
Bobby Goldsboro (born 18 January 1941) is an American country music singer and composer. He was born in Marianna, Florida. When he was a teenager his family moved to Dothan, Alabama.
He left Auburn University after his second year to pursue a musical career. After three years playing guitar for Roy Orbison, he set out on a solo career in 1964. He soon had a Top Ten hit with his own composition "See the Funny Little Clown."
Other Top 40 hits from the 1960s include:
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Other songs:
- And I Love You So
- Autumn Of My Life
- Blue Autumn
- Butterfly For Bucky
- Go Away Little Girl
- Honey
- If Youve Got A Heart
- Im A Drifter
- Its Too Late
- Jean
- Little Things
- Me And Millie
- Me And The Elephants
- Me Japanese Boy I Love You
- Molly
- See The Funny Little Clown
- Summer The First Time
- The Straight Life
- These Are The Best Times
- Voodoo Woman
- Watching Scotty Grow
- With Pen In Hand
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The Straight Life:Bobby Goldsboro.
#36 in 12968.
INTRO: D C (2x)
#1.
C D D7
Sometimes I imagine myself as a drifter,
F# Bm E A
seeker of fortunes, connoisseur of great wines.
G Em D
Dashing through meadows of yellow and green,
G Em D
trying to catch the impossible dream,
C A A7
leaving the straight life be..hind.
#2.
D D7
Sometimes my thoughts may find me in Mexico,
F# Bm E A
drinking tequila, going out of my mind.
G Em D
Having a ball on a couple of bob,
G Em D
treating the ladies to corn on the cob,
C A A7
leaving the straight life be..hind.
CHORUS:
G F#m
Suddenly all my silly thoughts disappear,
Em A D
she comes to me softly with crackers and beer,
C G
winking and blinking and blowin' in my ear,
D C A A7
running away with my mi..nd.
G A Em D
It's great to be in love, I'm not really thinking of,
C F A
leaving the straight life be..hind,
D A D
I'm just playing a game in my mind.
D C D C D C D C
Do n' do do do do do do do do do....do n' do do do do do do do do do.
#3.
D D7
Once in a while in my mind I go bummin’,
F# Bm E A
going to nowhere, with no worry of time.
G Em D
Running along chasing after a train,
G Em D
humming a song in the sun and the rain,
C A A7
leaving the straight life be...hind.
#4.
D D7
I can just see me on a tropical island,
F# Bm E A
riding the surf and drinking coconut wine.
G Em D
Having me fun with golden girls in the sand,
G Em D
chasing the sun through an innocent land,
C A A7
leaving the straight life be..hind.
CHORUS:
G F#m
Suddenly all my silly thoughts disappear,
Em A D
she comes to me softly with crackers and beer,
C G
winking and blinking and blowin' in my ear,
D C A A7
running away with my mi..nd.
G A Em D
It's great to be in love, I'm not really thinking of,
C F A
leaving the straight life be..hind,
D A D
I'm just playing a game in my mind.
OUTRO:
D C D C D C D C
Do n' do do do do do do do do do....do n' do do do do do do do do do.
D C D C D C D C
ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba....ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba.(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#36 in 12968.
INTRO: D C (2x)
#1.
C D D7
Sometimes I imagine myself as a drifter,
F# Bm E A
seeker of fortunes, connoisseur of great wines.
G Em D
Dashing through meadows of yellow and green,
G Em D
trying to catch the impossible dream,
C A A7
leaving the straight life be..hind.
#2.
D D7
Sometimes my thoughts may find me in Mexico,
F# Bm E A
drinking tequila, going out of my mind.
G Em D
Having a ball on a couple of bob,
G Em D
treating the ladies to corn on the cob,
C A A7
leaving the straight life be..hind.
CHORUS:
G F#m
Suddenly all my silly thoughts disappear,
Em A D
she comes to me softly with crackers and beer,
C G
winking and blinking and blowin' in my ear,
D C A A7
running away with my mi..nd.
G A Em D
It's great to be in love, I'm not really thinking of,
C F A
leaving the straight life be..hind,
D A D
I'm just playing a game in my mind.
D C D C D C D C
Do n' do do do do do do do do do....do n' do do do do do do do do do.
#3.
D D7
Once in a while in my mind I go bummin’,
F# Bm E A
going to nowhere, with no worry of time.
G Em D
Running along chasing after a train,
G Em D
humming a song in the sun and the rain,
C A A7
leaving the straight life be...hind.
#4.
D D7
I can just see me on a tropical island,
F# Bm E A
riding the surf and drinking coconut wine.
G Em D
Having me fun with golden girls in the sand,
G Em D
chasing the sun through an innocent land,
C A A7
leaving the straight life be..hind.
CHORUS:
G F#m
Suddenly all my silly thoughts disappear,
Em A D
she comes to me softly with crackers and beer,
C G
winking and blinking and blowin' in my ear,
D C A A7
running away with my mi..nd.
G A Em D
It's great to be in love, I'm not really thinking of,
C F A
leaving the straight life be..hind,
D A D
I'm just playing a game in my mind.
OUTRO:
D C D C D C D C
Do n' do do do do do do do do do....do n' do do do do do do do do do.
D C D C D C D C
ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba....ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba.(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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