subject: Jim Croce - Operator
Chords:
G 355433 320003
Bm 224432
Am x02210
C x32010
D/f# 200232
Gsus2 300033
D xx0232
D/c x30232
D/b x20232
D/a x00232
Em 022000
Intro:
Gtr 1
G Bm Am C Bm Am D/f#
| 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 1 3 |
| 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
| 5 4 2 2 0 |
| 5 0 2 2 0 3 2 0 |
| 3 2 |
Gtr 2
| 10 10 10 8 8 12 10 8 |
| 10h12 10 12 10 8 10h12 8h10 8 8 10 |
| 12 12 11 9 |
| 10 9 9 10 |
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Gtr 1
Gsus2 Bm Am C Bm Am D/f#
| 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 1 3 |
| 0 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 4 4 2 2 0 |
| 2 0 3 2 0 |
| 2/3 3 2 |
Gtr 2
| 10 8 12 10 8 |
| 10/12 8 10 |
| 7/11 11\9 12 11 9 |
| 10/12 9 10 |
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Verse 1:
Gtr 1
G Bm C Bm Am G C Bm Am G
| 3 2 2 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 0 |
| 0 4 4 4 0 0 2 |
| 0 0 4 0 |
| 0 2 3 2 0 3 2 0 0h2 2 |
| 2/3 3 3 3 |
Operator oh could you help me place this call
Gtr 2
| 10 8 12 10 8 7 5 3 0 |
| 10/12 |
| 7/11 11\9 12 11 9 7 5 4 0 |
| 10/12 |
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Gtr1
Am D/f Em D D/c D/b D/a
| 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 |
| 0 3 2 0 |
| 2 0 |
You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded
Gtr2
| 3h5 7 7 10 12 12/14 12 10 7 5 3 5 3h5 |
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| 4/5 5/7 7/11 12 12/14 12 11 7 5 4 5 4/5 |
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Gtr 1
G Bm C Bm Am G C Bm Am G
| 3 3 2 2 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 0 |
| 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 |
| 0 4 0 |
| 0 2 2 3 2 0 3 2 0 0h2 2 |
| 3 3 3 3 |
She's living in L.A with my best old ex friend Ray
Gtr 2
| 5/7 10 8 12 10 8 7 5 3 0 |
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| 5/7 7/11 11\9 12 11 9 7 5 4 0 |
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Gtr 1
Am D/f Em D D/c D/b D/a
| 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 |
| 0 3 2 0 |
| 2 0 |
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
Gtr 2
| 3h5 7 10h12 12 14 12 10 8 |
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| 4/5 5/7 11/12 14 12 11 9 |
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Chorus:
Gtr 1
G C G C D
| 3 3 3 |
| 0 1 0 1 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 |
| 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 |
| 3 3 |
Isn't that the way they say it goes, but lets forget all that and
Gtr 2
| 7 5h7 8 8 8 5h7 7 5 |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 |
| 7 9 9 7 9 11 11 |
| 10 5 10 10 12 12 |
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Gtr 1
G Am C D Em Bm
| 3 0 0 2 |
| 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 |
| 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 4 4 4 |
| 0 0 2 2 0 2 4 4 |
| 0 3 2 |
| 3 |
give me the number if you can find it, so I Can call just to tell her I'm fine and to
Gtr 2
| 5h7 7h8 |
| 8 8 10 10 8 10 12 12 10 |
| 7 7 5 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 |
| 5 7 9 10 12 |
| 7 10 12 12 |
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Gtr 1
Am D C G/f#
| 0 2 0 0 3 3 |
| 1 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 |
| 0 3 2 |
| |
show I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well. I only wish my
Gtr 2
| 5 5 |
| 8 10 8 8 7 7 7 7 3 5 3 5 8 8 |
| 9 9 9 7 7 7 0 2 0 4 |
| 7 0h2 |
| 3 |
| |
Gtr 1
Am C D
| 0 0 0 0 0h2 2 2 |
| 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 0 3 |
| |
words could just convince myself that it just wasn't real,
Gtr 2
| 10 8 8 10 10 |
| 10/12 12\10 8 10 8 8 8 8 10 |
| 9 7/9 9 9/11 11 |
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Gtr 1
C
but that's not the way it feels
Gtr 2
C
Gtr 1
G Bm Am C Bm Am D/f
| 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 1 3 |
| 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
| 5 4 2 2 0 |
| 5 0 2 2 0 3 2 0 |
| 3 2 |
Gtr 2
| 5h7 5 10 10 10 8 8 12 10 8 |
| 8 8 8 10h12 10 12 10 8 10h12 8h10 8 8 10 |
| 7 7 12 12 11 9 |
| 5 10 9 9 10 |
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Verse 2:
Gtr 1
G Bm C Bm Am G C Bm Am G
| 3 2 2 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 0 |
| 0 4 4 4 0 0 2 |
| 0 0 4 0 |
| 0 2 3 2 0 3 2 0 0h2 2 |
| 2/3 3 3 3 |
Operator oh could you help me place this call
Gtr 2
| 10 8 12 10 8 7 5 3 0 |
| 10/12 |
| 7/11 11\9 12 11 9 7 5 4 0 |
| 10/12 |
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| |
Gtr1
Am D/f Em D D/c D/b D/a
| 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 |
| 0 3 2 0 |
| 2 0 |
'cause I can't read the number that you just gave me
Gtr2 xxxx
| 3h5 7 7 10 12 12/14 12 10 7 5 3 5 3h5 |
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| 4/5 5/7 7/11 12 12/14 12 11 7 5 4 5 4/5 |
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| |
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Gtr 1
G Bm C Bm Am G C Bm Am G
| 3 3 2 2 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 0 |
| 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 |
| 0 4 0 |
| 0 2 2 3 2 0 3 2 0 0h2 2 |
| 3 3 3 3 |
There's something in my eyes you know it happens every time
Gtr 2
| 5/7 10 8 12 10 8 7 5 3 0 |
| |
| 5/7 7/11 11\9 12 11 9 7 5 4 0 |
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| |
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Gtr 1
Am D/f Em D D/c D/b D/a
| 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 |
| 0 3 2 0 |
| 2 0 |
I think about the love that I thougt would save me
Gtr 2
| 3h5 7 12 14 12 10 8 |
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| 4/5 5/7 11\9 14 12 11 9 |
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Chorus:
Gtr 1
G C G C D
| 3 3 3 |
| 0 1 0 1 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 |
| 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 |
| 3 3 |
Isn't that the way they say it goes, but lets forget all that and
Gtr 2
| 7 5h7 8 8 8 5h7 7 5 |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 |
| 7 9 9 7 9 11 11 |
| 10 5 10 10 12 12 |
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Gtr 1
G Am C D Em Bm
| 3 0 0 2 |
| 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 |
| 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 4 4 4 |
| 0 0 2 2 0 2 4 4 |
| 0 3 2 |
| 3 |
give me the number if you can find it, so I Can call just to tell her I'm fine and to
Gtr 2
| 5h7 7h8 |
| 8 8 10 10 8 10 12 12 10 |
| 7 7 5 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 |
| 5 7 9 10 12 |
| 7 10 12 12 |
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Gtr 1
Am D C G/f#
| 0 2 0 0 3 3 |
| 1 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 |
| 0 3 2 |
| |
show I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well. I only wish my
Gtr 2
| 5 5 |
| 8 10 8 8 7 7 7 7 3 5 3 5 8 8 |
| 9 9 9 7 7 7 0 2 0 4 |
| 7 0h2 |
| 3 |
| |
Gtr 1
Am C D
| 0 0 0 0 0h2 2 2 |
| 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 0 3 |
| |
words could just convince myself that it just wasn't real,
Gtr 2
| 10 8 8 10 10 |
| 10/12 12\10 8 10 8 8 8 8 10 |
| 9 7/9 9 9/11 11 |
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| |
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Gtr 1
C
but that's not the way it feels
Gtr 2
C
Gtr 1
G C G C
| |
| 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 |
| 3 3 |
| 3 3 |
no no no no that's not the way it
Gtr 2
| 7 8 5h7 5 |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| 7 7 9 7 9 9 7 7 |
| 5 5 7 5 7 |
| 5/7 |
| |
Verse 3:
Gtr 1
G Bm C Bm Am G C Bm Am G
| 3 2 2 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 0 |
| 0 4 4 4 0 0 2 |
| 0 0 4 0 |
| 0 2 3 2 0 3 2 0 0h2 2 |
| 2/3 3 3 3 |
feels Operator oh lets forget a- bout this call
Gtr 2
| 5h7 10 8 12 10 8 7 5 3 0 |
| 8 |
| 5 7/11 11\9 12 11 9 7 5 4 0 |
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Gtr1
Am D/f Em D D/c D/b D/a
| 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 |
| 0 3 2 0 |
| 2 0 |
No one there I realy wanna to talk to
Gtr2
| 3h5 7 7 10 12 12/14\12 10 7 5 3 2/3 5 |
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| 4/5 5/7 7/11 12 12/14\12 11 7 5 4 2h4 5 |
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Gtr 1
G Bm C Bm Am G C Bm Am G
| 3 3 2 2 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 0 |
| 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 |
| 0 4 0 |
| 0 2 2 3 2 0 3 2 0 0h2 2 |
| 3 3 3 3 |
Thank you for your time, oh you been so much more than kind
Gtr 2
| 3 10 8 12 10 8 7 5 3 0 |
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| 4 7/11 11\9 12 11 9 7 5 4 0 |
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Gtr 1
Am D/f Em D D/c D/b D/a
| 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 |
| 0 3 2 0 |
| 2 0 |
you can keep the dime
Gtr 2
| 3h5 7 12 14 12 10 8 |
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| 4/5 5/7 11/12 12/14 12 11 9 |
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Chorus:
Gtr 1
G C G C D
| 3 3 3 |
| 0 1 0 1 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 |
| 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 |
| 3 3 |
Isn't that the way they say it goes, but lets forget all that and
Gtr 2
| 7 5h7 8 8 8 5h7 7 5 |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 |
| 7 9 9 7 9 11 11 |
| 10 5 10 10 12 12 |
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| |
Gtr 1
G Am C D Em Bm
| 3 0 0 2 |
| 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 |
| 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 4 4 4 |
| 0 0 2 2 0 2 4 4 |
| 0 3 2 |
| 3 |
give me the number if you can find it, so I Can call just to tell her I'm fine and to
Gtr 2
| 5h7 7h8 |
| 8 8 10 10 5 7 8 12 12 10 |
| 7 7 5 9 9 11 11 11 11 |
| 5 7 5 7 9 12 |
| 7 12 12 |
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Gtr 1
Am D C G/f#
| 0 2 0 0 3 3 |
| 1 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 |
| 0 3 2 |
| |
show I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well. I only wish my
Gtr 2
| 5 |
| 8 10 8 7 10 7 10 3 5 3 5 8 8 |
| 9 9 7 7 7 9 0 2 0 4 |
| 7 7 0h2 |
| 3 |
| |
Gtr 1
Am C D
| 0 0 0 0 0h2 2 2 |
| 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 0 3 |
| |
words could just convince myself that it just wasn't real,
Gtr 2
| 10 8 8 10 10 |
| 10/12 12\10 8 10 8 8 8 8 10 |
| 9 7/9 9 9/11 11 |
| |
| |
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Gtr 1
C
but that's not the way it feels
Gtr 2
C
Outro:
G Bm Am C Bm Am D/f
| 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 1 3 |
| 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
| 5 4 2 2 0 |
| 5 0 2 2 0 3 2 0 |
| 3 2 |
Gtr 2
| 5h7 5 10 10 10 8 8 12 10 8 |
| 8 8 8 10h12 10 12 10 8 10h12 8h10 8 8 10 |
| 7 7 12 12 11 9 |
| 5 10 9 9 10 |
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Gtr 1
G Bm Am C Bm Am D/f G
| 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 |
| 3 3 3 3 1 3 0 |
| 0 4 4 2 2 2 0 |
| 0 4 2 2 0 0 |
| 2 2 0 3 2 0 2 |
| 2/3 3 2 3 |
Gtr 2
| 7 10 12 12/14\12 10 7 5 12 10 8 |
| 10/12 8 10 12 |
| 7/11 12 12/14\12 11 7 5 12 11 9 |
| 10/12 9 10 12 |
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