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OPERATOR
(Jim Croce)


This song uses finger picking of common bar chords, with a nice intro.



(intro) G(bar 3) Bm(bar 2) Am C D
e|-------------------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------------
b|------3------3-----|----3-----3---3-|----1------1---1|-5-3-1-0-1-3--
g|----4-----4--------|-4--------------|--2-------------|-5-4-2-0-2-4--
d|--------5----------|------4-----4---|------2------2--|---------------
a|---------------5-0-|2---------------|0---------------|---------------
e|--3----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------

operator, could you help me make this call

(verse) G(bar 3) Bm(bar 2) C G
e|-------------------|--------2-------|----------------|--------------
b|------3------3-----|----3-----3---3-|----------------|--------------
g|----4-----4--------|-4--------------|--0---0---0---0-|0-0-0-0--0-0/2
d|--------5----------|------4-----4---|----------------|--------------
a|---------------5-0-|2---------------|3---2---0-------|3-2-0---0-----
e|--3----------------|----------------|------------3---|------3-------

see the number on the matchbook is old and faded

(verse) Am D Em D
e|----------0--------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------------
b|------1-----1----1-|----3-----3---3-|----0-----0---0-|--3--3--3--3--
g|----2--------------|--2-------------|--0-------------|--2--2--0--0--
d|--------2------2---|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-------------
a|--0----------------|----------------|----------------|---3--2--0----
e|-------------------|----------------|0-----0-----0---|--------------


Chorus:

G C G
Isn't that the way they say ...
C D
But lets forget ...
G Am
And give ....
C D Em Bm Am
So I can call just to t....
D C G
I've overcome the blow, I...
Am C
I only wish my words c...
D7 C G
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels.

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