Chords for Jim Croce - Greatest Love Songs - Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)
Tempo:
65.125 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
C
D
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Bm] [Am]
[Am] [G] [Bm] [Am]
[C] [Am] [G] [Bm] Operator, could [G] you help [Am] me place this call?
[G] [Am] See the number [G] on the matchbook is old [Em] and faded
[G] Living [A] [G] in [Bm] L.A. [G] with my best [Am] old ex [D]-friend [G] Ray
[Am] Gosh, [D] you said you knew well and [Em] sometimes hated
[D] Isn't [G] [C] that the way the [G] estate goes?
[C] Well, let's [D] forget all [G] that and give me the [Am] number if you can [C] find it
So [Em] I can [Bm] call just to [D] tell him I'm [Am] fine and to show
[D] I've [C] overcome the blow, I've learned to [G] take it well
I only [Am] wish my words could just [C] convince myself
That it [D] just wasn't real
[C] But that's not the [G] way it feels
[Am]
[Am] [G] [Bm] Operator, [C] could you [Am] help me [G] place this call?
[Am] I [D] can't read the number [Em] that you just gave me
[D] [G] There's something [Bm] in my eyes
[C] You know [C] it happens [G] every time
I [Am] think [D] about the love that [Em] I thought would save [D] me
[D] [G] [C] Isn't that the way [G] the estate goes?
[C] Well, let's [D] forget all [G] that and give me the [Am] number if you can [C] find it
So [Em] I can [Bm] call just to tell him [Am] I'm fine and to show
[D] I've [C] overcome the blow, I've learned to [Bm] take it well
I only [Am] wish my words could just [C] convince myself
That it [D] just wasn't real
[C] But that's not [G] the way it feels
[C] No, no, [G] no, no
[C] That's not [G] the way it feels
[Bm] Operator, [Am] oh let's forget about this [G] call
[Am] There's no [D] one there [G] I really [Em] wanted to talk to
[G] Thank [G] [Bm] you for your time
[C] Oh, you've been so much more than [G] kind
[Am] You [D] can keep the [G] dime
[Em]
[D] [Bm] [G] Isn't [C] that the way the [G] estate goes?
[C] Well, let's [D] forget all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
So [Em] I can [Bm] call just to tell him I'm [Am] fine and to show
[D] I've overcome [C] the blow, I've learned to [Bm] take it well
[G] I only [Am] wish my words could just [C] convince myself
That it just [D] wasn't real
[C] But that's not the [G] way it feels
[Am] [Bm] [G] [Bm] [Am]
[Am] [G] [Bm] [Am]
[C] [Am] [G] [Bm] Operator, could [G] you help [Am] me place this call?
[G] [Am] See the number [G] on the matchbook is old [Em] and faded
[G] Living [A] [G] in [Bm] L.A. [G] with my best [Am] old ex [D]-friend [G] Ray
[Am] Gosh, [D] you said you knew well and [Em] sometimes hated
[D] Isn't [G] [C] that the way the [G] estate goes?
[C] Well, let's [D] forget all [G] that and give me the [Am] number if you can [C] find it
So [Em] I can [Bm] call just to [D] tell him I'm [Am] fine and to show
[D] I've [C] overcome the blow, I've learned to [G] take it well
I only [Am] wish my words could just [C] convince myself
That it [D] just wasn't real
[C] But that's not the [G] way it feels
[Am]
[Am] [G] [Bm] Operator, [C] could you [Am] help me [G] place this call?
[Am] I [D] can't read the number [Em] that you just gave me
[D] [G] There's something [Bm] in my eyes
[C] You know [C] it happens [G] every time
I [Am] think [D] about the love that [Em] I thought would save [D] me
[D] [G] [C] Isn't that the way [G] the estate goes?
[C] Well, let's [D] forget all [G] that and give me the [Am] number if you can [C] find it
So [Em] I can [Bm] call just to tell him [Am] I'm fine and to show
[D] I've [C] overcome the blow, I've learned to [Bm] take it well
I only [Am] wish my words could just [C] convince myself
That it [D] just wasn't real
[C] But that's not [G] the way it feels
[C] No, no, [G] no, no
[C] That's not [G] the way it feels
[Bm] Operator, [Am] oh let's forget about this [G] call
[Am] There's no [D] one there [G] I really [Em] wanted to talk to
[G] Thank [G] [Bm] you for your time
[C] Oh, you've been so much more than [G] kind
[Am] You [D] can keep the [G] dime
[Em]
[D] [Bm] [G] Isn't [C] that the way the [G] estate goes?
[C] Well, let's [D] forget all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
So [Em] I can [Bm] call just to tell him I'm [Am] fine and to show
[D] I've overcome [C] the blow, I've learned to [Bm] take it well
[G] I only [Am] wish my words could just [C] convince myself
That it just [D] wasn't real
[C] But that's not the [G] way it feels
[Am] [Bm] [G] [Bm] [Am]
Key:
G
Am
C
D
Bm
G
Am
C
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _
[C] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] Operator, could [G] you help [Am] me place this call?
[G] _ [Am] See the number [G] on the matchbook is old [Em] and faded
[G] Living [A] _ [G] in [Bm] L.A. [G] with my best [Am] old ex [D]-friend [G] Ray
[Am] Gosh, [D] you said you knew well and [Em] sometimes hated
[D] Isn't [G] _ [C] that the way the [G] estate goes?
[C] Well, let's [D] forget all [G] that and give me the [Am] number if you can [C] find it
So [Em] I can [Bm] call just to [D] tell him I'm [Am] fine and to show
[D] I've [C] overcome the blow, I've learned to [G] take it well
I only [Am] wish my words could just [C] convince myself
That it [D] just wasn't real
[C] But that's not the [G] way it feels
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] Operator, [C] could you [Am] help me [G] place this call?
[Am] I [D] can't read the number [Em] that you just gave me
[D] _ [G] _ There's something [Bm] in my eyes
[C] You know [C] it happens [G] every time
I [Am] think [D] about the love that [Em] I thought would save [D] me
[D] _ [G] _ [C] Isn't that the way [G] the estate goes?
[C] Well, let's [D] forget all [G] that and give me the [Am] number if you can [C] find it
So [Em] I can [Bm] call just to tell him [Am] I'm fine and to show
[D] I've [C] overcome the blow, I've learned to [Bm] take it well
I only [Am] wish my words could just [C] convince myself
That it [D] just wasn't real
[C] But that's not [G] the way it feels
[C] No, no, [G] no, no
_ [C] That's not [G] the way it feels
[Bm] Operator, [Am] oh let's forget about this [G] call
[Am] There's no [D] one there [G] I really [Em] wanted to talk to
[G] Thank [G] _ [Bm] you for your time
[C] Oh, you've been so much more than [G] kind
[Am] You [D] can keep the [G] dime
[Em] _
_ [D] _ [Bm] _ [G] Isn't [C] that the way the [G] estate goes?
[C] Well, let's [D] forget all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
So [Em] I can [Bm] call just to tell him I'm [Am] fine and to show
[D] I've overcome [C] the blow, I've learned to [Bm] take it well
[G] I only [Am] wish my words could just [C] convince myself
That it just [D] wasn't real
[C] But that's not the [G] way it feels
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _
[C] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] Operator, could [G] you help [Am] me place this call?
[G] _ [Am] See the number [G] on the matchbook is old [Em] and faded
[G] Living [A] _ [G] in [Bm] L.A. [G] with my best [Am] old ex [D]-friend [G] Ray
[Am] Gosh, [D] you said you knew well and [Em] sometimes hated
[D] Isn't [G] _ [C] that the way the [G] estate goes?
[C] Well, let's [D] forget all [G] that and give me the [Am] number if you can [C] find it
So [Em] I can [Bm] call just to [D] tell him I'm [Am] fine and to show
[D] I've [C] overcome the blow, I've learned to [G] take it well
I only [Am] wish my words could just [C] convince myself
That it [D] just wasn't real
[C] But that's not the [G] way it feels
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] Operator, [C] could you [Am] help me [G] place this call?
[Am] I [D] can't read the number [Em] that you just gave me
[D] _ [G] _ There's something [Bm] in my eyes
[C] You know [C] it happens [G] every time
I [Am] think [D] about the love that [Em] I thought would save [D] me
[D] _ [G] _ [C] Isn't that the way [G] the estate goes?
[C] Well, let's [D] forget all [G] that and give me the [Am] number if you can [C] find it
So [Em] I can [Bm] call just to tell him [Am] I'm fine and to show
[D] I've [C] overcome the blow, I've learned to [Bm] take it well
I only [Am] wish my words could just [C] convince myself
That it [D] just wasn't real
[C] But that's not [G] the way it feels
[C] No, no, [G] no, no
_ [C] That's not [G] the way it feels
[Bm] Operator, [Am] oh let's forget about this [G] call
[Am] There's no [D] one there [G] I really [Em] wanted to talk to
[G] Thank [G] _ [Bm] you for your time
[C] Oh, you've been so much more than [G] kind
[Am] You [D] can keep the [G] dime
[Em] _
_ [D] _ [Bm] _ [G] Isn't [C] that the way the [G] estate goes?
[C] Well, let's [D] forget all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
So [Em] I can [Bm] call just to tell him I'm [Am] fine and to show
[D] I've overcome [C] the blow, I've learned to [Bm] take it well
[G] I only [Am] wish my words could just [C] convince myself
That it just [D] wasn't real
[C] But that's not the [G] way it feels
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _
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