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