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Operator - Jim Croce
This version tabs the quick changes at the end of the second and fourth lines of
each verse and little riff he plays at the end of each chorus.
Intro
Verse 1
Ope
rator, well could you
help me place this
call
See the number on the
matchbook is old and
faded
She's living in L
A, with my
best old ex friend
Ray
Guy she said she
knew well and sometimes
hated
Chorus
But
isn't that the
way they say it
goes
But let's for
get all
that
And
give me the number if
you can find it
So
I
can
call just to
tell them I'm fine and to
show
I've overcome the
blow, I've learned to take it
well
I only wish my
words could just convince
myself
That it just wasn't
real, but
that's not the way it
feels
Verse 2
Ope
rator, well could you
help me place this
call
Cause I can't read the
number that you just
gave me
There's something in my
eyes, you know it
happens every
time
I
think about the
love that I thought would
save me
Chorus
But
isn't that the
way they say it
goes
But let's for
get all
that
And
give me the number if
you can find it
So
I c
an
call just to
tell them I'm fine and to
show
I've overcome the
blow, I've learned to take it
well
I only wish my
words could just convince
myself
That it just wasn't
real, but
that's not the way it
feels
No, no, no, no
That's not the way it feels
Verse 3
Ope
rator, let's for
get about this
call
There's no one there I
really wanted to
talk to
Thank you for your
time, oh you've been
so much more than
kind
You can keep the
dime
Chorus
But
isn't that the
way they say it
goes
But let's for
get all
that
And
give me the number if
you can find it
So
I
can
call just to
tell them I'm fine and to
show
I've overcome the
blow, I've learned to take it
well
I only wish my
words could just convince
myself
That it just wasn't
real, but
that's not the way it
feels
Outro
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