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by Jim Croce
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4.9 (40)
intermediate Tuning: E A D G B E
Version:
v2v1
Transpose
0
Capo
None
Size
100% 
[Intro] (x2)
  G                Bm               Am               C Bm  Am   D/F#
e|----3-----3-----|----2-----2-----|----0-----0-----|0---------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----1-----1-----|--3---1-------3-|
G|--4-----4-------|--4-----4-------|--2-----2-----0-|------------2---|
D|------5-----0---|------4-----4---|------2-----2---|----------0-----|
A|--------------0-|2-------------2-|0---------------|3-2---0---------|
E|3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------2-----|
 |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |
[Verse] (x2)
  G                Bm               C   Bm  Am  G   C Bm Am G
e|----3-----3-----|----2-----2-----|0---------------|0---------------|
B|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3---1---0---|--3-1-0---------|
G|--0-----0-----0-|--4-----4-----4-|----------------|----------------|
D|------0---------|------4-----4---|----------------|------------0---|
A|----------------|2---------------|3---2---0-------|3-2-0---0h2---2-|
E|3-----------3---|----------------|------------3---|------3---------|
 |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |
Operator oh could you help me place this call
She's living in L.A with my best old ex friend Ray
  Am               D7/F#            Em
e|----0-----0-----|----2-----2-----|----0-----0-----|----------------|
B|----1-----1-----|----1-----1-----|----0-----0-----|--3---3---3---3-|
G|--2-----2-----0-|--2-----2-----2-|--0-----0-----0-|--2---2---2---2-|
D|------2-----2---|------0-----0---|------2-----2---|0---------------|
A|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----3---2---0---|
E|----------------|2---------------|0---------------|----------------|
 |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |
You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
[Chorus]
  G                C                G                C     D7
e|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----2-----|
B|----0-----0-----|----1-----1-----|----0-----0-----|----1-----1-----|
G|--0-----0-----0-|--0-----0-----0-|--0-----0-----0-|--0-----2-----2-|
D|------0-----0---|------2-----2---|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|
A|----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
E|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
 |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |
Isn't that the way they say it goes, but let's forget all that and
  G                Am               C D/F# Em        Bm      D
e|----3-----3-----|----0-----0-----|--------0-----0-|------2-------2-|
B|----0-----0-----|----1-----1-----|1---3-------0---|----3-------3---|
G|--0-----0-----0-|--2-----2-----2-|----------0-----|--4-------2-----|
D|------0-----0---|------2-----2---|----------------|--------0-------|
A|----------------|0---------------|3---------------|2---------------|
E|3---------------|----------------|----2---0-------|----------------|
 |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |
give me the number, if you can find it, so I can call just to tell her I'm fine and to 
  Am               D7               C                G/B
e|----0-----0-----|----2-----2-----|----3-----3-----|----0-----0-----|
B|----1-----1-----|----1-----1-----|----1-----1-----|----3-----3-----|
G|--2-----2-----0-|--2-----2-----2-|--0-----0-----0-|--0-----0-----0-|
D|------2-----2---|0-----0-----0---|------2-----2---|------0-----0---|
A|0---------------|----------------|3---------------|2---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |
show I've overcome the blow, learned to take it well, only wish my words
  Am               C                D                C
e|----0-----0-----|----3-----3-----|----2-----2-----|0---------------|
B|----1-----1-----|----1-----1-----|----3-----3-----|1---------------|
G|--2-----2-----0-|--0-----0-----0-|--2-----2-----0-|----------------|
D|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|0-----0-----0---|2---------------|
A|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------10\3|
 |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |
could just convince myself, that it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it - feels
[Bridge after 2nd Chorus]
  G                C                G                C
e|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|----3-----3-----|
B|----0-----0-----|----1-----1-----|----0-----0-----|----1-----1-----|
G|--0-----0-----0-|--0-----0-----0-|--0-----0-----0-|--0-----0-----0-|
D|------0-----0---|------2-----2---|------0-----0---|------2-----2---|
A|----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
E|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
 |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |+   +   +   +   |
No no no no no, but that's not the way it feels
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