Chords for Jim Croce - I've Got A Name

Tempo:
87.05 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

A

C#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jim Croce - I've Got A Name chords
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[E] [F#m] [E] Hmm.
[F#m]
[E] Like the [B] pine trees [D#m] lining the [C#m] winding road,
[E] [A] I've got a name, [B] I've got [E] a name.
[F#m]
[E] Like the singing [B] bird and the [C#m] croaking toad, [E] I've got [A#] a name, I've got [B] a name.
[E] [Bm] [G#m] And I carry [A] it with me like [E] my daddy [G#] did, but I'm living [C#m] the dream [F#] that he [B] kept here.
[B] [G#m] Moving me [A] down the highway, [G#m] rolling me [C#] down the highway, [A] moving [B] ahead so light won't [D] pass me [A] by.
[D] [A] [E] Like the [B] north wind whistling [C#m] down the sky, I've [A] got a song, [B] I've [E] got a song.
Like the [B] well for well and the [C#m] Phoebus cry, I've [F#] got a song, I've [B] got a song.
[G#m] And I [A] carry it with me [E] and I sing it [G#] loud, if it [C#m] gets me nowhere, [F#] I'd [B] go there proud.
[G#m] Moving me [A] down the highway, [G#m] rolling me [C#] down the highway, [A] moving [B] ahead so light won't [D] pass me by.
[E]
[B] [C#m] [A]
[B] [E] [F#m] [E]
[B] [C#m] [F#]
[B] [E] And I'm gonna go there free, like [B] a fool I am and [C#m] I'll always be.
[A] I've got a dream, [B] [E] I've got a dream.
They can [B] change their minds but they [C#m] can't change me.
I've [F#] got a dream, I've [B] got a dream.
[G#m] I [A] know I could share it [E] if you want me [G#] to.
If you're [C#m] going my way, [F#] I'll [B] go with you.
[G#m] Moving me [A] down the highway, [G#m] rolling me [C#] down the highway, [A] moving ahead [B] so light [Em] won't [D] pass me by.
[E] Moving me down [A] the highway, [G#m] rolling [C#] me down the highway, [A] moving ahead so [B] light won't [D] pass me by.
Thank you for watching!
[A] [E]
[N]
Key:  
B
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E
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A
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C#m
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G#m
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A
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To learn Jim Croce - (Album Version) I Got A Name chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - E, B, E, B, C#m, A, C#m, F# and B in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 43 BPM and then match the original tempo of 87 BPM. Given the song's key of E Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[E] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ Hmm.
[F#m] _ _
[E] _ Like the [B] pine trees [D#m] lining the [C#m] winding road, _
[E] [A] I've got a name, _ [B] I've got [E] a name.
[F#m] _
[E] _ Like the singing [B] bird and the [C#m] croaking toad, [E] I've got [A#] a name, _ I've got [B] a name.
[E] _ [Bm] _ [G#m] And I carry [A] it with me like [E] my daddy [G#] did, but I'm living [C#m] the dream [F#] that he [B] kept here.
[B] _ [G#m] Moving me [A] down the highway, [G#m] rolling me [C#] down the highway, [A] moving [B] ahead so light won't [D] pass me [A] by.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ Like the [B] north wind whistling [C#m] down the sky, I've [A] got a song, [B] I've [E] got a song.
_ _ Like the [B] well for well and the [C#m] Phoebus cry, I've [F#] got a song, I've [B] got a song.
_ _ [G#m] And I [A] carry it with me [E] and I sing it [G#] loud, if it [C#m] gets me nowhere, [F#] I'd [B] go there proud.
_ [G#m] Moving me [A] down the highway, [G#m] rolling me [C#] down the highway, [A] moving [B] ahead so light won't [D] pass me by.
_ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] And I'm gonna go there free, _ _ like [B] a fool I am and [C#m] I'll always be.
_ [A] I've got a dream, [B] _ [E] I've got a dream.
_ _ They can [B] change their minds but they [C#m] can't change me.
I've [F#] got a dream, I've [B] got a dream.
_ _ [G#m] I [A] know I could share it [E] if you want me [G#] to.
If you're [C#m] going my way, [F#] I'll [B] go with you.
_ [G#m] Moving me [A] down the highway, [G#m] rolling me [C#] down the highway, [A] moving ahead [B] so light [Em] won't [D] pass me by.
_ [E] _ Moving me down [A] the highway, [G#m] rolling [C#] me down the highway, [A] moving ahead so [B] light won't [D] pass me by.
Thank you for watching! _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel.

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