Chords for Jim Croce - Lover's Cross
Tempo:
120.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
F
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [Am]
[G] [Em] [G]
[C] [A] You said it [Dm] was bound [G] to happen, [C] it's [Am] just a matter of [A] time
But [C] now I've come [Am] to my [Dm] decision, [C] and it's one of a [Am] painful kind
But [F] now it seems [G] that you wanted [Am] a martyr, [F] just a regular [C] guy [Dm] wouldn't do
[G]
But [C] baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no [G]
lover's [C] cross for you
[G]
[C] You really [Am] gotta [Dm] hand [G] it to ya, [C] cause [Am] girl you [A] really tried
[C] But for every [Am] time [Dm] that we spent laughing [C] there were [G] two times that [Am] I cried
And [F] you were trying [G] to make me [Am] a martyr, and [F] that's the one thing [Em] I just [Dm] couldn't do
[G]
Cause [C] baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no [G]
lover's [C] cross for you
[F] Cause tables [G] are meant [Am] for [Em] turning, [F] and people [C] are bound to [Dm] change
[G]
And [F] bridges [G] are meant [Am] for [Em] burning, [F] when the [A] people and memories [D] they join [G] are the same
Still [C]
I [A] hope that you [Dm] can find [G] another [C] who can take what [Dm] I could not
[G]
[C] It'd have to [A] be a super guy, [C] or maybe [G] a super [Am] god
[F] Cause I never [G] was much [Am] of a martyr before, [F] and I ain't [Em] about to start [Dm] nothing new
[G] And [C] baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no lover's [C] cross for you
[C] [F] Cause tables [G] are meant [Am] for [Em] turning, [F] and people [C] are bound to [Dm] change
[G] [F] And bridges [G] are meant [Am] for [Em] burning, when the [A] people and [Dm] memories they join are the same
[G] But [C] I [A] hope that you can find [G] another who can take what [Dm] I could not
[G] [Am] It'd have to [Dm] be a super [G] guy, [C] or maybe [G] a super [Am] god
[F] Cause I never [G] was much [Am] of a martyr before, [F] and I ain't [Em] about to start [Dm] nothing new
[G] [C] And baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no [G] lover's [C] cross for you
[E] [Am] [F#] [G] [F]
[G] [C]
[G] [Em] [G]
[C] [A] You said it [Dm] was bound [G] to happen, [C] it's [Am] just a matter of [A] time
But [C] now I've come [Am] to my [Dm] decision, [C] and it's one of a [Am] painful kind
But [F] now it seems [G] that you wanted [Am] a martyr, [F] just a regular [C] guy [Dm] wouldn't do
[G]
But [C] baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no [G]
lover's [C] cross for you
[G]
[C] You really [Am] gotta [Dm] hand [G] it to ya, [C] cause [Am] girl you [A] really tried
[C] But for every [Am] time [Dm] that we spent laughing [C] there were [G] two times that [Am] I cried
And [F] you were trying [G] to make me [Am] a martyr, and [F] that's the one thing [Em] I just [Dm] couldn't do
[G]
Cause [C] baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no [G]
lover's [C] cross for you
[F] Cause tables [G] are meant [Am] for [Em] turning, [F] and people [C] are bound to [Dm] change
[G]
And [F] bridges [G] are meant [Am] for [Em] burning, [F] when the [A] people and memories [D] they join [G] are the same
Still [C]
I [A] hope that you [Dm] can find [G] another [C] who can take what [Dm] I could not
[G]
[C] It'd have to [A] be a super guy, [C] or maybe [G] a super [Am] god
[F] Cause I never [G] was much [Am] of a martyr before, [F] and I ain't [Em] about to start [Dm] nothing new
[G] And [C] baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no lover's [C] cross for you
[C] [F] Cause tables [G] are meant [Am] for [Em] turning, [F] and people [C] are bound to [Dm] change
[G] [F] And bridges [G] are meant [Am] for [Em] burning, when the [A] people and [Dm] memories they join are the same
[G] But [C] I [A] hope that you can find [G] another who can take what [Dm] I could not
[G] [Am] It'd have to [Dm] be a super [G] guy, [C] or maybe [G] a super [Am] god
[F] Cause I never [G] was much [Am] of a martyr before, [F] and I ain't [Em] about to start [Dm] nothing new
[G] [C] And baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no [G] lover's [C] cross for you
[E] [Am] [F#] [G] [F]
[G] [C]
Key:
G
C
Am
F
Dm
G
C
Am
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [A] You said it [Dm] was bound [G] to happen, [C] it's [Am] just a matter of [A] time
But [C] now I've come [Am] to my [Dm] decision, _ [C] and it's one of a [Am] painful kind
But [F] now it seems [G] that you wanted [Am] a martyr, _ [F] just a regular [C] guy [Dm] wouldn't do
[G]
But [C] baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no [G]
lover's [C] cross for you
_ _ [G] _ _
[C] You really [Am] gotta [Dm] hand [G] it to ya, [C] cause [Am] girl you [A] really tried _
[C] But for every [Am] time [Dm] that we spent laughing [C] there were [G] two times that [Am] I cried
And [F] you were trying [G] to make me [Am] a martyr, and [F] that's the one thing [Em] I just [Dm] couldn't do
[G]
Cause [C] baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no [G]
lover's [C] cross for you _ _ _ _ _
[F] Cause tables [G] are meant [Am] for [Em] turning, [F] and people [C] are bound to [Dm] change
[G]
And [F] bridges [G] are meant [Am] for [Em] burning, [F] when the [A] people and memories [D] they join [G] are the same
_ Still _ _ _ [C]
I [A] hope that you [Dm] can find [G] another [C] who can take what [Dm] I could not
_ [G] _ _
[C] It'd have to [A] be a super guy, [C] or maybe [G] a super [Am] god
_ [F] Cause I never [G] was much [Am] of a martyr before, [F] and I ain't [Em] about to start [Dm] nothing new
[G] And [C] baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no lover's [C] cross for you
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] Cause tables [G] are meant [Am] for _ [Em] turning, [F] and people [C] are bound to [Dm] change
[G] _ [F] And bridges [G] are meant [Am] for [Em] burning, when the [A] people and [Dm] memories they join are the same _
[G] But _ _ _ [C] I [A] hope that you can find [G] another who can take what [Dm] I could not
_ [G] _ _ [Am] It'd have to [Dm] be a super [G] guy, [C] or maybe [G] a super [Am] god
_ [F] Cause I never [G] was much [Am] of a martyr before, [F] and I ain't [Em] about to start [Dm] nothing new
[G] _ [C] And baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no [G] lover's [C] cross for you
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [A] You said it [Dm] was bound [G] to happen, [C] it's [Am] just a matter of [A] time
But [C] now I've come [Am] to my [Dm] decision, _ [C] and it's one of a [Am] painful kind
But [F] now it seems [G] that you wanted [Am] a martyr, _ [F] just a regular [C] guy [Dm] wouldn't do
[G]
But [C] baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no [G]
lover's [C] cross for you
_ _ [G] _ _
[C] You really [Am] gotta [Dm] hand [G] it to ya, [C] cause [Am] girl you [A] really tried _
[C] But for every [Am] time [Dm] that we spent laughing [C] there were [G] two times that [Am] I cried
And [F] you were trying [G] to make me [Am] a martyr, and [F] that's the one thing [Em] I just [Dm] couldn't do
[G]
Cause [C] baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no [G]
lover's [C] cross for you _ _ _ _ _
[F] Cause tables [G] are meant [Am] for [Em] turning, [F] and people [C] are bound to [Dm] change
[G]
And [F] bridges [G] are meant [Am] for [Em] burning, [F] when the [A] people and memories [D] they join [G] are the same
_ Still _ _ _ [C]
I [A] hope that you [Dm] can find [G] another [C] who can take what [Dm] I could not
_ [G] _ _
[C] It'd have to [A] be a super guy, [C] or maybe [G] a super [Am] god
_ [F] Cause I never [G] was much [Am] of a martyr before, [F] and I ain't [Em] about to start [Dm] nothing new
[G] And [C] baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no lover's [C] cross for you
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] Cause tables [G] are meant [Am] for _ [Em] turning, [F] and people [C] are bound to [Dm] change
[G] _ [F] And bridges [G] are meant [Am] for [Em] burning, when the [A] people and [Dm] memories they join are the same _
[G] But _ _ _ [C] I [A] hope that you can find [G] another who can take what [Dm] I could not
_ [G] _ _ [Am] It'd have to [Dm] be a super [G] guy, [C] or maybe [G] a super [Am] god
_ [F] Cause I never [G] was much [Am] of a martyr before, [F] and I ain't [Em] about to start [Dm] nothing new
[G] _ [C] And baby I [Am] can't hang [D] upon no [G] lover's [C] cross for you
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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