Chords for Jim Croce - Operator 'That's Not The Way It Feels' (1972) HQ
Tempo:
129.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
C
D
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Bm]
[A] [Am] [Bm]
[G] [Bm] Operator, could [G] you [Am] help me place this call?
[A]
[Am] See the number on [F#] the [G] matchbook is old and [Em] faded
[A]
[G] She's living in L [Bm].A. with my [C] best old ex-friend [A] Ray
[Am] Gosh, she [D] said she knew well and [Em] sometimes hated
[D]
[G] Isn't that [C] the way this [G] head goes?
Well, [C] let's forget [D] all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
[C] 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 [Bm] it well
I only wish [A] 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]
[G] [Bm] Operator, [C] could you help me [G] place this call?
[Am] I can't [D] read the number that you [Em] just gave me
[D] [A]
[G] There's something in [Bm] my eyes, you [C] know it happens [G] every time
I [Am] think about [D] the love that I thought [Em] would save me
[D]
[G] Isn't that [C] the way this [G] head goes?
Well, [C] let's forget [D] all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
[C] So I [Em] can call [B] just to tell [D] 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 could just convince [C] myself that it just [D] wasn't real
[C] But that's not the way it [G] feels
[C] No, no, no, [G] no
[C] That's not the way [G] it feels
[Bm] Operator, oh [Am] let's forget about [G] this call
[Am] No [Em] one [D] there [Em] I really wanted to talk to
[A] Thank
[G] you for your [Bm] time
Oh, [B] you've been so much [Am] more than [G] kind
[Am] You [D] can keep the dime
[Em] [D]
[G] Isn't that [C] the way this [G] head goes?
[C] Well, let's forget [D] all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
So [D] 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 could just convince [C] myself that it just [D] wasn't real
[C] But that's not the [G] way it feels
[Bm] [Am] [Bm] [D]
[G] [Bm]
[Am] [C] [Am]
[G]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Bm]
[A] [Am] [Bm]
[G] [Bm] Operator, could [G] you [Am] help me place this call?
[A]
[Am] See the number on [F#] the [G] matchbook is old and [Em] faded
[A]
[G] She's living in L [Bm].A. with my [C] best old ex-friend [A] Ray
[Am] Gosh, she [D] said she knew well and [Em] sometimes hated
[D]
[G] Isn't that [C] the way this [G] head goes?
Well, [C] let's forget [D] all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
[C] 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 [Bm] it well
I only wish [A] 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]
[G] [Bm] Operator, [C] could you help me [G] place this call?
[Am] I can't [D] read the number that you [Em] just gave me
[D] [A]
[G] There's something in [Bm] my eyes, you [C] know it happens [G] every time
I [Am] think about [D] the love that I thought [Em] would save me
[D]
[G] Isn't that [C] the way this [G] head goes?
Well, [C] let's forget [D] all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
[C] So I [Em] can call [B] just to tell [D] 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 could just convince [C] myself that it just [D] wasn't real
[C] But that's not the way it [G] feels
[C] No, no, no, [G] no
[C] That's not the way [G] it feels
[Bm] Operator, oh [Am] let's forget about [G] this call
[Am] No [Em] one [D] there [Em] I really wanted to talk to
[A] Thank
[G] you for your [Bm] time
Oh, [B] you've been so much [Am] more than [G] kind
[Am] You [D] can keep the dime
[Em] [D]
[G] Isn't that [C] the way this [G] head goes?
[C] Well, let's forget [D] all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
So [D] 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 could just convince [C] myself that it just [D] wasn't real
[C] But that's not the [G] way it feels
[Bm] [Am] [Bm] [D]
[G] [Bm]
[Am] [C] [Am]
[G]
Key:
G
Am
C
D
Bm
G
Am
C
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] Operator, _ could [G] you [Am] help me place this call?
[A] _
_ [Am] See the number on [F#] the [G] matchbook is old and [Em] faded
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] She's living in L [Bm].A. _ with my [C] best old ex-friend [A] Ray _
_ _ [Am] _ Gosh, she [D] said she knew well and [Em] sometimes hated
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ Isn't that [C] the way this [G] head goes?
Well, [C] let's forget [D] all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
[C] 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 [Bm] it well
I only wish [A] 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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] Operator, _ [C] could you help me [G] place this call? _
_ [Am] _ I can't [D] read the number that you [Em] just gave me
[D] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ There's something in [Bm] my eyes, you [C] know it happens [G] every time
I _ [Am] think about [D] the love that I thought [Em] would save me
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Isn't that [C] the way this [G] head goes?
Well, [C] let's forget [D] all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
[C] So I [Em] can call [B] just to tell [D] 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 could just convince [C] myself that it just [D] wasn't real
[C] But that's not the way it [G] feels
_ _ [C] No, no, no, [G] no
_ _ _ [C] _ That's not the way [G] it feels
_ _ [Bm] Operator, oh [Am] let's forget about [G] this call _
[Am] No _ [Em] one [D] there [Em] I really wanted to talk to
_ _ [A] Thank _
_ [G] _ you for your [Bm] time
Oh, [B] you've been so much [Am] more than [G] kind _
_ [Am] _ You [D] can keep the dime _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ Isn't that [C] the way this [G] head goes?
_ [C] Well, let's forget [D] all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
So [D] 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 could just convince [C] myself that it just [D] wasn't real
[C] But that's not the [G] way it feels
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] Operator, _ could [G] you [Am] help me place this call?
[A] _
_ [Am] See the number on [F#] the [G] matchbook is old and [Em] faded
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] She's living in L [Bm].A. _ with my [C] best old ex-friend [A] Ray _
_ _ [Am] _ Gosh, she [D] said she knew well and [Em] sometimes hated
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ Isn't that [C] the way this [G] head goes?
Well, [C] let's forget [D] all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
[C] 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 [Bm] it well
I only wish [A] 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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] Operator, _ [C] could you help me [G] place this call? _
_ [Am] _ I can't [D] read the number that you [Em] just gave me
[D] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ There's something in [Bm] my eyes, you [C] know it happens [G] every time
I _ [Am] think about [D] the love that I thought [Em] would save me
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Isn't that [C] the way this [G] head goes?
Well, [C] let's forget [D] all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
[C] So I [Em] can call [B] just to tell [D] 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 could just convince [C] myself that it just [D] wasn't real
[C] But that's not the way it [G] feels
_ _ [C] No, no, no, [G] no
_ _ _ [C] _ That's not the way [G] it feels
_ _ [Bm] Operator, oh [Am] let's forget about [G] this call _
[Am] No _ [Em] one [D] there [Em] I really wanted to talk to
_ _ [A] Thank _
_ [G] _ you for your [Bm] time
Oh, [B] you've been so much [Am] more than [G] kind _
_ [Am] _ You [D] can keep the dime _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ Isn't that [C] the way this [G] head goes?
_ [C] Well, let's forget [D] all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find it
So [D] 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 could just convince [C] myself that it just [D] wasn't real
[C] But that's not the [G] way it feels
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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