I Got A Name Chords by Jim Croce

Tempo:
87.25 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

A

C#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Got A Name (Jim Croce) chords
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[E] .
[F#m] [E] Hmm.
.
Like the [B] pine trees [D#m] lining the [C#m] winding road, [E] I've [A] got a name, [B] I've [E] got a [F#m] name.
[E] .
Like [B] the singing bird and the [C#m] croaking toad, [E] [A#] I've got a name, [B] I've got a name.
[E] [G#m].
And I carry it [A] with me like [E] my daddy did, [G#] but I'm living [C#m] the dream [F#] that he [B] kept here.
[B] .
[G#m] Moving me down [A] the highway, [G#m] moving me down [C#] the highway, [A] moving ahead [B] so life won't [D] pass me [D] by.
.
[A] [E] Like the north [B] wind whistling down [C#m] 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] baby's 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'll [B] go there proud.
[G#m] Moving me [A] down the highway, [G#m] moving me [C#] down the highway, [A] moving [B] ahead so life won't [D] pass me by.
[E] [B] .
[C#m] [A] And [B] .
[E] [B] .
[C#m] [F#] .
[B] [E] I'm gonna go there free.
Like a [B] fool I am and [C#m] I'll always be, I've [A] got a dream, [B] I've [E] 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 know [A] I could share it if [E] you want me to, [G#] 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] moving me [C#] down the highway, [A] moving ahead [B] so life won't pass [D] me by.
[E] Moving me down [A] the highway, [G#] moving me down the [C#] highway, [A] moving ahead so [B] life won't [D] pass me by.
[A] [E] .
Key:  
B
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E
2311
A
1231
C#m
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G#m
123111114
B
12341112
E
2311
A
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To start learning Jim Croce - (Album Version) I Got A Name chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - E, B, E, B, C#m, A, F#, B, C#m and F# in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 43 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 87 BPM. Considering the song's key of E Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
[F#m] _ [E] _ _ Hmm.
_ _ .
Like the [B] pine trees [D#m] lining the [C#m] winding road, [E] I've [A] got a name, [B] I've [E] got a [F#m] name.
_ [E] _ .
Like [B] the singing bird and the [C#m] croaking toad, _ [E] [A#] I've got a name, _ [B] I've got a name.
_ [E] _ [G#m].
And I carry it [A] with me like [E] my daddy did, [G#] but I'm living [C#m] the dream [F#] that he [B] kept here.
_ [B] _ .
[G#m] Moving me down [A] the highway, [G#m] moving me down [C#] the highway, [A] moving ahead [B] so life won't [D] pass me [D] by.
_ _ .
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ Like the north [B] wind whistling down [C#m] 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] baby's 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'll [B] go there proud.
_ _ [G#m] Moving me [A] down the highway, [G#m] moving me [C#] down the highway, [A] moving [B] ahead so life won't [D] pass me by.
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ .
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] And [B] _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] I'm gonna go there free.
_ _ _ Like a [B] fool I am and [C#m] I'll always be, I've [A] got a dream, [B] I've [E] 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 know [A] I could share it if [E] you want me to, [G#] 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] moving me [C#] down the highway, [A] moving ahead [B] so life won't pass [D] me by.
_ [E] Moving me down [A] the highway, [G#] moving me down the [C#] highway, [A] moving ahead so [B] life won't [D] pass me by.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel.

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