Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) Chords

Tempo:
130.1 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Am

D

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) chords
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Key:
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
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To learn Jim Croce - Operator chords with lyrics, your first step should be understanding these chords: D, G, Am, C, Am, D, C, G. Ease into the song by practicing at 65 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 130 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G in mind.

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[G] [Bm] .
[Am] [Am] .
[G] [Bm] .
[A] [Am] [C] [G] [Am] .
[G] [Bm] Operator, [C] could [G] you [Am] help me place this call?.
[G] .
[Am] See the number [F#] on the [G] matchbook is [Em] old and faded.
[D] She's [G] .
living in L [Bm].
A.
[C] with my best old [Am] ex [C]-friend [G] Ray .
[Am] Gosh, she [D] said she knew well and [Em] sometimes hated.
[D] Isn't .
[G] that [C] the way the estate [G] goes?.
Well, [C] let's forget [D] all that [G] and give me the number [Am] if you can find it.
[C] So [D] 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 [G] it well.
I only wish [A] my words could just convince [C] myself that it just wasn't [D] real.
[C] But that's not the way it [G] feels .
[Am] [Bm] [Am] .
[D] [G] [Bm] Operator, [C] could you [Bm] help [Am] me [G] place [C] this call?.
[G] .
[Am] I can't [D] read the number that you [Em] just gave me.
[D] There's [G] .
something in [Bm] my eyes, you [C] know [Bm] it [Am] happens [G] every time .
[Am] I think about [D] the love that I thought [Em] would save me.
[D] [C] [Bm] .
[C] [G] Isn't that [C] the way the [G] estate goes?.
[C] Well, let's forget [D] all that [G] and give me the [Am] number if you can find [C] it.
So [D] I [Em] can call just [B] to tell [D] him I'm [Am] fine and to show.
[D] I've overcome [C] the blow, I've learned to take [G] it well.
I only wish [Am] my words could just [C] convince myself that it just wasn't [D] 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 this call.
[G].
There's [Am] no one [D] there I [G] really wanted [Em] to talk to.
[G] [D] Thank .
[G] you for [Bm] your time.
Oh, [C] you've been so much more than [G] kind .
[Am] You can keep [D] the [G] dime .
[Em] [D] [C] [Bm] .
[Am] [G] But isn't [C] that the way the estate [G] goes?.
Well, let's [C] forget [D] all that [G] and give me the number [Am] if you can find it.
[D] So I [Em] can call just [Bm] to tell him [D] I'm fine and [Am] to show.
[D] I've overcome [C] the blow, I've learned to [G] take it well.
I only [Am] wish my words could just convince [C] myself that it just wasn't [D] real.
[C] But that's not [G] the way it feels .
[Am] [Bm] [Am] [G] .
[Bm] .
[Am] [C] [G] [Am] [D] .
[G] .
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