Chord Booklet

Jim Croce

10 songs|31 chords used|Hard

View artist →

Chords used

C/B

Asus4

F#m7

C#m

F#7

G#m

G#7

C#7

C/E

Dm7

F#m

Em7

Gunga Din

Key: AmCapo 5Easy

(Spoken)

You may talAmk of gin and beerG

When you're statCioned way out heEre

AmAn' you're sent to penny figGhts an' Aldershot Amit

But when Amit comes to slaGughter

You will dCo your work for waEter

An' you'll lAmick the bloomin' bootGs of 'im that'sAm got it.

Now in IAmnja's sunny clGime

Where I useCd to spend my tEime

AmServin' her MaGjesty the QuAmeen

Of allAm the black faced cGrew

The fCinest man I kEnew

Was regiAmmental bGhisti, Gunga AmDin

The uAmniform he wGore

Was nothCin' much befEore

AmAn' rather less than half Gof that behAmind

But a piAmece of twisty raGg

An' a goCatskin water bagE

Was all tAmhe field equipmGent he could finAmd

When a sGweatin' troop train lay

In a sidAmin' thrGough the Amday

Where the hCeat would make you bloGomin' eyebrows cAmrawl

We shoAmuted, "Harry bGyâ?

Till ourC throats were bricky-dEry

Then wopAmped him 'cause hGe couldn't serve us Amall.

He would doAmt an' carry oGne

Till theC longest day was donEe

An' nevAmer seemed to knowG the use of Amfear

If we chAmarged a broke or cGut

You could beCt your bloomin' nEut

He'd be waAmitin' fifty paGces right flank Amrear.

With hisG mussick on his back

He would skAmip to oGur attaAmck

An' watchC us till the buGgles made 'RAmetire"

An' for Amall his dirty hiGde

He was white,C clear white insiEde

When he wentAm to tend the woGunded under fAmire.

(Spoken)

It was DAmin, DGin, DCin E

With the bCullets kickin' dGust spots on the gAmreen

And when the carCtridges ran oGut

You could heaCr the front files sEhout

Send ammCunition mules, aGnd Gunga DAmin!

I shAman't forget the nigGht

When I fCell behind the fEight

With a bAmullet where my belt Gplate should a' Ambeen

I was chAmokin' mad with thGirst

An' the Cman that spied me fiErst

Was our goodAm old grinnin', grGuntin' GungaAm Din

He liftGed up my head

An' he pAmlugged me wGhere I Ambled

An' he gCave me half a piGnt of water gAmreen

It was cAmrawlin' and it sGtunk

But of aCll the drinks I've druEnk

I'm most grAmateful to the onGe from Gunga AmDin

He carrAmied me awGay

To whereC a dooli lEay

An' a buAmllet came and drGilled the beggar clAmean

He carrAmied me insiGde

An' jusCt before he diEed

I hAmope you liked your drGink said Gunga DAmin.

So I'll Gmeet him later on

In the pAmlace where Ghe as gAmone

Where it's alwCays double drillG and no cantAmeen

He'll be squAmattin' on the coGals

Givin' dCrinks to poor damned soEuls

I'll cAmatch a swig in hGell from Gunga DAmin

It was AmDin, GDin, DCin E

You LazaCrushian-lGeather Gunga DAmin

Tho' I've beClted you an' flayed Gyou

By the livin' CGod that made yEou

You're aC better man than GI am, Gunga AmDin G Am C E Am G Am

View full chord sheet →

Operator

Key: BmMedium

OpeBmrator, oh could you Chelp me place this Gcall

AmYou see the number on the Dmatchbook is old and Emfaded D C Bm Am G

She's living in BmL.A., with my Cbest old ex-friend GRay

AmA guy she said she Dknew well and sometimes Emhated D C Bm Am G

Isn't that the Cway they say it Ggoes

But lets Cforget all Dthat

And Ggive me the number if Amyou can find it

So CI Amcan Emcall just to Bmtell her I'm fine and to Amshow

DI've overcome the Cblow, I've learned to take it Gwell

I only wish my Amwords, could just convince myCself

That it just wasn't Dreal, but Cthat's not the way it Gfeels

BmAmCAmG

OpeBmrator, oh could you Chelp me place this Gcall

Cause I Amcan't read the Dnumber that you just Emgave me D C Bm Am G

There's something in my Bmeye, you know it Chappens every Gtime

AmI think about the Dlove, that I thought would Emsave me D C Bm Am G

Isn't that the Cway they say it Ggoes

But lets Cforget all Dthat

And Ggive me the number if Amyou can find it

So CI Amcan Emcall just to Bmtell her I'm fine and to Amshow

DI've overcome the Cblow, I've learned to take it Gwell

I only wish my Amwords, could just convince myCself

That it just wasn't Dreal, but Cthat's not the way it Gfeels

CNo, no, no, no, G Cthat's not the way it Gfeels

OpeBmrator, let's Cforget about this Gcall

AmThere's no one there, DI really wanted to Emtalk to D C Bm Am G

Thank you for your Bmtime, cause you've been Cso much more than Gkind

AmYou can keep the Ddime Em D C Bm Am G

Isn't that the Cway they say it Ggoes

But lets Cforget all Dthat

And Ggive me the number if Amyou can find it

So CI Amcan Emcall just to Bmtell her I'm fine and to Amshow

DI've overcome the Cblow, I've learned to take it Gwell

I only wish my Amwords, could just convince myCself

That it just wasn't Dreal, but Cthat's not the way it Gfeels

BmAmCAmGBmAmCAmG

View full chord sheet →

One Less Set Of Footsteps

Key: CHard

CWe're been runninF' away froGm,

CSomethin' we botFh know,G

We'veC long rE7un ouFt of thiCngs to say,

And I Fthink IC'd beBbtter Ggo.

CSo don't be gettin' FexcitGed,

When youC hear thEmat slammAmin' D7door,

'Cause there'll be Cone less set oGf footsteps

On Fyour fCloor in the mornin'.

CAnd we've been hidin' froFm somethinG',

That should have Cnever gone thiFs far, G

CBut afteE7r all iFt's what Cwe've done,

That Fmakes uCs whaBbt we Gare.

CAnd you've been talkin' iFn silGence,

Well if it's CsilencEme yAmou aD7dore,

Oh, there'll be Cone Less set oGf footsteps

On Fyour fCloor in the mornin'.

Well there'll be Fone Less set of footsteps on youCr floor,

FOne LesAms manC to walk in,

FOne Less pair of jeans upon youGr door,

AmOne lesDs voicG7e a-talkin'

CBut tomorrow's Fa dream awGay,

And toCday has turned tFo dust, G

CYour silveE7r tongue Fhas turnCed to clay,

And your FgoldeCn ruleBb to Grust.

CIf that's the way that yoFu want it,G

Well that's the Cway EmI wantAm it D7more,

'Cause there'll be Cone less set oGf footsteps

On Fyour floor Cin the mornin'.

Well there'll Fbe one Less set of footsteCps on your floor,

FOne LesAms manC to walk in,

FOne Less pair of jeans upon youGr door,

AmOne lesDs voicG7e a-talkin'

CBut tomorrow's Fa dream awGay,

And toCday has turned tFo dust, G

CYour silveE7r tongue Fhas turnCed to clay,

And your FgoldeCn ruleBb to Grust.

CIf that's the way that yoFu want it,G

Well that's the Cway EmI wantAm it D7more,

'Cause there'll be Cone less set oGf footsteps

On Fyour floor Cin the mornin'.

View full chord sheet →

Nex time this time

Key: CHard

C/B

Asus4

Ver:1

CIF YOU GET TO FEC/BELIN? ALL AALONE,

Asus4WHEN YOUR GDmOOD TIME FRG7IENDS HAVE ACLL GOTC/B UP ANDAm GONE

FDON?T COME KNOE7CKIN? ARAmOUND MY DAmOOR

D7BECAUSE I?VE HEARD YOUR LG7INES BEFORE

CAND THERE AIN?T GONNA BE A NFEXT TIME, THISF TIME,

CCAUSE, WOMAN, STARTIN? RIGG7HT NOW

I?M GONNA FORCGET YOUR NC7AME AND YFOUR PRETTY FACE, GFIRL

D7AND WRITE YOU OFF AS A BFAD MIG7STAKE

YOU KNOW TCHAT SOME WOMEN THEY ARE LOFVERS

CAND SOME JUST GOT NO SG7ENSE

CBUT A WOMAN LIKE YOC7U OUGHTA BE ASFHAMED

COF THE THINGS YOU G7DO TO MFEN C

Ver:2 (same chords as Vers 1)

If you get to feeling all alone

When you find that you can't make it on your own

Don't come knockin' around my door

You see I've seen your act before

CAND THERE AIN?T GONNA BE A NFEXT TIME, THISF TIME,

CCAUSE, WOMAN, STARTIN? RIGG7HT NOW

I?M GONNA FORCGET YOUR NC7AME AND YFOUR PRETTY FACE, GFIRL

D7AND WRITE YOU OFF AS A BFAD MIG7STAKE

YOU KNOW TCHAT SOME WOMEN THEY ARE LOFVERS

CAND SOME JUST GOT NO SG7ENSE

CBUT A WOMAN LIKE YOC7U OUGHTA BE ASFHAMED

COF THE THINGS YOU G7DO TO MFEN C

Ver:3 (same chords as ver 1 and 2)

If you get to feelin' you were wrong

Don't go wastin' your good money on the phone

'Cause I can hang up as fast as you can call

And that ain't all

CAND THERE AIN?T GONNA BE A NFEXT TIME, THISF TIME,

CCAUSE, WOMAN, STARTIN? RIGG7HT NOW

I?M GONNA FORCGET YOUR NC7AME AND YFOUR PRETTY FACE, GFIRL

D7AND WRITE YOU OFF AS A BFAD MIG7STAKE

YOU KNOW TCHAT SOME WOMEN THEY ARE LOFVERS

CAND SOME JUST GOT NO SG7ENSE

CBUT A WOMAN LIKE YOC7U OUGHTA BE ASFHAMED

COF THE THINGS YOU G7DO TO MFEN C

CYEAH, WOMAN LIKE YOUC7 OUGHTA BE ASFHAMED

COF THE THINGS YOU G7DO TO MFEN C

NOT HARD SONG

THE ( ) THAT INDICATES THE CHANGE

IT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME JUST REPEAT CHORDS FOR

VER 1 , 2 AND, 3 ALL SAME CHORDS FOR THEM

View full chord sheet →

Tomorrow's Gonna Be A Brighter Day

Key: EMedium

F#m7

C#m

Well, I'm Esorry for the things Athat I told you

But Ewords only go so fAar

And Eif I had my way I would F#m7reach into heaven

And I'd C#mpull you Ddown a sAtar for a present

And I'd Emake you a chain out of Adiamonds

And F#m7pearls from a sDummer sAea

But Eall I can give you is aF#m7 kiss in the morning

And a C#msweet DapologAy

EAEA

Well, IE know that it hasn't beenA easy

And I Ehaven't always been aAround

To say Ethe right words or to F#m7hold you in the mornin'

Or to C#mhelp you Dwhen you'reA down

I know EI never showed you mucAh of a good time

But F#m7baby things are gDonna chanAge

I'm gonEna make up for all of the Ahurt I brought

I'm gonna C#mlove away aDll your pAain

And tEomorrow's gonna C#mbe a brighterF#m7 day

There's gonna B7be some changes

TomEorrow's gonnaC#m be a brighterF#m7 day

This tB7ime you can believe me

NEo more cryin' in your Alonely room

AndF#m7 no more emDpty nightAs

'Cause Etomorrow mornin'F#m7 everything will B7turn out Eright A

Well, there's Esomething that I've got to telAl you

Yes I've Egot something on my Amind

But woErds come hard when youF#m7r lying in my arms

And when I'm looking C#mdeep intDo your eAyes

But there'sE truth and consolAation

And F#m7what I'm trDying to sAay

Is that Enobody ever had a rAainbow baby

UnC#mtil he haDd the raAin

And tEomorrow's gonna C#mbe a brighterF#m7 day

There's gonna B7be some changes

TomEorrow's gonnaC#m be a brighterF#m7 day

This tB7ime you can believe me

NEo more cryin' in your Alonely room

AndF#m7 no more emDpty nightAs

'Cause Etomorrow mornin'F#m7 everything will B7turn out Eright A

View full chord sheet →

I Got A Name

Key: EHard

C#m

F#7

G#m

G#7

C#7

ELike the pine trees B7lining the winding rC#moad

I got a Aname, B7 I got a Ename B7

ELike the singing B7bird and the croaking C#mtoad

I got a F#7name, I've got a B7name

G#mAnd I carry it Awith me, like my Edaddy did G#7

But I'm living the C#mdream, F#7 that he kept B7hid

G#mMoving me down the Ahighway, G#mrolling me down the C#7highway

AMoving ahead so B7life won't pass me Dby A B7 D A B7

ELike a north wind B7whistling down the C#msky

I got a Asong, B7 I got a Esong B7

ELike the whippoorB7will and the baby's C#mcry

I've got a F#7song, I've got a B7song

G#mAnd I carry it Awith me and I Esing it loud G#7

If it gets me C#mnowhere, F#7 I'll go there B7proud

G#mMoving me down the Ahighway, G#mrolling me down the C#7highway

AMoving ahead so B7life won't pass me Dby A B7

EB7C#mAB7EB7EB7C#mF#7B7

EAnd I'm gonna go there free

Like the fool I B7am and I'll always C#mbe

I've got a Adream, B7 I've got a Edream B7

EThey can change their B7minds but they can't change C#mme

I've got a F#7dream, I've got a B7dream

G#mI know I could Ashare it, if you Ewant me to G#7

If you're going my C#mway, F#7 I'll go with B7you

G#mMoving me down the Ahighway, G#mrolling me down the C#7highway

AMoving ahead so B7life won't pass me Dby A B7

G#mMoving me down the Ahighway, G#mrolling me down the C#7highway

AMoving ahead so B7life won't pass me Dby.A..B7 D A B7 E

View full chord sheet →

Top Hat Bar And Grille

Key: AHard

Well if you're Alookin' for a good time

Look hard as you want but you ain't gonna find

The Ekinda good time you will

Come ev'y FFriday Saddidy evenin'

At the BTop Hat Bar and Grille E E A Bb B

Well at the ETop Hat Bar and Grille

There is a Awaitress name of ELil

Well she's a honky tonky, Blittle bit chunky A. divorcEeeA Bb B

She wear dem Etight hippy hugger slacks

You can beAlieve me when I tell you, EJack

That she a dancin', prancin', Bhard romancin' Ap-i-e-c-Ee

And she can Ado the boogie woogie, she can Edo the boogaloo

And she can Ado the hootchie cootchie

Oh, she Fknows how to nasty Btoo

So if you're Alookin' for a good time

Look hard as you want but you ain't gonna find

The Ekinda good time you will

Come ev'y FFriday Saddidy evenin'

At the BTop Hat Bar and Grille E E A Bb B

Well, at the ETop Hat Bar and Grille

They got this Abouncer name of EGil

Well he a honky tonky, B. heavily funky A. ex-marEine A Bb B

He wear dem Eskintight body builder shirts

And Jack, he'll Aknock you out into the Edirt

But if you got no money or you Btry to be funny

A. Then mother you gonna Esee that man gonna Ado the boogie woogie

He gonna Edo the boogaloo, he gonna Ado the hootchie cootchie

And he'll be Fdoin' all his dancin' on Byou

So if you're Alookin' for a good time

Look hard as you want but you ain't gonna find

The Ekinda bad time you will

Come ev'y FFriday Saddidy evenin'

At the BTop Hat Bar and Grill E E

A. Lookin' for a good time A

E. Lookin' for a bad time E F B E

So if you're Alookin' for a good time

Look hard as you want but you ain't gonna find

The Ekinda good time you will

Come ev'y FFriday Saddidy evenin'

At the BTop Hat Bar and Grille E E B B7 E

View full chord sheet →

You Don't Mess Around With Jim

Key: EEasy

EUptown got it's hustlers

The bowery got it's bums

42nd Street got Big Jim Walker

He's a pool-shootin' son of a E7gun

YeahA7, he big and dumb as a man can come

But he stronger than a country hoss

And when the B7bad folks all get A7together at night

You know they B7all call big Jim "A7Boss", just becEause

And they say

You don't A7tug on Superman's E7cape

You don't A7spit into the E7wind

You don't A7pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger

And you B7don't mess around with EJim

Do da do da da di di de de de B7di

EWell outta south Alabama came a country boy

He say I'm lookin' for a man named Jim

I am a pool-shootin' boy

My name Willie McCoy

But down home they call me E7Slim

Yeah I'm A7lookin' for the king of 42nd Street

He drivin' a drop top Cadillac

Last week he B7took all my money

And it A7may sound funny

But I cB7ome to get my moneyA7 back

And everybodyE say Jack don't you know

And you don't A7tug on Superman's E7cape

You don't A7spit into the E7wind

You don't A7pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger

And you B7don't mess around with EJim

Do da do da da di di de de deB7 di

EWell a hush fell over the pool room

Jimmy come boppin' in off the street

And when the cuttin' were done

The only part that wasn't bloody

Was the E7soles of the big man's feet

Yeah he were A7cut in in bout a hundred places

And he were shot in a couple more

And you B7better believe

They A7sung a different kind of story

When B7big Jim hit the Efloor now they say

You don't A7tug on Superman's E7cape

You don't A7spit into the E7wind

You don't A7pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger

And you B7don't mess around with ESlim

mm mn mn mn mn mn mn B7mn

Yeah, big Jim got his hat

Find out where it's at

And it's not hustlin' people strange to you

Even if you do got a two-piece custom-made pool cue

Yeah you don't A7tug on Superman's E7cape

You don't A7spit into the E7wind

You don't A7pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger

And you B7don't mess around with ESlim

View full chord sheet →

Lovers Cross

Key: CHard

C/B

C/E

Dm7

GUESS CTHAT IT WASAm BOUND TDmO HAPPEN; G7WAS JUSCT A MATTER AmOF TIME Dm G7

BUT NOW I'VE COCME TO AmMY DECIDmSION, AND IT'S A OCNE OF THE PC/BAINFUL KAmIND

Am'CAGUSE NOW IT SEFEMS THAT YOU WAGNTED A MAAmRTYR, Am G

JUST FA REGULAR C/EGUY WOULDN'T DmDO G7

BUT BACBY, IC/B CAN'T HAmANG UPDmON NO LOVER'S CRG7OSS FOR YCOU. C7

YES I RECALLY GAmOT TO HDmAND IT TG7O YOU, 'CAUSE CGIRL, YOU RAmEALLY TRDmIED G7

BUT FOR ECVERY TAmIME THAT DmWE SPENT LAG7UGHIN'

THERE WERE TCWO TC/BIMES THAAmT I CRAmIEDG.

AND YOU WERE TRYFING TO MAGKE ME YOUR MAmARTAmYR G

AND THAT'S THE OFNE THING I JCUST COULDN'T DmDO G7

'CAUSE CBABY, C/BI CAN'T HAmANG UDmPON NO LOG7VER'S CROSS FOR YCOU.C7

'CAUSEF TABLES ARE MGEANT FOR TAmURNEmIN',

AND PFEOPLE ARE BCOUND TO CHDmANGE G7

AND FBRIDGES ARE MEGANT FOR BAmURNEmIN',

WHEN THE PFEOPLE AND MCEMORIES THEY JDm7UST AREN'T THE SG7AME Dm7 G7

SO I'LL HOCPE THAT YAmOU CAN FIDmND ANOG7THER WHO CAN TACKE WHAT AmI COULD DmNOTG7

CHE'LL HAVE TO AmBE A SDmUPER GG7UY OR MAYCBE A SC/BUPER GAmOD Am G

'CAUSE I NFEVER WAS MGUCH OF A MAAmRTYR BAmEFOGRE

AND I AIFN'T 'BOUT TO STC/EART NOTHIN' DmNEW G7

AND BACBY, I CC/BAN'T HAmANG UDmPON NO LOVER'S CG7ROSS FOR YCOU.

View full chord sheet →

10.

Kings Song

Key: CHard

F#m

Em7

King's Song Jim Croce

He Cstruggled so Emhard to be kAming

DmWorkinGg night and day

CDreaming of Emonly one tAmhing

DmNever a hoGliday

FSomewhere along the wCay

FHe forgot she was Dmonly a gG7irl

Now his Ckingdom has fEmallen

And it's Freally quite a Dmtragic tBbale G

Cause Che built a cEmastle to haAmrbor his queen

But the Fqueen claimed he Cbuilt her a jGail

He sCtruggled so Emhard to be kAming

DmHe wanted eGverything

He Cbuilt her a hEmouse by the sAmea

DmJust to keGep her in

FSomewhere along the wCay

FHe forgot she Bbneeded a frGiend

Now his Ckingdom has fEmallen

And it's rFeally quite a Dmtragic tBbale G

Cause Che built a cEmastle to haAmrbor his queen

And the qFueen claimed he Cbuilt her a jGail E7 A

It hDappened so quickly bGefore he could kGmnow

She was gDone, fGar goDne

GFar from the castle, the dDiamonds and things

She had wBmorn to the bCall A7

ThGere was a note that she caDrefully wrote

SBmigned it best Cwishes to aA7ll

Oh you sDtruggled so F#mhard to be kBming

Em7Working niAght and day

DDreaming of oF#mnly one tBmhing, Em7never a holA7iday

GSomewhere Gmalong the wDay

GYou forgot that I nCeeded a mAan D

When they fDound him they F#mtook him back wDhere he beB7longed

And his faEmmily and Em7friends saw him EmannuallAy

And they sDay it's a sF#mhame what's beDcome of the kBing

View full chord sheet →