OPERATOR
                  (Jim Croce)


This song uses finger picking of common bar chords, with a nice intro.



 (intro)   G(bar 3)       Bm(bar 2)          Am            C      D
e|-------------------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------------
b|------3------3-----|----3-----3---3-|----1------1---1|-5-3-1-0-1-3--
g|----4-----4--------|-4--------------|--2-------------|-5-4-2-0-2-4--
d|--------5----------|------4-----4---|------2------2--|---------------
a|---------------5-0-|2---------------|0---------------|---------------
e|--3----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------

             operator,  could you    help me make    this call

(verse)    G(bar 3)       Bm(bar 2)            C                G
e|-------------------|--------2-------|----------------|--------------
b|------3------3-----|----3-----3---3-|----------------|--------------
g|----4-----4--------|-4--------------|--0---0---0---0-|0-0-0-0--0-0/2
d|--------5----------|------4-----4---|----------------|--------------
a|---------------5-0-|2---------------|3---2---0-------|3-2-0---0-----
e|--3----------------|----------------|------------3---|------3-------

    see the number on the matchbook is old and faded

(verse)     Am                D                Em               D
e|----------0--------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------------
b|------1-----1----1-|----3-----3---3-|----0-----0---0-|--3--3--3--3--
g|----2--------------|--2-------------|--0-------------|--2--2--0--0--
d|--------2------2---|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-------------
a|--0----------------|----------------|----------------|---3--2--0----
e|-------------------|----------------|0-----0-----0---|--------------


 Chorus:

    G              C               G
        Isn't that the way they say ...
                    C       D
        But lets forget ...
             G                     Am
        And give ....
           C D   Em           Bm                          Am
        So I can call just to t....
           D                 C                             G
        I've overcome the blow, I...
                        Am                          C
        I only wish my words c...
                             D7        C                      G
        That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels.