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Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) chords by Jim Croce

  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • Am

  • C

  • D

  • Em

Intro 1
G
Bm
Am
C
Am
D
G
Bm
Am
C
Am
D
Verse 1
G
Bm
Operator,
C
Am
C
G
oh could you help me place this call
Am
D
You see the number on the matchbook
Em
D
is old and faded
G
Bm
She's livin' in L.A
C
Am
C
G
With my best old ex- friend Ray
Am
D
A guy she said she knew well
Em
D
and sometimes hated

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Chorus 1
G
C
G
Isn't that the way they say it goes
C
D
But let's forget all that
G
Am
And give me the number if you can find it
C
D
Em
Bm
D
So I can call just to tell them I'm fine
Am
and to show
D
C
I've overcome the blow
Bm
I've learned to take it well
Am
I only wish my words
C
could just convince myself
D
That it just wasn't real
C
But that's not the way it feels
Interlude 1
G
Bm
Am
C
Am
D
Verse 2
G
Bm
Operator,
C
Am
C
G
oh could you help me place this call
Am
D
Cause I can't read the number
Em
D
that you just gave me
G
Bm
There's something in my eyes
C
Am
C
G
You know it happens every time
Am
D
I think about the love
Em
D
that I thought would save me
Chorus 2
G
C
G
Isn't that the way they say it goes
C
D
But let's forget all that
G
Am
And give me the number if you can find it
C
D
Em
Bm
D
So I can call just to tell them I'm fine
Am
and to show
D
C
I've overcome the blow
Bm
I've learned to take it well
Am
I only wish my words
C
could just convince myself
D
That it just wasn't real
C
But that's not the way it feels
G
C
No, no, no, no
G
C
That's not the way it feels
Verse 3
G
Bm
Operator,
C
Am
C
G
oh let's forget about this call
Am
There's no one there
D
Em
D
I really wanted to talk to
G
Bm
Thank you for your time
C
Am
C
G
Oh you've been so much more than kind
Am
D
Em
D
You can keep the dime
Chorus 3
G
C
G
Isn't that the way they say it goes
C
D
But let's forget all that
G
Am
And give me the number if you can find it
C
D
Em
Bm
D
So I can call just to tell them I'm fine
Am
and to show
D
C
I've overcome the blow
Bm
I've learned to take it well
Am
I only wish my words
C
could just convince myself
D
That it just wasn't real
C
But that's not the way it feels
Outro 1
G
Bm
Am
C
Am
D
G
Bm
Am
C
Am
D
G
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