Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) chords by Jim Croce (Official Version)
Intro 1
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Bm
Am
C
G/B
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D/F#
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Bm
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C
G/B
Am
D/F#
Verse 1
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Bm
Operator,
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Am
C
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oh could you help me place this call
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D7/F#
You see the number on the matchbook
Em
D
is old and faded
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Bm
She's livin' in L.A
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Am
C
G
With my best old ex- friend Ray
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D7/F#
A guy she said she knew well
Em
D
and sometimes hated
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Chorus 1
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C/G
G
Isn't that the way they say it goes
C
D
But let's forget all that
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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
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I've learned to take it well
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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
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Bm
Am
C
G/B
Am
D/F#
Verse 2
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Bm
Operator,
C
Am
C
G
oh could you help me place this call
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D7/F#
Cause I can't read the number
Em
D
that you just gave me
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Bm
There's something in my eyes
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Am
C
G
You know it happens every time
Am
D7/F#
I think about the love
Em
D
that I thought would save me
Chorus 2
G
C/G
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
G/B
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
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C
No, no, no, no
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C
That's not the way it feels
Verse 3
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Bm
Operator,
C
Am
C
G
oh let's forget about this call
Am
There's no one there
D7/F#
Em
D
I really wanted to talk to
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Bm
Thank you for your time
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Am
C
G
Oh you've been so much more than kind
Am
D7/F#
Em
D
You can keep the dime
Chorus 3
G
C/G
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
G/B
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
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Bm
Am
C
G/B
Am
D/F#
G
Bm
Am
C
G/B
Am
D/F#
G
Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)
Jim Croce
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