Jim Croce - Box 10

Well outta ^CSouthern Illi^Gnois Come a ^Amdown-home country ^Fboy He’s gonn^Ca make it in the city G F-C-G Playin’ guitar in the studio Oh well, he ^Chadn’t been there a^Gn hour When he ^Ammet a Broadway ^Fflow’r You know she ^Ctook him for his money G F C-G And she left him in a cheap hotel Oh well, it’^Cs easy for you t^Go see That that ^Amcountry boy is ^Fme C G F C-G Say and how’m I gonna ever break the news to the folks back home? Well, I was ^Cgonna be a great ^Gsuccess Things sure ^Amended up a me^Fss ^C G F C-G But in the process I got messed up to

Hello, ^Cmama and dad I had to ^Fcall coll^Gect Cause I ^Cain’t got ^Ema cent to^Am my n^Am/Game Well, I’^Cm sleepin’ in a ho^Ftel doorway And ton^Dight they say it’s gonn^Ga rain And if you’^Cd only ^Emsend me som^Ame mone^Am/Gy I’ll be b^Cack on ^Emmy fee^Amt agai^Am/Gn ^CSend it in ^Emcare of the S^Amunday Mi^Am/Gssion F C C-Em-Am-Am/G-F-G6-C Box Number Ten

Well, back in ^CSouthern Illi^Gnois They’re still^Am worryin” ‘bout ^Fthei^Cr boy G F C-G But this boy’s goin’ home soon’s he gets the fare Because as ^Csoon as I got my ^Gbread I got a ^Ampipe upside my ^Fhead You know they ^Ctook me in an alley G F C-G Took my money and my guitar too