Jim Croce - Operator

^GOpe^Bmrator, well could you ^Chelp me place this ^Gcall ^AmSee the number on the ^Dmatchbook is old an ^Emfade^Dd ^GShe's living in L.^BmA With my ^Cbest old ex friend ^GRay ^AmGuy she said she ^D7knew well and sometimes ^Emhate^Dd ^{C Bm D}

But ^Gisn't that the ^Cway they say it ^Ggoes But let's for^Cget all ^Dthat And ^Ggive me the number if ^Amyou can find it ^CSo ^DI can ^Emcall just to ^Dtell them I'm ^Emfine and to ^Cshow I've over^Dcome the ^Cblow I've learned to ^Emtake it ^Gwell I only ^Amwish my ^Cwords could just con^Gvince myself That it ^Cjust wasn't ^Dreal But ^Cthat's not the way it ^Gfeels

^GOpe^Bmrator, well could you ^Chelp me place this ^Gcall ^AmCause I can't read the ^Dnumber that you just ^Emgave me^{D G}There's something in my ^Bmeyes You know it ^Chappens every ^Gtime I ^Amthink about the ^D7love that I thought would ^Emsave me^{D C Bm D}

But ^Gisn't that the ^Cway they say it ^Ggoes But let's fo^Crget all ^Dthat And ^Ggive me the number if ^Amyou can find it ^CSo ^DI can ^Emcall just to ^Dtell them I'm ^Emfine and to ^Cshow

I've over^Dcome the ^Cblow I've learned to ^Emtake it ^Gwell I only ^Amwish my ^Cwords could just con^Gvince myself That it ^Cjust wasn't ^Dreal But ^Cthat's not the way it ^Gfeels No, no, no, no, ^Cthat's not the way it ^Gfeels

^GOpe^Bmrator, let's for^Cget about this ^Gcall ^AmThere's no one there I ^Dreally wanted to ^Emtalk to^{D G}Thank you for your ^Bmtime Oh you've been ^Cso much more than ^Gkind ^AmYou can ^D7keep the ^Emdime^{D C Bm D}

But ^Gisn't that the ^Cway they say it ^Ggoes But let's for^Cget all t^Dhat And ^Ggive me the number if ^Amyou can find it ^CSo ^DI can ^Emcall just to ^Dtell them I'm ^Emfine and to ^Cshow I've ove^Drcome the ^Cblow I've learned to ^Emtake it ^Gwell I only ^Amwish my ^Cwords could just con^Gvince myself That it ^Cjust wasn't ^Dreal But ^Cthat's not the way it ^Gfeels