Jim Croce - Operator

^G Oper^Bmator, well could you ^Am7help me ^Cplace this ^Gcall ^Am7 You see the number on the ^Dmatchbook is old an ^Emfaded ^{D G} She's living in L.A,^Bm With my ^Am7best old ^Cex friend ^GRay ^Am7 A guy she said she ^Dknew well and sometimes ^Emhated ^D

^G Isn'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 So ^CI ^Dcan ^Emcall just to ^Bmtell them I'm ^Dfine and to ^Am7show ^D I've overcome the ^Cblow, I've learned to take it ^Gwell I only wish my ^Am7words could just convince mys^Celf that it just wasn't ^Dreal But ^Cthat's not the way it feels ^G(2nd tim^Bme No, no, no, no, ^{Am7 D} that's not the way it ^Gfeels)

^G Oper^Bmator, well could you ^Am7help me ^Cplace this ^Gcall ^Am7 Cause I can't read the ^Dnumber that you just ^Emgave me ^{D G} There's something in my e^Bmyes, You know it ^Am7happens ^Cevery ^Gtime ^Am7 I think about the ^Dlove that I thought would ^Emsave me ^D

^G Ope^Bmrator, well let's for^Am7get a^Cbout this ^Gcall ^Am7 There's no one there, ^D I really wanted to ^Emtalk to ^{D G} Thank you for your ^Bmtime, Cause you've been ^Am7so much ^Cmore than ^Gkind ^Am7 You can keep the ^Ddime ^{Em D}