I Got a Name
Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel

Jim Croce
I Got a Name
1973
I picked up Croce's Greatest Hits from BMG and
this was the one song I really wanted on it.  It
wasn't terribly hard, and it's very upbeat so it
should be a cool song to play.  I hope you enjoy
this one as much as I do.

Lyrics
Chords


Capo 2nd INTRO: D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-------2---------|-----------------|-------2---------| B:-------3-------3-|-----3---------3-|-------3-------3-|-----3---------3-| G:-----2-------0---|-----------------|-----2-------0---|-----------------| D:-0-------2-------|-2h4-----4p2-0---|-0-------2-------|-2h4-----4p2-0---| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The verses look like this: Like the pine trees linin' the winding road I've got a D D/C# Bm Bm/F# + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------2-------|---------2-------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3-|---------3-------|-------------3---| G:---2---------2---|---2---------2---|-----4-----4---4-|-----4---------4-| D:-0-----0---------|-----------------|---4---------4---|---4-------4-----| A:-----------------|-4-----4---------|-2-----2---------|-2-----2---------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------| name I've got a name G A D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2---------| B:---------0-------|---------2-------|-------3-------3-|-----3---------3-| G:-----0-----0---0-|-----2-----2---2-|-----2-------0---|-----------------| D:---0---0-----0---|---2---2-----2---|-0-------2-------|-2h4-----4p2-0---| A:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| like the singin' bird and the croakin' toad I've got a D D/C# Bm + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------2-------|---------2-------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3-|---------3-------|---------3-------| G:---2---------2---|---2---------2---|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-| D:-0-----0---------|-----------------|---4---------4---|---4---------4---| A:-----------------|-4-----4---------|-2-----2---------|-2-----2---------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| dream I've got a dream Em A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------.---0-----| B:---------0-------|---------0-------|---------2-------|-2---2-3---2-----| G:-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|-----2-----2---2-|-2---2-2---------| D:---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---0-0---0-----| E:-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| At this point, add another guitar which arpeggiates each chord once and then joins the chorus. and I carry it with me like my daddy did but I'm livin' the F#m G D F# + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-------2-2-------|-----------------| B:---------2-------|---------3-------|-----3---3-------|---------2-------| G:-------2-2-------|-------4-4-------|---2-------------|-------3-3-------| D:-----4-----------|-----5-----------|-0---------------|-----4-----------| A:---4-------------|---5-------------|-----------------|---4-------------| E:-2---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-2---------------| dream that he kept hid Bm E A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------2-------|-----------------|---------0-------|-------.---0-----| B:-------3-3-------|---------0-------|-------2-2-------|-2---2-3---2-----| G:-----4-----------|-------1-1-------|-----2-----------|-2---2-2---------| D:---4-------------|-----2-----------|---2-------------|-----------------| A:-2---------------|---2-------------|-0---------------|-0---0-0---0-----| E:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Here is the tab at the end of the chorus, marked "G": Cadd9 G/B G/A G Cadd9 G/B G/A G + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| B:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D:-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x---x---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x---x---| A:-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-|-0-x-x-x-x---0h2-|-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-|-0-x-x-x-x---0h2-| E:-----------------|---3-3-3-2h3-----|-----------------|---3-3-3-2h3-----|
LYRICS:
play intro Like the pine trees linin' the windin' road I've got a name I've got a name Like the singin' bird and the croakin' toad I've got a name I've got a name And I carry it with me like my daddy did But I'm living the dream that he kept hid
CHORUS F#m G Movin' me down the highway F#m Bm Rollin' me down the highway G A "G" Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by
now, strum the same chords D D/C# Bm Like the north wind whistlin' down the sky G A D I've got a song I've got a song D D/C# Bm Like the whippoorwill and the baby's cry Em A I've got a song I've got a song F#m G D And I carry it with me and I sing it loud F# Bm E A If it gets me nowhere I'll go there proud
CHORUS
GUITAR SOLO D D/C# Bm G A D D D/C# Bm Em A
D And I'm gonna go there free continue like last verse Like the fool I am and I'll always be I've got a dream I've got a dream They can change their minds but they can't change me I've got a dream I've got a dream Oh I know I could share it if you want me to If you're goin' my way I'll go with you
CHORUS 2x end on D

CHORDS:
D/C# x4x232 For a list of the other chords, check out my
list of common chords. To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 10-27-97 by Daniel E. Smith.