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.