Lovers Cross
Jim Croce
Jim Croce
I Got A Name
1973
I have had several requests for this song so here it is.
It's a wonderful song. My fave line is the one about
"...or maybe a super god" :) It's not too hard, so enjoy.
Lyrics
Chords
Here's the intro:
F Em Am Am/F# G Fmaj7 G6 G7
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-1-----1-0-------|-----------------|-------------0---|-----0---1-0-----|
B:-----3-------3---|-1-----1-1-3-1---|-----3---1-------|-3-----------3---|
G:---2-----------0-|-----2---------2-|-4-----4---2---2-|---4---4---------|
D:-----------2-----|---2-------------|---5-------------|---------------0-|
A:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-1-------0-------|---------2-------|-3-------1-------|-3-------3-------|
This is the verse tab:
I guess that... bound to happen was just a matter of time
C Am Dm G C Am Dm G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----0-------0---|-----1-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----1-------3---|
B:-----1-------1---|-----3-------0---|-----1-------1---|-----3-------0---|
G:---0-------2-----|---2-------0-----|---0-------2-----|---2-------0-----|
D:-----------------|-0-----0-------0-|-----------------|-0-----0-------0-|
A:-3-----2-0-----0-|-----------------|-3-----2-0-----0-|-----------------|
E:-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|
...come to my decision and it's a-one of the painful kind
C Am Dm G C C/B Am G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----0-------0---|-----1-------3---|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-------3---|
B:-----1-------1---|-----3-------0---|-----1-----1---1-|-----1-------0---|
G:---0-------2-----|---2-------0-----|---0-----0-------|---2-------0---0-|
D:-----------------|-0-----0-------0-|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-3-----2-0-----0-|-----------------|-3-----2-----0---|-0-----0---------|
E:-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|
...seems that you wanted a martyr ...regular guy wouldn't do
F G Am G F Em Dm G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----1-------3---|-----0-------3---|-----1-------0---|-----1-------3---|
B:-----1-------0---|-----1-------0---|-----1-------0---|-----3-------0---|
G:---2---2---0-----|---2---2-------0-|-------2-------0-|---2---2---0-----|
D:---------------0-|-----------0-----|---3-------2-----|-0-------------0-|
A:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-1-------3-------|---------3-------|-1-------0-------|---------3-------|
...I can't hang upon no lover's cross for you
C Am Dm G
+ + + + + + + +
e:---0---0-----0---|-----1-------3---|
B:---1---1-----1---|-----3-------0---|
G:-----------2-----|---2-------0-----|
D:-----------------|-0-----0-------0-|
A:-3---2---0-----0-|-----------------|
E:-----------------|---------3-------|
After the first verse, this part gets played:
C G7
+ + + + + + + +
e:-----0-----0-----|-----1-----1-----|
B:-----1-----1-----|-----3-----3-----|
G:---0-----0-------|---0-----0-------|
D:-------2---------|-------------0---|
A:-3-----------3\\\|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-3-----3---------|
After the second and third verses, this part gets played and leads into the bridge:
C C7
+ + + + + + + +
e:-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|
B:-----1-----1---1-|-----1-----1---1-|
G:---0-----0-------|---3-----3-------|
D:-------2---------|-----------------|
A:-3-----------3---|-3-----3-----3---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
This is the bridge:
...tables are meant for turnin' and people are bound to change
F G Am Em F Em Dm G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----1-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----1-------0---|-----1-------3---|
B:-----1-------0---|-----1-------0---|-----1-------0---|-----3-------0---|
G:---2---2---0-----|---2---2-------0-|-------2-------0-|---2---2---0-----|
D:---------------0-|-----------2-----|---3-------2-----|-0-------------0-|
A:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-1-------3-------|---------0-------|-1-------0-------|---------3-------|
bridges are meant for burnin' people and mem'ries they join aren't the same
F G Am Em F Em G C G Am Dm G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----1-------3---|-----0-------0---|-1--0--3-0--3--0-|-----1-------3---|
B:-----1-------0---|-----1-------0---|-1--0--0-1--3--1-|-----3-------0---|
G:---2---2---0-----|---2---2-------0-|-----------------|---2---2---0-----|
D:---------------0-|-----------2-----|-3--2--0---------|-0-------------0-|
A:-----------------|-0---------------|---------3--2--0-|-----------------|
E:-1-------3-------|---------0-------|-----------------|---------3-------|
G7
+ + + + + + + +
e:-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|
B:-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
G:---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|
D:-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
A:-----------------|-----------------|
E:-3-------3-------|-----------------|
This is the ending:
C Em Am Am/F# G Fmaj7 G7 C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---------0-------|-----------------|-------------0---|---0-1---^0-------|
B:-----1-------3---|-1-----1-1-3-1---|-----3---1-------|-3-----0-^1-------|
G:---0---0-------0-|-----2---------2-|-4-----4---2---2-|---------^0-------|
D:-----------2-----|---2-------------|---5-------------|---------^2-------|
A:-3---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-------2-^3-------|
E:---------0-------|---------2-------|-3-------1-------|-3----------------|
LYRICS:
play intro
Guess that it was bound to happen
Was just a matter of time
But now I've come to my decision
And it's a-one of the painful kind
Cause now it seems that you wanted a martyr
Just a regular guy wouldn't do
But baby I can't hang upon no lover's cross for you
Yeah I really got to hand it to you
Cause girl you really tried
But for ev'ry time that we spent laughin'
There were two times that I cried
And you were tryin' to make me your martyr
And that's the one thing I just couldn't do
Cause baby I can't hang upon no lover's cross for you
BRIDGE
Cause tables are meant for turnin'
And people are bound to change
And bridges are meant for burnin'
When the people and mem'ries they join aren't the same
Still I hope that you can find another
Who can take what I could not
He'll have to be a super guy or maybe a super god
Cause I never was much of a martyr before
And I ain't 'bout to start nothin' new
And baby I can't hang upon no lover's cross for you
BRIDGE
Cause tables are meant for turnin'
And people are bound to change
And bridges are meant for burnin'
When the people and mem'ries they join aren't the same
So I'll hope that you can find
Another who can take what I could not
He'll have to be a super guy or maybe a super god
Cause I never was much of a martyr before
And I ain't 'bout to start nothin' new
And baby I can't hang upon no lover's cross for you
play ending
CHORDS:
C/B x2x010
Am/F# 2x2210
Fmaj7 103210 (thumb on 6th string)
G7 320031
G6 320000
C7 x32310
For other chords, go to my key to chords.
To learn why these chords are named this way, check Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.
Created on 1-8-98 by Daniel E. Smith.