Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels)
Jim Croce

Jim Croce
You Don't Mess Around With Jim
1972
Well, after the success of Time in a Bottle, I decided
to follow up with this fun hit.  It's really easy, and
the easy bass lines make you sound like a guitar virtuoso.
I haven't tabbed the solo guitar, just the basic one
playing chords.  Have fun and keep playin'!

Chords


Here's the intro: G Bm Am C + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------3---|-------------2---|-------------0---|-----------------| B:-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----1-----1-----|-1---------------| G:---0-----0-------|---4-----4-------|---2-----2-------|-0---------------| D:-------0---------|-------4---------|-------2---------|-----------------| A:---------------0-|-2-------------2-|-0---------------|-3-2---0-----0---| E:-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3---3-| G/B Bm Am C + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------3---|-------------2---|-------------0---|-----------------| B:-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----1-----1-----|-1---------------| G:---------0-------|---4-----4-------|---2-----2-------|-0---------------| D:-------0---------|-------4---------|-------2---------|-----------------| A:-0h2-------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-3-2---0-----0---| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3---3-|
The verses look like this: Oper - ator could you help me place this call G/B Bm C C/B Am C/G G + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------3---|-------------2---|-----------------|---------------------| B:-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|---1---1---1---1-|---------------------| G:---------0-------|---4-----4-------|-----------------|---------------------| D:-------0---------|-------4---------|-----------------|---------------------| A:-0h2-------------|-2---------------|-3---2---0-------|-3-2-0-------0h2p0---| E:-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|-------3-----------3-| See the number on the... faded Am Bm Em D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------0---|-------------2---|-------------0---|-----------------| B:-----1-----1-----|-----3-----3-----|-----0-----0-----|-3---------------| G:---2-----2-------|---4-----4-------|---0-----0-------|-2---------------| D:-------2---------|-------4---------|-------2---------|-0---------------| A:-0---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----3---2---0---| E:-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray G Bm C C/B Am C/G G + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------3---|-------------2---|-----------------|---------------------| B:-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|---1---1---1---1-|---------------------| G:---0-----0-------|---4-----4-------|-----------------|---------------------| D:-------0---------|-------4---------|-----------------|---------------------| A:-----------------|-2---------------|-3---2---0-------|-3-2-0-------0h2p0---| E:-3---------------|-----------------|-------------3---|-------3-----------3-| a guy she said she knew... hated Am Bm Em D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------0---|-------------2---|-------------0---|-----------------| B:-----1-----1-----|-----3-----3-----|-----0-----0-----|-3---------------| G:---2-----2-------|---4-----4-------|---0-----0-------|-2---------------| D:-------2---------|-------4---------|-------2---------|-0---------------| A:-0---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----3---2---0---| E:-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
play intro Operator, oh could you help me place this call See the number on the matchbook is old and faded She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray Guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
strum these chords during the chorus: CHORUS G C G Isn't that the way they say it goes C D/F# Let's forget all that G C And give me the number if you can find it Em D/F# G Bm Am So I can call just to tell him I'm fine and to show D C Bm I've overcome the blow I've learned to take it well Am C D I only wish my words could convince myself that it just wasn't real C But that's not the way it feels
play first four bars of intro Operator, oh could you help me place this call Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me There's something in my eyes; you know it happens every time I think about the love that I thought would save me CHORUS
G C G C G No no no no that's not the way it feels Operator, oh let's forget about this call There's no one one there I really wanted to talk to Thank you for your time; oh you've been so much more than kind You can keep the dime CHORUS
play intro tab end on G
CHORDS:
D/F# 200232 (thumb on 6th string) C/B x2x010 C/G 3x2010 G/B x20033 To learn why these chords are named this way, check out
Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 6-28-97 by Daniel E. Smith.