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Jim Croce - I got a name
Great composition by a brilliant musician. A classic that will never die.
Chords:
C x32010
G/b x20033
Am x02210
Am/g 302210
D7/f# 200212
G 320003
G6sus4 332010
Em 022000
F 133211
A7 x02020
C5/bes x12010
C5/a x02010
C5/g 3x2010
C5/f 1xx010
Capo on 4
Intro:
Gtr1
C
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Gtr2
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Verse 1:
Gtr1
C G/b Am Am/g
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Like the pine trees
lining the winding
road, I've got a
Gtr2
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|-3h5---5---1---1-3-----3-------3-1---------------------------------|
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Gtr1
F G C
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|-2-------2---------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----0-------0-----|
|---3---3---3---3-----0-------0-------2-------3---0h2-----2p0-------|
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|-1---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
name I've got a name
Gtr2
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|-----------------------------------0-------0-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------2---3---3-----------------------|
|---------------------------------3---------------3---3-------3---3---|
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Gtr1
C G/b Am Am/g
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|-1-------1-------3-------3-------1-------1-------1-------1---------|
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-----2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
|-3---------------2---------------0---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
Like the singing
bird and the croaking
toad I've got a
Gtr1
D7/f# G G6sus4
G/b
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|---------1-----3---1-------3---0-------0-------0-----1---3---------|
|-2---2-----2-----------2---------0---0---0---0---0---------0-------|
|---0---0-----0---0---0---0---0-----0-------0-------0---2-----------|
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|-2-----------------------------3-------3-------3-------------------|
name I've got a name
Gtr2
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|-------------------------------0-------0-------0-----1---3---------|
|---------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---------0-------|
|-----------------------------------0-------0-------0---2-----------|
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Gtr1
Em F C E
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|-0---------0-----1---------1-----1-------0h1-----0---------0-------|
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|-----2-------2-------3-------3-------2---------------2-------2-----|
|---------2---------------3-------3-------------3---------2---------|
|-0---------------1-------------------------------0-----------------|
And I carry it
with me like my daddy did, but I'm living the
Gtr1
Am Am/g G G6sus4
G/b
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|-1---------1-----1---------1-----0-------0-------0-----1---3-------|
|---2---2-------2---2---2-------2---0---0---0---0---0-----0---0-----|
|-----2-------2-------3-------2-------0-------0-------0-2-----------|
|-0-------0---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-----------------|
dreams that he kept hid
Chorus:
Gtr1
Em F Em A7
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---1---1-1---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0------|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---1---1-1---0-0---0-0---0-0---2---2-0h2----|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---2---2-2---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2---3---3-3---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2---3---3-3---2-2---2-2---2-2---0---0-0------|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---1---1-1---0-0---0-0---0-0----------------|
Moving me down the high-
way. Moving me down the high-
way.
Gtr1
F G C5/bes C5/a C5/g C5/f C5/bes C5/a C5/G C5/f
|-1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3---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-|
|-1-1---1-1---1-0---0---0-0---0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2---2-2---2-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3---3-3---3-0---0---0-0---0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3---3-3---3-2---2---2-2---2---1-----0-------------------------1-----0-----------------------|
|-1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3---------------3-----1-----0h1-3---------------3-----1-----0h1-3-|
Moving ahead so
life won't pass me by
Gtr2
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|---------------------------------1-----1-----1-----1-------------1-----1-----1-----1-----------|
|---------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-------------0-----0-----0-----0-----------|
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|---------------------------------------------3-----1-----0h1-3---------------3-----1-----0h1-3-|
Verse 2:
Gtr1
C G/b Am Am/g
Like the north wind wistling down the sky, I've got a
Gtr2
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|--------3h5---5-3-----3-------3-1----------------------------------|
|------------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------|
|------------------------0------------------------------------------|
|--------3-------2---------------0----------------------------------|
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Gtr1
F G C
song, I've got a song
Gtr2
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|---------------------------------1-----1-3-----1-3h5---1---3---1-3h5-|
|-----------------------------------0-------0-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------2---3---3-----------------------|
|---------------------------------3---------------3---3-------3---3---|
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Gtr1
C G/b Am Am/g
Like the whippoorwill and the baby's cry, I've got a
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Gtr1
D7/f# G
song, I've got a song
Gtr2
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Gtr1
Em F C E
And I carry it with me and I sing it loud, if it gets me
Gtr1
Am Am/g G G6sus4
G/b
nohwere, I'll go there proud
Gtr2
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Chorus:
Gtr1
Em F Em A7
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---1---1-1---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0------|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---1---1-1---0-0---0-0---0-0---2---2-0h2----|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---2---2-2---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2---3---3-3---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2---3---3-3---2-2---2-2---2-2---0---0-0------|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---1---1-1---0-0---0-0---0-0----------------|
Moving me down the high-
way. Moving me down the high-
way.
Gtr1
F G C5/bes C5/a C5/g C5/f
|-1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1---1-1---1-0---0---0-0---0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2---2-2---2-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3---3-3---3-0---0---0-0---0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3---3-3---3-2---2---2-2---2---1-----0-----------------------|
|-1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3---------------3-----1-----0h1-3-|
Moving ahead so
life won't pass me by
Gtr2
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|---------------------------------1-----1-----1-----1-----------|
|---------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------1-----0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------3-----1-----0h1-3-|
Solo:
C G/b Am Am/g F G C
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|-5-5-5-6--8b10r8-6b8r6-5---4b5-3-1---1---3b5r3-1-3---------3---------1h3-1-3/5-5--|
|-----------------------------------2---------------0---------0h2-0-2--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------0h2------------------------|
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G/b Am Am/g D G G6sus4 G/b C
|------------------------5--------------------3-------------------------0----|
|-5-6--8b10r8-5-8-8b10-----5r3-1-3---1--1-------0-1---1-0-----1-----3---1----|
|-----------------------------------------2h4-------0-----0-----0-------0----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------0-----2-----2----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------3----|
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And I'm gonna go there free
Gtr2
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Verse 3:
Gtr1
C G/b Am Am/g
Like the fool I am and I'll always be, I've got a
Gtr1
F G C
dream, I've got a dream
Gtr2
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Gtr1
C G/b Am Am/g
They can change their minds but they can't change me, I've got a
Gtr1
D7/f# G G6sus4
G/b
dream, I've got a dream
Gtr2
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|---------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---------0-------|
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Gtr1
Em F C E
I know I could share it, if you want me to, If you're going my
Gtr1
Am Am/g G G6sus4
G/b
way, I'll go with you
Gtr2
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|-----------------------------------0-------0-------0---2-----------|
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Chorus:
Gtr1
Em F Em A7
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---1---1-1---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0------|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---1---1-1---0-0---0-0---0-0---2---2-0h2----|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---2---2-2---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2---3---3-3---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2---3---3-3---2-2---2-2---2-2---0---0-0------|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---1---1-1---0-0---0-0---0-0----------------|
Moving me down the high-
way. Moving me down the high-
way.
Gtr1
F G C5/bes C5/a C5/g C5/f
|-1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1---1-1---1-0---0---0-0---0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2---2-2---2-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3---3-3---3-0---0---0-0---0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3---3-3---3-2---2---2-2---2---1-----0-----------------------|
|-1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3---------------3-----1-----0h1-3-|
Moving ahead so
life won't pass me by
Gtr2
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------1-----1-----1-----1-----------|
|---------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------1-----0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------3-----1-----0h1-3-|
Gtr1
Em F Em A7
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---1---1-1---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0------|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---1---1-1---0-0---0-0---0-0---2---2-0h2----|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---2---2-2---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2---3---3-3---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2---3---3-3---2-2---2-2---2-2---0---0-0------|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---1---1-1---0-0---0-0---0-0----------------|
Moving me down the high-
way. Moving me down the high-
way.
Gtr1
F G C5/bes C5/a C5/g C5/f C5/bes C5/a C5/G C5/f
|-1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3---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-|
|-1-1---1-1---1-0---0---0-0---0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2---2-2---2-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3---3-3---3-0---0---0-0---0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3---3-3---3-2---2---2-2---2---1-----0-------------------------1-----0-----------------------3-|
|-1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3---------------3-----1-----0h1-3---------------3-----1-----0h1-3---|
Moving ahead so
life won't pass me by
Gtr2
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|---------------------------------1-----1-----1-----1-------------1-----1-----1-----1-----------1-|
|---------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-------------0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-|
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|---------------------------------1-----0-------------------------1-----0-----------------------3-|
|---------------------------------------------3-----1-----0h1-3---------------3-----1-----0h1-3---|
