Operator Chords

by Jim Croce
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author rornato [a] 45.
2 contributors total, last edit on Jan 16, 2024
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Chords

G
Bm
C
C/B
C/A
Am
D
Em
D/C
D/B
D/A
D7

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G   Bm                  C                  C - C/B - C/A - G
Operator, oh could you help me place this call
Am                         D                   Em  (to bass run on D chord) D D/C D/B D/A
You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded
G                Bm          C                   C - C/B - C/A - G
She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray
Am                  D                      Em  (to bass run on D chord) D D/C D/B D/A
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
 
 
Chorus:
G               C               G
Isn't that the way they say it goes
              C        D
But let's forget all that
     G                    Am
And give me the number if you can find it
   C   D   Em           Bm            D           Am
So I can call just to tell her I'm fine and to show
D7                 C                             Bm
I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
                Am                         C
I only wish my words could just convince myself
                      D        C                      G
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
 
 
G    Bm                  C                  C - C/B - C/A - G
Operator, oh could you help me place this call
Am                      D                   Em  (to bass run on D chord) D D/C D/B D/A
Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me
G                       Bm                 C (to bass run) C - C/B - C/A - G
There's something in my eye, you know it happens every time
Am                 D                        Em  (to bass run on D chord) D D/C D/B D/A
I think about the love that I thought would save me
 
 
CHORUS
 
 
G   Bm              C               C - C/B - C/A - G
Operator, let's forget about this call
Am                       D          Em  (to bass run on D chord) D D/C D/B D/A
There's no one there I really wanted to talk to
G                   Bm                     C    (to bass run) C - C/B - C/A - G
Thank you for your time, cause you've been so much more than kind
Am               D        Em  (to bass run on D chord) D D/C D/B D/A
You can keep the dime
 
 
CHORUS
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Operator – Jim Croce
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I think this is very good , but I wonder if that Am/A# isn't just a Bm, I though it might be B7 for a while. I do think B sounds better than A# in the bass, not sure whats on the record.
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