OPERATOR (Jim Croce)
Intro
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Operator oh could you help me place this call
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You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded
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She's living in L.A. with my best old ex - friend Ray
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A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
CHORUS
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But Isn't that the way they say it goes
C D
But lets forget all that
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And give me the number if you can find it
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So I can call just to tell her I'm fine and to show
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I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
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I only wish my words could just convince myself
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That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
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Operator oh could you help me place this call
Am D7/F# Em D (run2)
Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me
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There's something in my eye, you know it happens every time
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I think about the love that I thought would save me
CHORUS
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Operator let's forget about this call
Am D7/F# Em D (run2)
There's no one there I really wanted to talk to
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Thank you for your time,Cause you've been so much more than kind
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You can keep the dime
CHORUS
G C/G G
But Isn't that the way they say it goes
C D
But lets 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
D C G/B
I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
G/B Am C
I only wish my words could just convince myself
C D C G
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
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