Biography:
Jim Croce (Jan 10, 1943 - Sept 20, 1973) was an American singer-songwriter from South Philadelphia whose biggest single "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" hit number 1 on the US charts in the summer of 1973. His influences included Ian & Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot and Woody Guthrie. Sadly, Croce died in a small commercial plane crash one day before his third album, "I Got a Name" was to be released.
Early life
Croce was born in South Philadelphia. He graduated from Upper Darby High School in Drexel Hill
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Other songs:
- A Long Time Ago
- Age
- Alabama Rain
- Bad Bad Leroy Brown
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
- I Got A Name
- I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
- I've Got A Name
- Lover's Cross
- Next Time This Time
- Operator
- Photographs And Memories
- Time In A Bottle
- Walking Back To Georgia
- Workin' At The Car Wash Blues
- You Don T Mess Around With Jim
- A Good Time Man Like Me Aint Got No Business Sing The Blues
- Another Day Another Town
- Bad Boy Leroy Brown
- Ball Of Kerrymuir
- Big Wheel
- Box 10
- Car Wash Blues
- Careful Man
- Child Of Midnight
- Cotton Mouth River
- Dreamin Again
- Five Short Minutes
- Gunga Din
- Hard Way Every Time
- Hey Tomorrow
- Ill Have To Say I Love You
- Ill Have To Say I Love You In A Song
- It Doesnt Have To Be That Way
- Ive Got A Name
- Kings Song
- Lovers Cross
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Mr Bojangles
- New Yorks Not For Me
- New Yorks Not My Home
- Old Man River
- One Less Set Footsteps
- Railroads And Riverboats
- Rapid Roy The Stock Car Boy
- Recently
- Roller Derby Queen
- Speedball Tucker
- Stone Walls
- Sun Come Up
- The Hard Way Everytime
- These Dreams
- Thursday
- Tomorrows Gonna Be A Brighter Day
- Top Hat Bar And Grille
- Vespers
- Walkin Back To Georgia
- Wear Out The Turnpike
- Which Way Are You Going
- Workin At The Car Wash Blues
- You Dont Mess Around
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[Intro]
C F G x2
[Verse 1]
C Am Em F
Yeah, I've had my share of broken dreams
Am G F C
And more than a couple of fa-a-alls
C Am Em F
And in chasing what I thought were moonbeams
Am G F C
I have run into a couple of walls
Am G
But in looking back at the places I've been
Dm Em F
The changes that I've left behind
Dm F
I just look at myself to find
G Am G
I've learned the hard way every time
[Verse 2]
C Am Em F
'Cause I've had my share of good intentions
Am G F C
And I've made my share of mista-a-akes
C Am Em F
And I've learned at times it's best to bend
Am G F C
'Cause if you don't, well those are the brea-a-aks
Am G
Should have listened to all the things I was told
Dm Em F
But I was young and too proud at the time
Dm F
Now I look at myself to find
G Am G
I learned the hard way every time
[Instrumental]
C Am Em F Am G F C
[Verse 3]
Am G
But in looking back at the lessons I've learned
Dm Em F
Or the mountains I wanted to climb
Dm F
I just look at myself to find
G Am G
I've learned the hard way every time
[Verse 4]
C Am Em F
'Cause I've had my share of broken dreams
Am G F C
And more than a couple of fa-a-alls
C Am Em F
And in chasing what I thought were moonbeams
Am G F C
I have run into a couple of walls
Am G
But in looking back at the places I've been
Dm Em F
I would sure be the first one to say
Dm F
When I look at myself today
G Am G
Wouldn't-a done it any other way
[Outro]
C F G x2, C
C F G x2
[Verse 1]
C Am Em F
Yeah, I've had my share of broken dreams
Am G F C
And more than a couple of fa-a-alls
C Am Em F
And in chasing what I thought were moonbeams
Am G F C
I have run into a couple of walls
Am G
But in looking back at the places I've been
Dm Em F
The changes that I've left behind
Dm F
I just look at myself to find
G Am G
I've learned the hard way every time
[Verse 2]
C Am Em F
'Cause I've had my share of good intentions
Am G F C
And I've made my share of mista-a-akes
C Am Em F
And I've learned at times it's best to bend
Am G F C
'Cause if you don't, well those are the brea-a-aks
Am G
Should have listened to all the things I was told
Dm Em F
But I was young and too proud at the time
Dm F
Now I look at myself to find
G Am G
I learned the hard way every time
[Instrumental]
C Am Em F Am G F C
[Verse 3]
Am G
But in looking back at the lessons I've learned
Dm Em F
Or the mountains I wanted to climb
Dm F
I just look at myself to find
G Am G
I've learned the hard way every time
[Verse 4]
C Am Em F
'Cause I've had my share of broken dreams
Am G F C
And more than a couple of fa-a-alls
C Am Em F
And in chasing what I thought were moonbeams
Am G F C
I have run into a couple of walls
Am G
But in looking back at the places I've been
Dm Em F
I would sure be the first one to say
Dm F
When I look at myself today
G Am G
Wouldn't-a done it any other way
[Outro]
C F G x2, C
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