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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Original: capo on 7
[Verse 1]
A
There's ice and snow on the northern roads
E
And the Jersey Pike is closed
D E A
Have to go and do some drivin' tonight
A E
They say I'd be a fool if I would ride those icy roads
D E A
But a little storm ain't stoppin' me tonight
[Chorus]
D
I'm gonna wear out the turnpike
A
Rack up those miles
E D A
Keep this rig a rollin', I'm in it every mile
D
'Cause she's in Oklahoma and
A
I'm up in Maine
E D A
So diesel sing a song that will bring me home
E
Doodle doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
D A
Doodle doo doo doo
[Verse 2]
A
There's a red light turnin' behind me
E
There's a trooper on my tail
D E A
I can tell I won't get to New York town on time
A
If he decides to pull me over
E
And if he get's me on the scale
D E A
I'm gonna have to tell a tale or take a fine
[Chorus]
D
I'm gonna wear out the turnpike
A
Rack up those miles
E D A
Keep this rig a rollin', I'm in it every mile
D
'Cause she's in Oklahoma and
A
I'm up in Maine
E D A
So diesel sing a song that will bring me home
E
Doodle doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
D A
Doodle doo doo doo
[Verse 3]
A
With the snow against my windshield
E
I will run on through the night
D E A
There's not stoppin' me once I hit the road
A
Cause the turnpike's like my second home
E
And I know it like my hand
D E A
So diesel sing a song that'll bring me home
[Chorus]
D
I'm gonna wear out the turnpike
A
Rack up those miles
E D A
Keep this rig a rollin', I'm in it every mile
D
'Cause she's in Oklahoma and
A
I'm up in Maine
E D A
So diesel sing a song that will bring me home
E
Doodle doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
D A
Doodle doo doo doo
[Verse 1]
A
There's ice and snow on the northern roads
E
And the Jersey Pike is closed
D E A
Have to go and do some drivin' tonight
A E
They say I'd be a fool if I would ride those icy roads
D E A
But a little storm ain't stoppin' me tonight
[Chorus]
D
I'm gonna wear out the turnpike
A
Rack up those miles
E D A
Keep this rig a rollin', I'm in it every mile
D
'Cause she's in Oklahoma and
A
I'm up in Maine
E D A
So diesel sing a song that will bring me home
E
Doodle doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
D A
Doodle doo doo doo
[Verse 2]
A
There's a red light turnin' behind me
E
There's a trooper on my tail
D E A
I can tell I won't get to New York town on time
A
If he decides to pull me over
E
And if he get's me on the scale
D E A
I'm gonna have to tell a tale or take a fine
[Chorus]
D
I'm gonna wear out the turnpike
A
Rack up those miles
E D A
Keep this rig a rollin', I'm in it every mile
D
'Cause she's in Oklahoma and
A
I'm up in Maine
E D A
So diesel sing a song that will bring me home
E
Doodle doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
D A
Doodle doo doo doo
[Verse 3]
A
With the snow against my windshield
E
I will run on through the night
D E A
There's not stoppin' me once I hit the road
A
Cause the turnpike's like my second home
E
And I know it like my hand
D E A
So diesel sing a song that'll bring me home
[Chorus]
D
I'm gonna wear out the turnpike
A
Rack up those miles
E D A
Keep this rig a rollin', I'm in it every mile
D
'Cause she's in Oklahoma and
A
I'm up in Maine
E D A
So diesel sing a song that will bring me home
E
Doodle doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
D A
Doodle doo doo doo
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