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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Ver 1
C C/B A
IF YOU GET TO FEELIN' ALL ALONE
Asus4 Dm G7 (C C/B Am)
WHEN YOUR GOOD TIME FRIENDS HAVE ALL GOT UP AND GONE
F E7 Am Am
DON'T COME KNOCKIN' AROUND MY DOOR
D7 G7
BECAUSE I'VE HEARD YOUR LINES BEFORE
Chorus:
C F F
AND THERE AIN'T GONNA BE A NEXT TIME THIS TIME
C G7
CAUSE WOMAN STARTIN' RIGHT NOW
C C7 F F
I'M GONNA FORGET YOUR NAME AND YOUR PRETTY FACE GIRL
D7 F G7
AND WRITE YOU OFF AS A BAD MISTAKE
C F
YOU KNOW THAT SOME WOMEN THEY ARE LOVERS
C G7
AND SOME JUST GOT NO SENSE
C C7 F
BUT A WOMAN LIKE YOU OUGHTA BE ASHAMED
C G7 F - C
OF THE THINGS YOU DO TO MEN
Ver same chords as Vers 1
If you get to feeling all alone
When you find that you can't make it on your own
Don't come knockin' around my door
You see I've seen your act before
Chorus:
C F F
AND THERE AIN'T GONNA BE A NEXT TIME THIS TIME
C G7
CAUSE WOMAN STARTIN' RIGHT NOW
C C7 F F
I'M GONNA FORGET YOUR NAME AND YOUR PRETTY FACE GIRL
D7 F G7
AND WRITE YOU OFF AS A BAD MISTAKE
C F
YOU KNOW THAT SOME WOMEN THEY ARE LOVERS
C G7
AND SOME JUST GOT NO SENSE
C C7 F
BUT A WOMAN LIKE YOU OUGHTA BE ASHAMED
C G7 F - C
OF THE THINGS YOU DO TO MEN
Ver 3 same chords as ver 1 and
If you get to feelin' you were wrong
Don't go wastin' your good money on the phone
Cause I can hang up as fast as you can call
And that ain't all
Chorus:
C F F
AND THERE AIN'T GONNA BE A NEXT TIME THIS TIME
C G7
CAUSE WOMAN STARTIN' RIGHT NOW
C C7 F F
I'M GONNA FORGET YOUR NAME AND YOUR PRETTY FACE GIRL
D7 F G7
AND WRITE YOU OFF AS A BAD MISTAKE
C F
YOU KNOW THAT SOME WOMEN THEY ARE LOVERS
C G7
AND SOME JUST GOT NO SENSE
C C7 F
BUT A WOMAN LIKE YOU OUGHTA BE ASHAMED
C G7 F - C
OF THE THINGS YOU DO TO MEN
C C7 F
YEAH WOMAN LIKE YOU OUGHTA BE ASHAMED
C G7 F - C
OF THE THINGS YOU DO TO MEN
THE THAT INDICATES THE CHANGE
IT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME JUST REPEAT CHORDS FOR
VER 1 AND 3 ALL SAME CHORDS FOR THEM
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