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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1971- time in a bottle. jim croce
sorry that the chord anmes seem a little crazy, but i thought i would use the proper
ill make a chord chart at the bottom :)
[Intro]
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C G7/B
Bb6 A7 Gm A7 A7sus4addb6 A7(no3rd)
A7b9 Dm11/A A7(no3rd)
[Verse 1]
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C G7/B
If I could save_____ time in a bottle
Bb6 A7 Gm
The first thing that Id like to do
(A7 A7sus4addb6 A7(no3rd) A7b9 Dm11/A A7(no3rd))
Dm Dm/C
Is to save ev'ry-day
Bb6 Gm* Dm/F
Till e-ternity pass -es away
Gm* A7 G/B A7(no3rd) A7
Just to spend them with you
[Verse 2]
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C G7/B
If I could make days last for-ever
Bb6 A7 Gm
If words could make wishes come
A7 A7sus4addb6 A7(no3rd) A7b9 Dm11/A A7(no3rd)
true
Dm Dm/C
Id save every day
Bb6 Gm*
like a treasure and then,
Dm/F Gm* A7 G/B
A7
Again, I would spend them with you
[Chorus]
D D/C#
But there never seems to be enough time
Bm7 D/A G
To do the things you wanna to do once you find them
( Dadd9/F# Em7 A7 G/B )
D D/C#
Ive looked around enough to know
Bm7 D/A G
That youre the one I want to go through time with
( Dadd9/F# Em7 A7 G/B )
[Interlude] Reapeat intro
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C G7/B
Bb6 A7 Gm A7 A7sus4addb6 A7(no3rd)
A7b9 Dm11/A A7(no3rd)
[Verse 3]
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C G7/B
If I had a box just for wishes
Bb6 A7 Gm
And dreams that had never__ come
A7 A7sus4addb6 A7(no3rd) A7b9 Dm11/A A7(no3rd)
true
Dm Dm/C
The box would be empty
Bb6 Gm* Dm/F
Except for the memory of how
Gm* A7 G/B A7(no3rd) A7
They were anserwed by you.
[Chorus]
D D/C#
But there never seems to be enough time
Bm7 D/A G
To do the things you wanna to do once you find them
( Dadd9/F# Em7 A7 G/B )
D D/C#
Ive looked around enough to know
Bm7 D/A G
That youre the one I want to go through time with
( Dadd9/F# Em7 A7 G/B )
[Outro]
[ Dmadd9 [ ]] x3
Chords
Dm(xx0231)
Dm/C#(x4x231)
Dm/C(x3x231)
Bb6(x1003x)
A7(x02020)
Gm(3x03xx)
A7sus4addb6(x03030)
A7(no3rd)(x05050)
A7b9(x08080)
Dm11/A(x07060)
Gm*(3x033x)
Dm/F(1x023x)
G/B(x2003x)
D/C#(x4x232)
Bm7(x2x232)
D/A(x00232)
G(320033)
Em7(022030)
Dm(add9)(xx0760)
sorry if the chords are messed up at all. its har dot go abck and fix them on this
cause it types over hwatu already have:S but im pretty sur ei got them all anyways,
you enjoy, cody ward
sorry that the chord anmes seem a little crazy, but i thought i would use the proper
ill make a chord chart at the bottom :)
[Intro]
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C G7/B
Bb6 A7 Gm A7 A7sus4addb6 A7(no3rd)
A7b9 Dm11/A A7(no3rd)
[Verse 1]
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C G7/B
If I could save_____ time in a bottle
Bb6 A7 Gm
The first thing that Id like to do
(A7 A7sus4addb6 A7(no3rd) A7b9 Dm11/A A7(no3rd))
Dm Dm/C
Is to save ev'ry-day
Bb6 Gm* Dm/F
Till e-ternity pass -es away
Gm* A7 G/B A7(no3rd) A7
Just to spend them with you
[Verse 2]
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C G7/B
If I could make days last for-ever
Bb6 A7 Gm
If words could make wishes come
A7 A7sus4addb6 A7(no3rd) A7b9 Dm11/A A7(no3rd)
true
Dm Dm/C
Id save every day
Bb6 Gm*
like a treasure and then,
Dm/F Gm* A7 G/B
A7
Again, I would spend them with you
[Chorus]
D D/C#
But there never seems to be enough time
Bm7 D/A G
To do the things you wanna to do once you find them
( Dadd9/F# Em7 A7 G/B )
D D/C#
Ive looked around enough to know
Bm7 D/A G
That youre the one I want to go through time with
( Dadd9/F# Em7 A7 G/B )
[Interlude] Reapeat intro
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C G7/B
Bb6 A7 Gm A7 A7sus4addb6 A7(no3rd)
A7b9 Dm11/A A7(no3rd)
[Verse 3]
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C G7/B
If I had a box just for wishes
Bb6 A7 Gm
And dreams that had never__ come
A7 A7sus4addb6 A7(no3rd) A7b9 Dm11/A A7(no3rd)
true
Dm Dm/C
The box would be empty
Bb6 Gm* Dm/F
Except for the memory of how
Gm* A7 G/B A7(no3rd) A7
They were anserwed by you.
[Chorus]
D D/C#
But there never seems to be enough time
Bm7 D/A G
To do the things you wanna to do once you find them
( Dadd9/F# Em7 A7 G/B )
D D/C#
Ive looked around enough to know
Bm7 D/A G
That youre the one I want to go through time with
( Dadd9/F# Em7 A7 G/B )
[Outro]
[ Dmadd9 [ ]] x3
Chords
Dm(xx0231)
Dm/C#(x4x231)
Dm/C(x3x231)
Bb6(x1003x)
A7(x02020)
Gm(3x03xx)
A7sus4addb6(x03030)
A7(no3rd)(x05050)
A7b9(x08080)
Dm11/A(x07060)
Gm*(3x033x)
Dm/F(1x023x)
G/B(x2003x)
D/C#(x4x232)
Bm7(x2x232)
D/A(x00232)
G(320033)
Em7(022030)
Dm(add9)(xx0760)
sorry if the chords are messed up at all. its har dot go abck and fix them on this
cause it types over hwatu already have:S but im pretty sur ei got them all anyways,
you enjoy, cody ward
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