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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[Verse 1]
RIFF 1 x2
C G/B Am Am/G F G C (RIFF 1)
Like the pine trees lining the winding road, I got a name, I got a name
C G/B Am Am/G D7/F# G C/G G*
Like the singing bird and the croaking toad, I got a name, I've got a name
[Pre-Chorus]
Em F C E
And I carry it with me like my Daddy did
Am Am/G G C/G G*
But I'm living the dream that he kept hid
[Chorus]
Em F Em A7
Moving me down the highway, rolling me down the highway
F G RIFF 2A & 2B
Moving ahead so life won't pass me by
[Verse 2]
C G/B Am Am/G F G C (RIFF 1)
Like a north wind whistling down the sky, I got a song, I got a song
C G/B Am Am/G D7/F# G C/G G*
Like the whippoorwill and the baby's cry, I've got a song, I've got a song
[Pre-Chorus]
Em F C E
And I carry it with me and I sing it loud
Am Am/G G C/G G*
If it gets me nowhere, I'll go there proud
[Chorus]
(end on RIFF 2A)
[Solo]
(over first two lines of verse)
[Verse 3]
C
And I'm gonna go there free
C G/B Am Am/G F G C
Like the fool I am and I'll always be, I've got a dream, I've got a dream
C G/B Am Am/G
They can change their minds but they can't change me
D7/F# G C/G G*
I've got a dream, I've got a dream
[Pre-Chorus]
Em F C E
I know I could share it, if you want me to
Am Am/G G C/G G*
If you're going my way, I'll go with you
[Chorus]
(end on RIFF 2A)
[Chorus]
(end on RIFF 2A & RIFF 2B) -> C
C/G 3x2013
G* 320033
RIFF 1:
e|---------------------------|
B|-1-----1------1-------1----|
G|-----0------1-------1------|
D|---2---0--0---0h2-2---2----|
A|-3-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
RIFF 2A: RIFF 2B:
e|--------------- -----------------|
B|-1-1-1-1------- -1-1-1-1---------|
G|-3-2-0-------0- -0-0-0-0---------|
D|-------3-2h3--- -----------------|
A|--------------- -1-0-------------|
E|--------------- -----3-1-0h1-3---|
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 07:11:07 -0600
From: Dominick Mancine
Subject: TAB: I Got a Name by Jim Croce
I Got a Name
by Jim Croce (from His Greatest Hits)
[Verse 1]
E B C#m
Like the pine trees linin' the windin' road
A B E
I got a name, I got a name
E B C#m
Like the singin' bird and the croakin' toad
F# B
I got a name, I got a name
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m A E G#
And I carry it with me like my daddy did
C#m F# B
But I'm livin' a dream that he can't give
[Chorus]
G#m A
Movin' me down the highway,
G#m C#m
Rollin' me down the highway
A B *(x2)
Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by
*:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-5-4-----------|
E|-----7-5-4h5-7-|
[Verse 2]
E B C#m
Like the north wind whistlin' on down the sky
A B E
I got a song, I got a song
E B C#m
Like the whipperwill and the baby's cry
F# B
I got a song, I got a song
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m A E G#
And I carry it with me and I sing it loud
C#m F# B
If it gets me nowhere, I'll go there proud
[Chorus]
G#m A
Movin' me down the highway,
G#m C#m
Rollin' me down the highway
A B *
Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by
[Solo]
(this is kinda' close. He does a lot
of slides, hammerons, pulloffs, bends, etc.
These notes are right, though.)
e|--4-4-4-5-7s9s7-5s7-5-4---4-2p0---0---4p2-0h2----|
B|--------------------------------0-------------0--|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|--4-4-4-5-7s9p7-4-7-7s9----9-4s2p0-2---4p2-0h2----------0-2--|
B|-----------------------------------------------4--4-4-4------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E
And I'm gonna go there free...
[Verse 3]
E B C#m
Like the fool I am and will always be
A B E
I got a dream, I got a dream
E B C#m
They can change their minds but the can't change me
F# B
I got a dream, I got a dream
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m A E G#
I know I could share it if you want me to
C#m F# B
If you're goin my way, I'll go with you
[Chorus]
G#m A
Movin' me down the highway,
G#m C#m
Rollin' me down the highway
A B *
Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by
G#m A
Movin' me down the highway,
G#m C#m
Rollin' me down the highway
A B
Movin' ahead so life won't
* * E
pass me by
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| s slide
************************************
RIFF 1 x2
C G/B Am Am/G F G C (RIFF 1)
Like the pine trees lining the winding road, I got a name, I got a name
C G/B Am Am/G D7/F# G C/G G*
Like the singing bird and the croaking toad, I got a name, I've got a name
[Pre-Chorus]
Em F C E
And I carry it with me like my Daddy did
Am Am/G G C/G G*
But I'm living the dream that he kept hid
[Chorus]
Em F Em A7
Moving me down the highway, rolling me down the highway
F G RIFF 2A & 2B
Moving ahead so life won't pass me by
[Verse 2]
C G/B Am Am/G F G C (RIFF 1)
Like a north wind whistling down the sky, I got a song, I got a song
C G/B Am Am/G D7/F# G C/G G*
Like the whippoorwill and the baby's cry, I've got a song, I've got a song
[Pre-Chorus]
Em F C E
And I carry it with me and I sing it loud
Am Am/G G C/G G*
If it gets me nowhere, I'll go there proud
[Chorus]
(end on RIFF 2A)
[Solo]
(over first two lines of verse)
[Verse 3]
C
And I'm gonna go there free
C G/B Am Am/G F G C
Like the fool I am and I'll always be, I've got a dream, I've got a dream
C G/B Am Am/G
They can change their minds but they can't change me
D7/F# G C/G G*
I've got a dream, I've got a dream
[Pre-Chorus]
Em F C E
I know I could share it, if you want me to
Am Am/G G C/G G*
If you're going my way, I'll go with you
[Chorus]
(end on RIFF 2A)
[Chorus]
(end on RIFF 2A & RIFF 2B) -> C
C/G 3x2013
G* 320033
RIFF 1:
e|---------------------------|
B|-1-----1------1-------1----|
G|-----0------1-------1------|
D|---2---0--0---0h2-2---2----|
A|-3-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
RIFF 2A: RIFF 2B:
e|--------------- -----------------|
B|-1-1-1-1------- -1-1-1-1---------|
G|-3-2-0-------0- -0-0-0-0---------|
D|-------3-2h3--- -----------------|
A|--------------- -1-0-------------|
E|--------------- -----3-1-0h1-3---|
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 07:11:07 -0600
From: Dominick Mancine
Subject: TAB: I Got a Name by Jim Croce
I Got a Name
by Jim Croce (from His Greatest Hits)
[Verse 1]
E B C#m
Like the pine trees linin' the windin' road
A B E
I got a name, I got a name
E B C#m
Like the singin' bird and the croakin' toad
F# B
I got a name, I got a name
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m A E G#
And I carry it with me like my daddy did
C#m F# B
But I'm livin' a dream that he can't give
[Chorus]
G#m A
Movin' me down the highway,
G#m C#m
Rollin' me down the highway
A B *(x2)
Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by
*:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-5-4-----------|
E|-----7-5-4h5-7-|
[Verse 2]
E B C#m
Like the north wind whistlin' on down the sky
A B E
I got a song, I got a song
E B C#m
Like the whipperwill and the baby's cry
F# B
I got a song, I got a song
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m A E G#
And I carry it with me and I sing it loud
C#m F# B
If it gets me nowhere, I'll go there proud
[Chorus]
G#m A
Movin' me down the highway,
G#m C#m
Rollin' me down the highway
A B *
Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by
[Solo]
(this is kinda' close. He does a lot
of slides, hammerons, pulloffs, bends, etc.
These notes are right, though.)
e|--4-4-4-5-7s9s7-5s7-5-4---4-2p0---0---4p2-0h2----|
B|--------------------------------0-------------0--|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|--4-4-4-5-7s9p7-4-7-7s9----9-4s2p0-2---4p2-0h2----------0-2--|
B|-----------------------------------------------4--4-4-4------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E
And I'm gonna go there free...
[Verse 3]
E B C#m
Like the fool I am and will always be
A B E
I got a dream, I got a dream
E B C#m
They can change their minds but the can't change me
F# B
I got a dream, I got a dream
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m A E G#
I know I could share it if you want me to
C#m F# B
If you're goin my way, I'll go with you
[Chorus]
G#m A
Movin' me down the highway,
G#m C#m
Rollin' me down the highway
A B *
Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by
G#m A
Movin' me down the highway,
G#m C#m
Rollin' me down the highway
A B
Movin' ahead so life won't
* * E
pass me by
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| s slide
************************************
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