Biografía:
James Joseph "Jim" Croce nació el 10 de enero de 1943 en South Philadelphia.
Fue cantante y compositor de folk rock. Grabó para Capitol y ABC Records entre 1960 y 1973, año en que falleció en un accidente aéreo, el día 20 de septiembre.
A principios de los '60, asiste a la universidad de Villanova, Pennsylvania. En aquel lugar se hace miembro de los Villanova Singers, además de participar como DJ de la radio de la universidad (WXVU). Allí también conoce a Ingrid Jacobson
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Otras canciones:
- 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
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
[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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