Box #10 - Jim Croce Chords
Chords: C, G, Am, F, Em, Am/G, D
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C G
Well outta Southern Illinois
Am F
Come a down-home country boy
C
He�??s gonna make it in the city
G F C G
Playin�?? guitar in the studio
C G
Oh well, he hadn�??t been there an hour
Am F
When he met a Broadway flow�??r
C
You know she took him for his money
G F C G
And she left him in a cheap hotel
C G
Oh well, it�??s easy for you to see
Am F
That that country boy is me
C G F C G
Say and how�??m I gonna ever break the news to the folks back home?
C G
Well, I was gonna be a great success
Am F C
Things sure ended up a mess
G F C G
But in the process I got messed up to
C F G
Hello, mama and dad I had to call collect
C Em Am Am/G
Cause I ain�??t got a cent to my name
C F
Well, I�??m sleepin�?? in a hotel doorway
D G
And tonight they say it�??s gonna rain
C Em Am Am/G
And if you�??d only send me some money
C Em Am Am/G
I�??ll be back on my feet again
C Em Am Am/G
Send it in care of the Sunday Mission
C G
Well, back in Southern Illinois
Am F C
They�??re still worryin�?? �??bout their boy
G F C G
But this boy�??s goin�?? home soon�??s he gets the fare
C G
Because as soon as I got my bread
Am F
I got a pipe upside my head
C
You know they took me in an alley
G F C G
Took my money and my guitar too
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