Intro: G Bm Am C Bm Am D7 Verse: G Bm C Bm Am G C G Operator oh could you help me place this call Am D7 Em D5 D5 D5 'See the number on the matchbook is old and faded G Bm C Bm Am G C G She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray Am D7 Em D5 D5 D5 A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated Chorus: G C G Isn't that the way they say it goes C D But let's forget all that G Am And give me the number if you can find it C D Em Bm D Am So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show D7 C I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well G Am C I only wish my words could just convince myself D C That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels Interlude: G Bm Am C Bm Am D7 Verse: G Bm C Bm Am G C G Operator oh could you help me place this call Am D7 Em D5 D5 D5 D5 Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me G Bm C Bm Am G C G There's something in my eyes, you know it happens every time Am D7 Em D5 D5 D5 D5 I think about the love that I thought would save me Chorus: G C G Isn't that the way they say it goes C D But lets forget all that G Am And give me the number if you can find it C D Em Bm D Am So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show D7 C I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well G Am C I only wish my words could just convince myself D C G That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels C G C No no no no That's not the way it feels Verse: G Bm C Bm Am G C G Operator let's forget about this call Am D7 Em D5 D5 D5 D5 There's no one there I really wanted to talk to G Thank you for your time, Bm C Bm Am G C G Cause you've been so much more than kind Am D7 Em D5 D5 D5 D5 You can keep the dime Chorus: G C G Isn't that the way they say it goes C D But lets forget all that G Am And give me the number if you can find it C D Em Bm D Am So I can call just to tell her I'm fine and to show D7 C I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well G Am C I only wish my words could just convince myself D C That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels Interlude: G Bm Am C Bm Am D7 Outro: G Bm Am C Bm Am D7 G This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Operator (Thats Not the Way It Feels) chords by Jim Croce
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How to play Operator (Thats Not the Way It Feels) on ukulele
Operator (Thats Not the Way It Feels) is usually fingerpicked on ukulele rather than strummed. If you would rather strum, the everywhere 4/4 works as a fallback. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 96 bpm. You are playing it in G major. Nothing scary in the shapes, it sits on the easy ukulele songs list at the rookie level. Roll a steady fingerpicking pattern under the story-like verses.
9 ukulele chords used in "Operator (Thats Not the Way It Feels)" by Jim Croce: A, Am, Bm, C, D, D7, D5, Em and G
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