OPERATOR (Jim Croce) Key of G Chord progression: 1 – 3m – 1 – 2m – 3m – 7m G Bm C G Operator oh could you help me place this call Am Bm Em D C Bm A G You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded G Bm C G She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray Am Bm Em D C Bm A G A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated G C G CHORUS: 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 Am So I can call just to tell her I'm fine and to show D C G I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well Am C I only wish my words could just convince myself D7 C G That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels G
Bm C Operator oh could you help me Am Bm Cause I can't read the number G Bm There's something in my eye, Am Bm I think about the love that CHORUS
G place this call Em D C Bm A G that you just gave me C G you know it happens every time Em (D C Bm A G) I thought would save me
G Bm C G Operator let's forget about this call Am Bm Em D C Bm A G There's no one there I really wanted to talk to G Bm Thank you for your time, C G Cause you've been so much more than kind Am Bm Em D C B A G You can keep the dime CHORUS
