Box #10 — Jim Croce
Chords and lyrics for Box #10 by Jim Croce (key of C).
Intro
[C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [G7] [C] [G]
Verse 1
[C]Well outta Southern [G]Illinois
[Am]Come a down-home [Am/G]country [F]boy
[C]He's gonna make it in the city
[G]Playin' guitar in the [F]studio [G]
[C]Oh well, he hadn't been there an [G]hour
[Am]When he met a [Am/G]Broadway [F]flow'r
[C]You know she took him for his money
[G]And she left him in a cheap [F]hotel [G]
[C]Oh well, it's easy for you to [G]see
[Am]That that country [Am/G]boy is [F]me
[C]Say and how'm I gonna ever break the news to the folks back [G]home [F] [G]
[C]Well, I was gonna be a great [G]success
[Am]Things sure ended [Am/G]up a [F]mess [C]
[G]But in the process I got messed up [F]too [G]
Chorus
[G]Hello, mama and dad I had to call [F]collect [G]
[F]Cause I ain't got a cent to my [G]name [C] [C/B]
[Am]Well, I'm sleepin' in a hotel doorway
[G]And tonight they say it's gonna [F]rain [G]
[C]And if you'd only send me some [C/B]money [Am] [Am/G]
[C]I'll be back on my feet [C/B]again [Am] [Am/G]
[C]Send it in care of the Sunday [C/B]Mission [Am] [Am/G]
[F] [G] [C]Box Number [C] [C/B] [Am] [Am/G] [F] [G] [C]Ten
Verse 2
[C]Well, back in Southern [G]Illinois
[Am]They're still worryin' 'bout their [Am/G]boy [F] [C]
[G]But this boy's goin' home soon's he gets the [F]fare [G]
[C]Because as soon as I got my [G]bread
[Am]I got a pipe upside my [Am/G]head [F]
[C]You know they left me in an alley
[G]Took my money and my guitar [F]too [G]
Chorus
[G]Hello, mama and dad I had to call [F]collect [G]
[F]Cause I ain't got a cent to my [G]name [C] [C/B]
[Am]Well, I'm sleepin' in a hotel doorway
[G]And tonight they say it's gonna [F]rain [G]
[C]And if you'd only send me some [C/B]money [Am] [Am/G]
[C]I'll be back on my feet [C/B]again [Am] [Am/G]
[C]Send it in care of the Sunday [C/B]Mission [Am] [Am/G]
[F] [G] [C]Box Number [C] [C/B] [Am] [Am/G] [F] [G] [C]Ten
Outro
[C] [C/B] [Am] [Am/G] [F] [G] [C]