I Got a Name — Jim Croce
Chords and lyrics for I Got a Name by Jim Croce (key of D).
Intro
[D]
Verse 1
[D]Like the pine trees lining the [A/C#]winding road, [Bm] [Bm/A]
[G]I've got [A]a name, [D]I've got a name
[D]Like the singing bird and the croaking [A/C#]toad, [Bm] [Bm/A]
[E7]I've got a name, [A] [Asus4] [A]I've got a name
Pre-Chorus
[F#m]And I carry it with me [G]like my Daddy [D]did [F#]
[Bm] [Bm/A]But I'm living the dream that [A] [Asus2] [A] [Asus4] [A]he kept hid
Chorus
[F#m]Moving me down the highway, [G]rolling me down the highway [F#m]
[B7]Moving ahead [G]so life won't [A]pass me by
[C] [C/B] [C/A] [C/G] [C]
Verse 2
[D]Like a north wind whistling down the [A/C#]sky, [Bm] [Bm/A]
[G]I've got [A]a song, [D]I've got a song
[D]Like the whippoorwill and the baby's [A/C#]cry, [Bm] [Bm/A]
[E7]I've got a song, [A] [Asus4] [A]I've got a song
Pre-Chorus
[F#m]And I carry it with me [G]and I sing it [D]loud [F#]
[Bm] [Bm/A]If it gets me nowhere, [A] [Asus4] [A]I'll go there proud
Chorus
[F#m]Moving me down the highway, [G]rolling me down the highway [F#m]
[B7]Moving ahead [G]so life won't [A]pass me by
[C] [C/B] [C/A] [C/G] [C]
Solo
[D] [A/C#] [Bm] [G] [A] [D]
[D] [A] [Bm] [E7] [A]
Verse 3
[D]And I'm gonna go there free
[D]Like the fool I am and I'll always [A/C#]be, [Bm] [Bm/A]
[G]I've got [A]a dream, [D]I've got a dream
[D]They can change their minds but they can't [A/C#]change me [Bm] [Bm/A]
[E7]I've got a dream, [A] [Asus4] [A]I've got a dream
Pre-Chorus
[F#m]I know I could share it, [G]if you want me [D]to [F#]
[Bm] [Bm/A]If you're going my way, [A] [Asus4] [A]I'll go with you
Chorus
[F#m]Moving me down the highway, [G]rolling me down the highway [F#m]
[B7]Moving ahead [G]so life won't [A]pass me by
[C] [C/B] [C/A] [C/G] [C]
Outro
[C] [C/B] [C/A] [C/G] [C] [D]