Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) — Jim Croce
Chords and lyrics for Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) by Jim Croce (key of G).
Intro
[G] [Bm] [Am] [C] [Bm] [Am] [D7/F#]
Verse 1
[G] [Bm] [C] [Bm] [Am] [G] [C] [G] Operator oh could you help me place this call
[Am] [D7/F#] [Em] [D5/C] [D5/B] [D5/A] 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/F#] [Em] [D5/C] [D5/B] [D5/A] A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
Chorus
[G] [C/G] [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/B] [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/F#]
Verse 2
[G] [Bm] [C] [Bm] [Am] [G] [C] [G] Operator oh could you help me place this call
[Am] [D7/F#] [Em] [D5] [D5/C] [D5/B] [D5/A] 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/F#] [Em] [D5] [D5/C] [D5/B] [D5/A] I think about the love that I thought would save me
Chorus
[G] [C/G] [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/B] [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] [G] No no no no, that's not the way it feels
Verse 3
[G] [Bm] [C] [Bm] [Am] [G] [C] [G] Operator let's forget about this call
[Am] [D7/F#] [Em] [D5] [D5/C] [D5/B] [D5/A] 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/F#] [Em] [D5] [D5/C] [D5/B] [D5/A] You can keep the dime
Chorus
[G] [C/G] [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 her I'm fine and to show
[D7] [C] I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
[G/B] [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
Outro
[G] [Bm] [Am] [C] [Bm] [Am] [D7/F#] [G]