Operator Jim Croce [4/4] ======================================================================== ======================================================================== [Intro] ;G' ,Bm ,Am ,C Bm Am D/F# , {1,2,8,9,A} : [Verse 1] ;G ,Bm ,C G/B Am7 G ,C @ $ G , Am ,D7/F# ,Em ,D D/C D/B D/A , {3,4,5} : [Chorus] ;G ,C/G ,G ,C D , G ,Am ,C D Em ,Bm D , Am ,D ,C ,G/B , Am ,C ,D ,C : [Transition 1] {6} [Verse 2] [Chorus] [Transition 2] ;G ,C ,G ,C : [Verse 3] [Chorus] [Outro] ; {7} ,G... ======================================================================== Notes ======================================================================== 1. Pattern 'A' 2. Play pattern 'A' twice 3. Pattern 'B' 4. Play pattern 'B' twice 5. See L2 and L3 6. Play pattern 'A' 7. Play [Intro] 8. See L1 9. Second time, play G instead of G' A. Play alternate lick if desired ======================================================================== Chords ======================================================================== EADGBe 654321 ------ G' 355433 G 3x000x Bm x2432x Am x0221x '$' C x32010 G/B x2003x '@' D7/F# 2x021x Em 02200x C/G 3x2010 D xx0232 D/F# xx42xx Gmaj7/D xx0032 '^' ======================================================================== Licks ======================================================================== L1 ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , |1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|--------3-----------3-----------|--------3-----------3-----------| G-|----4-----------4---------------|----4-----------4---------------| D-|------------4-------------------|------------4-----------4-------| A-|------------------------5---0---|2---------------------------2---| E-|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------| ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , |1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e-|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------| B-|--------1-----------1-----------|1---3-------1-------------------| G-|----2-----------2-----------2---|----4-------2-----------2-------| D-|------------2-------------------|--------------------4-----------| A-|0-----------------------0-------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Alt ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , |1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|--------0-----------0-----------|5---3-------1-------------------| G-|--------0-------0-----------0---|5---4-------2-----------2-------| D-|------------0-----------0-------|--------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------|3---2-------0-------------------| E-|0--3----------------------------|--------------------2-----------| L2 ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , |1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e-|--------------------------------|----------------2---------------| B-|--------0-----------0-----------|--------3-----------3-----------| G-|--------0-------0---0-------0---|----4-------------------4-------| D-|------------0-----------0-------|------------4-------------------| A-|--------------------------------|2-------------------------------| E-|0---3---------------------------|--------------------------------| ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , |1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e-|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------| B-|1-------3-------1-------0-------|----3---1---0---------------0---| G-|--------0-------0-------0-------|--------------------0-----------| D-|--------------------------------|------------------------0-------| A-|3-------2-------0---------------|3---2---0-----------------------| E-|------------------------3-------|------------3-------------------| L3 ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , |1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|--------1-----------1-----------|--------1-----------1-----------| G-|----2-----------2-----------2---|----2-----------2-----------2---| D-|------------2-----------2-------|------------0-----------0-------| A-|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|2-------------------------------| ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , |1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|--------0-----------0-----------|----3-------3-------3-------3---| G-|----0-----------0-----------0---|--------------------------------| D-|------------2-----------2-------|0-------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------|--------3-------2-------0-------| E-|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------| L4 ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , |1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e-|----a---a---------------a-------|8-------8-----------------------| B-|----ahc-a---------------ahc-----|8ha-----8-----------------------| G-|------------c-------------------|--------------------------------| D-|----------------a---c-----------|--------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , |1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e-|c---a-------8-------------------|--------------------------------| B-|d---c-------a-----------a-------|--------------------------------| G-|--------------------b-----------|--------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| L5 ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , |1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e-|5--s7---------------------------|------------a-------------------| B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|5--s7---------------------------|----4--sb-------------------b--s| D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , |1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e-|----8---------------------------|c---a---8---7-------------------| B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|9-------------------------------|c---b---9---7-------------------| D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ======================================================================== ======================================================================== ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , |1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ======================================================================== ======================================================================== Operator, well could you help me place this call See, the number on the match book is old and faded She's living in L.A With my best old ex-friend Ray A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated But isn't that the way they say it goes Well let's forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine, and to show I've overcome the blow I've learned to take it well I only wish my words Could just convince my self That it just wasn't real But that's not the way it feels Operator, well could you help me place this call 'Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me There's something in my eyes You know it happens every time I think about the love that I thought would save me But isn't that the way they say it goes Well let's forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine, and to show I've overcome the blow I've learned to take it well I only wish my words Could just convince myself That it just wasn't real But that's not the way it feels No, no, no, no That's not the way it feels Operator, well let's forget about this call There's no one there I really wanted to talk to Thank you for your time Ah, you've been so much more than kind You can keep the dime But isn't that the way they say it goes Well let's forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine, and to show I've overcome the blow I've learned to take it well I only wish my words Could just convince myself That it just wasn't real But that's not the way it feels ======================================================================== ======================================================================== Transcription: .=lead-in begin ;=section begin :=section end ,=measure separator (bar line) {=comment/note begin }=comment/note end [=section name begin ]=section name end ?=Fermata Chords: A-G=chord name 2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,13=note number add=add aug=augmented dim=diminished b=flat #=sharp m=minor maj=major M=major @$%^&*=token for a chord name a-z=more tokens for chord name a-z=more note symbols '=2nd voicing ''=3rd voicing Licks: Ln=lick definition (n=1-9) h=hammer on p=pull off r=bend and release s=slide v=bend Usage: o '.' lead-in to a section o ';' or ':' can substitue for ',' o only chord name, token, lick, or '{}' can lie between ',' or ';' or ':' o anything between '{}' is either a note reference or is user defined o ' '=one beat in [4/4] time; (four spaces) o 'actual' transcription o 'footnote' transcription o 'combination' transcription o 'implied' transcription ========================================================================