Box #10 Jim Croce
By Jim Croce
Chords by Alfredo Alex G. General
Intro: C-G-Am-F-C-G-G7-C-G
Well outta [C]Southern Illi[G]nois
Come a [Am]down-home country [F]boy
Heâ??s gonn[C]a make it in the city
Playinâ?[G]? guitar in the st[F-C-G]udio
Oh well, he [C]hadnâ??t been there a[G]n hour
When he [Am]met a Broadway [F]flowâ??r
You know she [C]took him for his money
And she [G]left him in a cheap ho[F]tel[C-G]
Oh well, itâ??[C]s easy for you t[G]o see
That that [Am]country boy is [F]me
Say and [C]howâ??m I gonna ever break th[G]e news to the folks bac[F]k hom[C-G]e?
Well, I was [C]gonna be a great [G]success
Things sure [Am]ended up a me[F]ss[C]
But in the process [G]I got messed up [F]to[C-G]
Refrain:
Hello, [C]mama and dad I had to [F]call coll[G]ect
Cause I [C]ainâ??t got [Em]a cent to[Am] my n[Am/G]ame
Well, Iâ??[C]m sleepinâ?? in a ho[F]tel doorway
And ton[D]ight they say itâ??s gonn[G]a rain
And if youâ??[C]d only [Em]send me som[Am]e mone[Am/G]y
Iâ??ll be b[C]ack on [Em]my fee[Am]t agai[Am/G]n
[C]Send it in [Em]care of the S[Am]unday Mi[Am/G]ssion
F C C-Em-Am-Am/G-F-G6-C
Box Number Ten
Well, back in [C]Southern Illi[G]nois
Theyâ??re still[Am] worryinâ?? â??bout [F]thei[C]r boy
But this boyâ??s goin[G]â?? home soonâ??s he get[F]s th[C-G]e fare
Because as [C]soon as I got my [G]bread
I got a [Am]pipe upside my [F]head
You know they [C]took me in an alley
Took my [G]money and my guitar [F]too[C-G]
Repeat refrain
End chords: C â?? Em â?? Am - Am/G â?? F â?? G - C
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