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From: Harlan L Thompson
I GOT A NAME- Jim Croce
RIFF 1 2X
C G/B Am Am/G F G C
(RIFF 1)
Like the pine trees lining the winding road, I got a name, I got a name
C G/B Am Am/G D7/F# G
Gsus G/D
Like the singing bird and the croaking toad, I got a name, I’ve got a name
Em F C E
And I carry it with me like my Daddy did
Am Am/G G Gsus G/D
But I’m living the dream that he kept hid
CHORUS:
Em F Em A7
Moving me down the highway, rolling me down the highway
F G RIFF 2A & 2B
Moving ahead so life won’t pass me by
C G/B Am Am/G F G C (RIFF 1)
Like a north wind whistling down the sky, I got a song, I got a song
C G/B Am Am/G D7/F# G
Gsus G/D
Like the whippoorwill and the baby’s cry, I’ve got a song, I’ve got a song
Em F C E
And I carry it with me and I sing it loud
Am Am/G G Gsus G/D
If it gets me nowhere, I’ll go there proud …CHORUS (END ON RIFF 2A)
SOLO (OVER FIRST TWO LINES OF VERSE)
C
And I’m gonna go there free
C G/B Am Am/G F G C
Like the fool I am and I’ll always be, I’ve got a dream, I’ve got a dream
C G/B Am Am/G
They can change their minds but they can’t change me
D7/F# G Gsus G/D
I’ve got a dream, I’ve got a dream
Em F C E
I know I could share it, if you want me to
Am Am/G G Gsus G/D
If you’re going my way, I’ll go with you
CHORUS (end on RIFF 2A)
CHORUS (end on RIFF 2A & RIFF 2B) -> C
Gsus: 3 x 2 0 1 3 G/D: 3 2 0 0 3 3
RIFF 1:
E —————————|
B -1——1——1——-1—-|
G ——0——1——-1——|
D —2—0—0—0h2-2—2—-|
A -3————————-|
E —————————|
RIFF 2A: RIFF 2B:
E ————— ——————|
B -1-1-1-1——- -1-1-1-1———|
G -3-2-0——-0- -0-0-0-0———|
D ——-3-2h3— ——————|
A ————— -1-0————-|
E ————— ——3-1-0h1-3—|
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 07:11:07 -0600
From: Dominick Mancine
Subject: TAB: I Got a Name by Jim Croce
I Got a Name
by Jim Croce (from His Greatest Hits)
I don’t remember if I figured this out on
my own, or with a tab. In either case, I don’t
have, and can’t find, a tab file for this song
(for the key it’s in on Photographs & Memories),
so I figured I’d make one.
E B C#m
Like the pine trees linin’ the windin’ road
A B E
I got a name, I got a name
E B C#m
Like the singin’ bird and the croakin’ toad
F# B
I got a name, I got a name
G#m A E G#
And I carry it with me like my daddy did
C#m F# B
But I’m livin’ a dream that he can’t give
G#m A
Movin’ me down the highway,
G#m C#m
Rollin’ me down the highway
A B *(x2)
Movin’ ahead so life won’t pass me by
*:
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E B C#m
Like the north wind whistlin’ on down the sky
A B E
I got a song, I got a song
E B C#m
Like the whipperwill and the baby’s cry
F# B
I got a song, I got a song
G#m A E G#
And I carry it with me and I sing it loud
C#m F# B
If it gets me nowhere, I’ll go there proud
G#m A
Movin’ me down the highway,
G#m C#m
Rollin’ me down the highway
A B *
Movin’ ahead so life won’t pass me by
(solo: This is kinda’ close. He does a lot
of slides, hammerons, pulloffs, bends, etc.
These notes are right, though.)
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E
And I’m gonna go there free…
E B C#m
Like the fool I am and will always be
A B E
I got a dream, I got a dream
E B C#m
They can change their minds but the can’t change me
F# B
I got a dream, I got a dream
G#m A E G#
I know I could share it if you want me to
C#m F# B
If you’re goin my way, I’ll go with you
G#m A
Movin’ me down the highway,
G#m C#m
Rollin’ me down the highway
A B *
Movin’ ahead so life won’t pass me by
G#m A
Movin’ me down the highway,
G#m C#m
Rollin’ me down the highway
A B
Movin’ ahead so life won’t
* * E
pass me by
Dominick Mancine
[email protected]
