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 Cm
Like the pine trees linin` the windin` road
A B E
I got a name, I got a name
E B Cm
Like the singin` bird and the croakin` toad
F B
I got a name, I got a name
Gm A E G
And I carry it with me like my daddy did
Cm F B
But I`m livin` a dream that he can`t give
Gm A
Movin` me down the highway,
Gm Cm
Rollin` me down the highway
A B *(x2)
Movin` ahead so life won`t pass me by
*:
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-5-4-----------
-----7-5-4h5-7-
E B Cm
Like the north wind whistlin` on down the sky
A B E
I got a song, I got a song
E B Cm
Like the whipperwill and the baby`s cry
F B
I got a song, I got a song
Gm A E G
And I carry it with me and I sing it loud
Cm F B
If it gets me nowhere, I`ll go there proud
Gm A
Movin` me down the highway,
Gm Cm
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.)
--4-4-4-5-7s9s7-5s7-5-4---4-2p0---0---4p2-0h2----
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--4-4-4-5-7s9p7-4-7-7s9----9-4s2p0-2---4p2-0h2----------0-2-
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E
And I`m gonna go there free...
E B Cm
Like the fool I am and will always be
A B E
I got a dream, I got a dream
E B Cm
They can change their minds but the can`t change me
F B
I got a dream, I got a dream
Gm A E G
I know I could share it if you want me to
Cm F B
If you`re goin my way, I`ll go with you
Gm A
Movin` me down the highway,
Gm Cm
Rollin` me down the highway
A B *
Movin` ahead so life won`t pass me by
Gm A
Movin` me down the highway,
Gm Cm
Rollin` me down the highway
A B
Movin` ahead so life won`t
* * E
pass me by
Dominick Mancine
dmancine@students.uiuc.edu
