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Jim Croce's "Operator" Lyrics Analysis

The man calls an operator to help him contact his ex-girlfriend. He saw her number on a faded matchbook but can no longer read it. He wants to call her just to show that he has moved on from their breakup, though he is not truly convinced that he has overcome it. After struggling to read the number, he decides to forget the call since there is no one there he really wants to talk to.

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Jim Croce's "Operator" Lyrics Analysis

The man calls an operator to help him contact his ex-girlfriend. He saw her number on a faded matchbook but can no longer read it. He wants to call her just to show that he has moved on from their breakup, though he is not truly convinced that he has overcome it. After struggling to read the number, he decides to forget the call since there is no one there he really wants to talk to.

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OPERATOR (Jim Croce)

[Verse]

G Bm C B Am7 G C B A G
Operator oh could you help me place this call
Am D Em D C B A G
You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded
G Bm C B Am7 G C B A G
She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray
Am D7 Em D C B A G
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated

[Chorus]

G C G
Isn't that the way they say it goes
C D
But lets forget all that
G Am
And give me the number if you can find it
C D Em Bm Am
So I can call just to tell her I'm fine and to show
D C G
I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
Am C
I only wish my words could just convince myself
D7 C G
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels

[Verse]

G Bm C (B) Am7 G C (B A G)
Operator oh could you help me place this call
Am D7 Em (D C B A G)
Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me
G Bm C (B A G )
There's something in my eye, you know it happens every time
Am D7 Em (D C B A G)
I think about the love that I thought would save me

[Chorus]

G C G
Isn't that the way they say it goes
C D
But lets forget all that
G Am
And give me the number if you can find it
C D Em Bm Am
So I can call just to tell her I'm fine and to show
D C G
I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
Am C
I only wish my words could just convince myself
D7 C G
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels

[Verse]
G Bm C (B) Am7 G C (B A G)
Operator let's forget about this call
Am D7 Em (D C B A G)
There's no one there I really wanted to talk to
G Bm
Thank you for your time,
Bm C (B Am7 G C B A G)
Cause you've been so much more than kind
Am D7 Em D C B A G
You can keep the dime

[Chorus]

G C G
Isn't that the way they say it goes
C D
But lets forget all that
G Am
And give me the number if you can find it
C D Em Bm Am
So I can call just to tell her I'm fine and to show
D C G
I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
Am C
I only wish my words could just convince myself
D7 C G
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels

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