Jim Croce – Box 10 (Guitar)
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Chords
By Jim Croce
Chords by Alfredo Alex G. General
[Intro]
C G Am F C G G7 C G
[Verse]
C G Well outta Southern Illinois Am Am/G F Come a down-home country boy C He's gonna make it in the city G F G Playin' guitar in the studio C G Oh well, he hadn't been there an hour Am Am/G F When he met a Broadway flow'r C You know she took him for his money G F G And she left him in a cheap hotel C G Oh well, it's easy for you to see Am Am/G F That that country boy is me C G F G Say and how'm I gonna ever break the news to the folks back home? C G Well, I was gonna be a great success Am Am/G F C Things sure ended up a mess G F G But in the process I got messed up to
[Chorus]
G F G Hello, mama and dad I had to call collect F G C C/B Cause I ain't got a cent to my name Am Well, I'm sleepin' in a hotel doorway G F G And tonight they say it's gonna rain C C/B Am Am/G And if you'd only send me some money C C/B Am Am/G I'll be back on my feet again C C/B Am Am/G Send it in care of the Sunday Mission F G C C C/B Am Am/G F G C Box Number Ten
[Verse]
C G Well, back in Southern Illinois Am Am/G F C They're still worryin" 'bout their boy G F G But this boy's goin' home soon's he gets the fare C G Because as soon as I got my bread Am Am/G F I got a pipe upside my head C You know they left me in an alley G F G Took my money and my guitar too
[Chorus]
G F G Hello, mama and dad I had to call collect F G C C/B Cause I ain't got a cent to my name Am Well, I'm sleepin' in a hotel doorway G F G And tonight they say it's gonna rain C C/B Am Am/G And if you'd only send me some money C C/B Am Am/G I'll be back on my feet again C C/B Am Am/G Send it in care of the Sunday Mission F G C C C/B Am Am/G F G C Box Number Ten
[Outro]
C – C/B – Am - Am/G – F – G - C