'I Got A Name' by Jim Croce - Guitar Tutorial

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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.)

--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                  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
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