Biography:
Jim Croce (Jan 10, 1943 - Sept 20, 1973) was an American singer-songwriter from South Philadelphia whose biggest single "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" hit number 1 on the US charts in the summer of 1973. His influences included Ian & Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot and Woody Guthrie. Sadly, Croce died in a small commercial plane crash one day before his third album, "I Got a Name" was to be released.
Early life
Croce was born in South Philadelphia. He graduated from Upper Darby High School in Drexel Hill
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- Lover's Cross
- Next Time This Time
- Operator
- Photographs And Memories
- Time In A Bottle
- Walking Back To Georgia
- Workin' At The Car Wash Blues
- You Don T Mess Around With Jim
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- Ball Of Kerrymuir
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- Box 10
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- Child Of Midnight
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- Five Short Minutes
- Gunga Din
- Hard Way Every Time
- Hey Tomorrow
- Ill Have To Say I Love You
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- It Doesnt Have To Be That Way
- Ive Got A Name
- Kings Song
- Lovers Cross
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Mr Bojangles
- New Yorks Not For Me
- New Yorks Not My Home
- Old Man River
- One Less Set Footsteps
- Railroads And Riverboats
- Rapid Roy The Stock Car Boy
- Recently
- Roller Derby Queen
- Speedball Tucker
- Stone Walls
- Sun Come Up
- The Hard Way Everytime
- These Dreams
- Thursday
- Tomorrows Gonna Be A Brighter Day
- Top Hat Bar And Grille
- Vespers
- Walkin Back To Georgia
- Wear Out The Turnpike
- Which Way Are You Going
- Workin At The Car Wash Blues
- You Dont Mess Around
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Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) by Jim Croce
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Verse 1]
D
Oh, Rapid Roy that stock car boy
G7 D
He too much to believe
G7 D
You know he always got an extra pack of cigarettes
E7 A7
Rolled up in his t-shirt sleeve
D
He got a tattoo on his arm that say "baby"
G7 E7
He got another one that just say "hey"
D B7
But every Sunday afternoon he is a dirt track demon
E7 A7 D
In a fifty-seven Chevrolet
[Verse 2]
D
Oh, Rapid Roy that stock car boy
G7 D
He's the best driver in the land
G7 D
He say that he learned to race a stock car
E7 A7
By runnin' shine outta Alabam'
D
Oh, the demolition derby and the figure-eight
G7 E7
Is easy money in the bank
D B7
Compared to runnin' from the Man in Oklahoma City
E7 A7 D
With a five-hundred gallon tank
[Verse 3]
D
Oh, Rapid Roy that stock car boy
G7 D
He too much to believe
G7 D
You know he always got an extra pack of cigarettes
E7 A7
Rolled up in his t-shirt sleeve
D
He got a tattoo on his arm that say "baby"
G7 E7
He got another one that just say "hey"
D B7
But every Sunday afternoon he is a dirt track demon
E7 A7 D
In a fifty-seven Chevrolet
[Verse 4]
D
Yeah, Roy's so cool, that racin' fool
G7 D
He don't know what fear's about.
G7 D
He do a hundred-thirty mile an hour, smilin' at the camera
E7 A7
With a tooth pick in his mouth.
D
He got a girl back home, name of Dixie Dawn
G7 E7
But he got honeys all along the way
D B7
And you oughta hear 'em screamin' for that dirt track demon
E7 A7 D
In a fifty-seven Chevrolet
[Verse 5]
D
Oh, Rapid Roy that stock car boy
G7 D
He too much to believe
G7 D
You know he always got an extra pack of cigarettes
E7 A7
Rolled up in his t-shirt sleeve
D
He got a tattoo on his arm that say "baby"
G7 E7
He got another one that just say "hey"
D B7
But every Sunday afternoon he is a dirt track demon
E7 A7 D
In a fifty-seven Chevrolet
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Verse 1]
D
Oh, Rapid Roy that stock car boy
G7 D
He too much to believe
G7 D
You know he always got an extra pack of cigarettes
E7 A7
Rolled up in his t-shirt sleeve
D
He got a tattoo on his arm that say "baby"
G7 E7
He got another one that just say "hey"
D B7
But every Sunday afternoon he is a dirt track demon
E7 A7 D
In a fifty-seven Chevrolet
[Verse 2]
D
Oh, Rapid Roy that stock car boy
G7 D
He's the best driver in the land
G7 D
He say that he learned to race a stock car
E7 A7
By runnin' shine outta Alabam'
D
Oh, the demolition derby and the figure-eight
G7 E7
Is easy money in the bank
D B7
Compared to runnin' from the Man in Oklahoma City
E7 A7 D
With a five-hundred gallon tank
[Verse 3]
D
Oh, Rapid Roy that stock car boy
G7 D
He too much to believe
G7 D
You know he always got an extra pack of cigarettes
E7 A7
Rolled up in his t-shirt sleeve
D
He got a tattoo on his arm that say "baby"
G7 E7
He got another one that just say "hey"
D B7
But every Sunday afternoon he is a dirt track demon
E7 A7 D
In a fifty-seven Chevrolet
[Verse 4]
D
Yeah, Roy's so cool, that racin' fool
G7 D
He don't know what fear's about.
G7 D
He do a hundred-thirty mile an hour, smilin' at the camera
E7 A7
With a tooth pick in his mouth.
D
He got a girl back home, name of Dixie Dawn
G7 E7
But he got honeys all along the way
D B7
And you oughta hear 'em screamin' for that dirt track demon
E7 A7 D
In a fifty-seven Chevrolet
[Verse 5]
D
Oh, Rapid Roy that stock car boy
G7 D
He too much to believe
G7 D
You know he always got an extra pack of cigarettes
E7 A7
Rolled up in his t-shirt sleeve
D
He got a tattoo on his arm that say "baby"
G7 E7
He got another one that just say "hey"
D B7
But every Sunday afternoon he is a dirt track demon
E7 A7 D
In a fifty-seven Chevrolet
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