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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- Alabama Rain
- Bad Bad Leroy Brown
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- I've Got A Name
- 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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- Box 10
- Car Wash Blues
- Careful Man
- Child Of Midnight
- Cotton Mouth River
- Dreamin Again
- Five Short Minutes
- Gunga Din
- Hard Way Every Time
- Hey Tomorrow
- Ill Have To Say I Love You
- Ill Have To Say I Love You In A Song
- 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
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- 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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A GOOD TIME MAN LIKE ME AIN’T GOT NO BUSINESS
(SINGING THE BLUES)
Intro
E - A - F#7 - B7 - E
E A F#7 F#7
I WAS BORN TO SING A GOOD TIME SONG,
B A E B
YOU KNOW THAT NOTHIN’ USED TO BRING ME DOWN
E A F#7 F#7
‘TIL THE DAY I EELL IN LOVE WITH YOU
B A A E
AND BABY, THAT’S THE DAY I FOUND
A E
YOU HAD ME SINGIN’ THE BLUES, SINGIN’ THE BLUES
F#7 F#7 B7
BUT A GOOD TIME MAN LIKE ME
B7 F#7 B7 E A E B
AIN’T GOT NO BUSINESS SINGIN’ THE BLUES.
E A F#7 F#7
GO ON, WOMAN, GET OUT OF HERE,
B A E B
YOU KNOW THAT I DON’T WANTA SEE YOUR FACE
E A F#7 F#7
‘CAUSE THE THINGS YOU’RE DOIN’ TO THIS BOY’S MIN
B A A E
IS JUST AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE.
A E
YOU HAD ME SINGIN’ THE BLUES, SINGIN’ THE BLUES
F#7 F#7 B7
BUT A GOOD TIME MAN LIKE ME
B7 F#7 B7 E A E B
AIN’T GOT NO BUSINESS SINGIN’ THE BLUES.
E A F#7 F#7
NEVER GONNA EALL IN LOVE AGAIN
B A E B
YOU KNOW I LEARNED MY LESSON WELL
E A F#7 F#7
I PLAYED THE GAME OF LOVE AND LOST MY HEART
B A E B
YOU CAN BELIEVE ME WHEN I TELL
A E
YOU HAD ME SINGIN’ THE BLUES, SINGIN’ THE BLUES
F#7 F#7 B7
BUT A GOOD TIME MAN LIKE ME
B7 F#7 B7 E A E B
AIN’T GOT NO BUSINESS SINGIN’ THE BLUES.
(SINGING THE BLUES)
Intro
E - A - F#7 - B7 - E
E A F#7 F#7
I WAS BORN TO SING A GOOD TIME SONG,
B A E B
YOU KNOW THAT NOTHIN’ USED TO BRING ME DOWN
E A F#7 F#7
‘TIL THE DAY I EELL IN LOVE WITH YOU
B A A E
AND BABY, THAT’S THE DAY I FOUND
A E
YOU HAD ME SINGIN’ THE BLUES, SINGIN’ THE BLUES
F#7 F#7 B7
BUT A GOOD TIME MAN LIKE ME
B7 F#7 B7 E A E B
AIN’T GOT NO BUSINESS SINGIN’ THE BLUES.
E A F#7 F#7
GO ON, WOMAN, GET OUT OF HERE,
B A E B
YOU KNOW THAT I DON’T WANTA SEE YOUR FACE
E A F#7 F#7
‘CAUSE THE THINGS YOU’RE DOIN’ TO THIS BOY’S MIN
B A A E
IS JUST AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE.
A E
YOU HAD ME SINGIN’ THE BLUES, SINGIN’ THE BLUES
F#7 F#7 B7
BUT A GOOD TIME MAN LIKE ME
B7 F#7 B7 E A E B
AIN’T GOT NO BUSINESS SINGIN’ THE BLUES.
E A F#7 F#7
NEVER GONNA EALL IN LOVE AGAIN
B A E B
YOU KNOW I LEARNED MY LESSON WELL
E A F#7 F#7
I PLAYED THE GAME OF LOVE AND LOST MY HEART
B A E B
YOU CAN BELIEVE ME WHEN I TELL
A E
YOU HAD ME SINGIN’ THE BLUES, SINGIN’ THE BLUES
F#7 F#7 B7
BUT A GOOD TIME MAN LIKE ME
B7 F#7 B7 E A E B
AIN’T GOT NO BUSINESS SINGIN’ THE BLUES.
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