OPERATOR

As recorded by Jim Croce

(From the 1972 Album TIME IN A BOTTLE)
Transcribed by DRK HRSE Words an

x
G
x
Bm
x
Am
x
C D7/F
x x
b Em
xx
D

D5/C D5/B D5/A C/G D7 G/B C/A

x x x x x x x x x xx x x

A Intro
Moderately P = 124
G Bm Am

g
1
I 44 V V V V V V V V V
V V
V
V V V V V V V V V
V V V
Gtr I

T 0 0 3 3 0 1 1
A 0 0 0 4 4 2 2 2
0 0 4 4 2 2
B 2 0
3

c j j
j
g k VV V VV VV V V VV V VV V WW
I 44 k V V j
Gtr II
5 5 5 3 3
T 5 7 5 7 5 7 3 5 3
A 7 7 7
5 4
B
H H H

C Bm Am D7/F b G Bm

g V
4
I Vu VV VV VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
u V V V
0
T 1 3 1 0 0 3 3
A 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 4
0 0 4 4
B 2
2 3

c
V V V V V V V VV k
j V V V WW
g V V V V V V V
I u u u k u
7 5 3 2 0 5
T 5 7
A 7 6 4 2 0 2 6
5 7
B
sl. sl.

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B Verse

Am C Bm Am D7/F b TG
g VV VV
7
I V V V V V V V VV VV V V V V V V V V
V u u V V
0
T 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 0
A 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 0
2 2 0 0
B 0
2 3

c
k V W V V V V V V V VV
g j V V W V V V V V V V
I k u u u u
3 7 5 3 2 0
T 5 7
A 6 4 7 6 4 2 0
5 7
B
sl. sl.

Bm C G/B C/A G C G/B Am G

10
g V V V V V V V VV VV VV VV V V V V V
I V V V V VVV VVV V V V V
V V V V
0 0
T 3 3 1 3 1 0 3 1 0
A 4 4 4 0 0 0 0
4 4 0 0
B 2 3 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 2
3 3
H

c c
k V W k V W V V V V V V
g j V V W j V V W V V V V V V V V
V V
I k u k u
5 3 7 5 3 2
T 5 3 3
A 2 6 6 4 7 6 4 2
5 4 4
B
sl. sl. sl.

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Am D7/F b Em

g
13
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V
T 1 1 1 1 0 0
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
2 2 0 0 2 2
B 0
2 0

c
g VV VV j k V W V VV VV VV VV V V V
V V V
I k u V
V W k V
3
u
5 7 7 9 7 5
T 3 5 7 7 7
A 6 7 7 9 7 6
4 5 5 7 7 7
B
sl. sl. sl. sl.

D D5/C D5/B D5/A G Bm

g VV VV VV VV V V V V V V V
16
I V V V V V V V V
V V V V V
T 3 3 3 3 0 0 3 3
A 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 4
0 0 4 4
B 0 3 2 0 2
3

c
V VV k
j V V V WW
g k VV k VV k VV VV VV V
I u u k u
u
5
T 5 3 5 3 5 5 7
A 2 6
5 4 5 4 5 5 7
B
sl. sl. sl.

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C G/B C/A G Am

g VV VV VV VV V V V V V
19
I VV V V V V V V V V
VV V VV V V V VVV VVV V V V V V
0 0 0
T 1 3 1 3 3 1 0 1 1
A 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 2 2
B 3 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 2 0
3 3
H

c
k V V V V V V
g j V V V WW V V V V V V V V
V V
V VV
V
I k u
u
3 7 5 3 2
T 5 3 3 3 5
A 6 4 7 6 4 2
5 4 4 4 5
B
sl. sl. sl.

D7/F b Em D D5/C D5/B D5/A

g VV VV VV VV
22
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V
V
T 1 1 0 0 3 3 3 3
A 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
0 0 2 2
B 0 3 2 0
2 0

c c
V V V V V V V V
g j V kV V WW j V kV V WW V V V V V V V V
I k u k u
7 9 7 7 5 5 3 3 2
T 7
A 6 4 9 7 7 6 6 4 4 2
5 7
B
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

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C Chorus
G C/G G

g V V
25
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V
0 0
T 0 0 1 1 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 2 0 0
B
3 3 3

g WW V VV U VV VVV WWW
I j V V
V V V V W
2 0 2 (3) 0 2
T 3
A 2 0 2 2
0
B
H sl. H

C D G Am

g V
28
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V
2
T 1 3 0 0 1 1
A 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 2 2
B 3 0
3

g VV VV VV V VV VVV WWW V V V V
I V V V V V V V W V
V
0 0 0 2 0 3
T 3 2 2 3 0 0
A 0 2 0
(0) 0
B (0)
(3) (0)
H H

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C D Em Bm D Am

g VV VV V VV VV
31
I VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V
0 2
T 1 3 0 3 3 1 1
A 0 2 0 4 2 2 2 2
2 0 4 0 2 2
B 3 2 0
0

j V j V j
g VVV VVV WW WWW WWW V V V V V
I W V V u u
V
2 2 0 0
T 3 5 3 2 0 3 3
A 4 6 4 4 2 0
5 7 4 2 2 2
B
0

D7 C G/B

g VV VV
34
I V V V V V V V V V
V V
V
V V V V V V V V V
V
2 2
T 1 1 1 1 3 3
A 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 2 2 0 0
B 3 2

g V V W 3
V V V V V V V
I V V V V V V V V V V V
V V
0 0 0
T 2 0 3 3 0 0 3 3
A 2 2 2
2 0 2 0 4
B 0 0 2
H sl.
Am C D

g VV VV
37
I V V V V
V
V V V V
V V V
V V V V V V V V
V V
2 2
T 1 1 1 1 3 3
A 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 0 0 0
B 0 3

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV VV V V WWW
g V V V V
I
5 3 3 5 5
T 5 7 7 5 3 5 3 3 (3) 0 3 5 5
A 4 2 4 4 4 6 6 6
B
sl. sl. sl. sl.
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1.
To Coda
C G Bm

g UU V V
40
I UUU V V V V V
V V
V V V V V
V V
0
T 1 0 0 3 3
A 0 0 0 0 4 4 4
2 0 0 4 4
B 3 2
3

c j
j
g UU
UU V V V V V V V V k V V VV VV V V VV V
V
I V k V V

3 0 2 0 5 5 5
T 3 3 3 3 5 7 5 7 5 7
A 4 2 2 7 7 7
5 0 5 4
B
H P H H

Am C Bm Am D7/F b
g V V VV VV VV VV
43
I V V V V V V
V u u V
0
T 1 1 1 3 1
A 2 2 2 4 2 2
2 2
B 0
2

j V
VV V WW V V V V V V
g V V V V V
I j u u
3 3 7 5 3 2 0
T 3 5 3
A 7 6 4 2 0
B
H

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2.
D.S. al Coda
G C G C

g V V V
45
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V
T 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
B 3 3
3 3

g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3
V V V V V V V u k V
I V V V u R
P V V V V V V V
2 3 0 2 0
T 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3
A 2 2 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4
B 0
0 2
3
H H sl.
H

D Outro
SG Bm Am

g V V
49
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V
T 0 0 3 3 1 1
A 0 0 0 4 4 4 2 2 2
0 0 4 4 2 2
B 2 0
3

c j j
j
g V V V V V V V V k V V VV VV V V VV V
V VV V WW
I V k V V j
0 2 0 5 5 5 3 3
T 3 3 3 5 7 5 7 5 7 3 5 3
A 2 2 7 7 7
0 5 4
B
H P H H H

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C Bm Am D7/Fb G Bm

g VV VV VV VV V V V V V
52
I u V V V V V V V V V V
u V V V
0
T 1 3 1 0 0 3 3
A 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 4
0 0 4 4
B 2
2 3

V V
g V V V V V V
V V V V V VV V VV VV VV VV V V V
V V V
I u V k V
u u 3

7 5 3 2 0 5 7 7 9 7 5
T 5 7 7 7
A 7 6 4 2 0 6 7 7 9 7 6
5 7 7 7
B
sl. sl. sl.
Am C Bm Am D7/F b G

g VV VV U
55
I V V V V V V V VV VV V UU
UU
V u u V
0 3
T 1 1 1 3 1 0
A 2 2 2 4 2 2 0
2 2 0
B 0
2 3

V V V V V V V U
g k VV V V V V V V V U
I u u
7 5 3
T 5 7 5 7 7
A 7 6 4
5 7 5 7 7
B
sl.

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