Box 10
Jim CroceVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Well outta Southern Illinois
Come a down-home country boy
Hes gonna make it in the city
Playin guitar in the studio
Oh well, he hadnt been there an hour
When he met a Broadway flowr
You know she took him for his money
And she left him in a cheap hotel
Oh well, its easy for you to see
That that country boy is me
Say and howm I gonna ever break the news to the folks back home?
Well, I was gonna be a great success
Things sure ended up a mess
But in the process I got messed up to
Hello, mama and dad I had to call collect
Cause I aint got a cent to my name
Well, Im sleepin in a hotel doorway
And tonight they say its gonna rain
And if youd only send me some money
Ill be back on my feet again
Send it in care of the Sunday Mission
Box Number Ten
Well, back in Southern Illinois
Theyre still worryin bout their boy
But this boys goin home soons he gets the fare
Because as soon as I got my bread
I got a pipe upside my head
You know they took me in an alley
Took my money and my guitar too
Repeat refrain
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Readable chord sheet for Box 10 by Jim Croce
[C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [G7] [C] [G] Well outta [C]Southern Illi[G]nois Come a [Am]down-home country [F]boy Hes gonna [C]make it in the city Playin [G]guitar in the stud[F]io[C] [G] Oh well, he [C]hadnt been there an [G]hour When he [Am]met a Broadway [F]flowr You know she [C]took him for his money And she [G]left him in a cheap ho[F]tel [C] [G] Oh well, its [C]easy for you to [G]see That that [Am]country boy is [F]me Say and [C]howm I gonna ever break the [G]news to the folks back [F]home?[C] [G] Well, I was [C]gonna be a great [G]success Things sure [Am]ended up a me[F]ss [C] But in the process [G]I got messed up [F]to [C] [G] Hello, [C]mama and dad I had to [F]call coll[G]ect Cause I [C]aint got a [Em]cent to m[Am]y nam[Am/G]e Well, Im [C]sleepin in a hotel [F]doorway And ton[D]ight they say its gonna [G]rain And if youd [C]only se[Em]nd me some [Am]money [Am/G] Ill be bac[C]k on my[Em] feet [Am]again [Am/G] [C]Send it in [Em]care of the S[Am]unday Mi[Am/G]ssion [F]Box Number [C]Ten [C] [Em] [Am] [Am/G] [F] [G6] [C] Well, back in [C]Southern Illi[G]nois Theyre still w[Am]orryin bout their [F]boy [C] But this boys goin [G]home soons he gets the [F]fare[C] [G] Because as [C]soon as I got my [G]bread I got a [Am]pipe upside my [F]head You know they [C]took me in an alley Took my [G]money and my guitar [F]too [C] [G] Repeat refrain End chords: [C] [Em] [Am] - [Am/G] [F] [G] - [C]