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Thursday   by   Jim Croce
# NOTE: It sounds cool if you walk-down from #
#       C to Am between the Verse and Chorus #
INTRO:   C   F   C   F   C   F   G   A  C  
Well it Cstarted out just like a dream 
And Flike a dream I knew that what we Ghad 
Would have to Cend
I was looking for a Flifetime lover, and
GYou were looking for a Cfriend
CHORUS 1:
AmSomeone to be there after Emall your night time lovers had Fgone
To where they Gcame.
AmSomeone who knew the way Dand help to play your daytime Ggames
    FN.C.              Am  G  
     It's not the same
Well I Cstarted out pretending that
I'd Fcome to mean enough to you to Gmake 
You want to Cchange.
Then I came to realise that Fthere was just too much of you, you Ghad 
To rearCrange
CHORUS 2:
AmAnd I couldn't bear to wait around for Emall your night time lovers to Fgo
To where they Gcame
And then it Amcame to hurt too much to me Dto help to play your day time Ggames
     FN.C.              Am  G  
      No one's to blame
It Cstarted out just like a dream 
And Flike a dream I knew that what we Ghad 
Would have to Cend
I was looking for a Flifetime lover, and
GYou were looking for a Amfriend
FI was looking for a Clifetime loAmver and
GYou were looking for a CfriendF  C  

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Thursday

by Jim Croce

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Thursday by Jim Croce

# NOTE: It sounds cool if you walk-down from #

# C to Am between the Verse and Chorus #

C F C F C F G A C

INTRO:

Well it started out just like a dream

F G

And like a dream I knew that what we had

Would have to end

I was looking for a lifetime lover, and

G C

You were looking for a friend

CHORUS 1:

Am Em F

Someone to be there after all your night time lovers had gone

To where they came.

Am D G

Someone who knew the way and help to play your daytime games

F Am G

N.C.

It's not the same

Well I started out pretending that

F G

I'd come to mean enough to you to make

You want to change.

F G

Then I came to realise that there was just too much of you, you had

To rearrange

CHORUS 2:

Am Em F

And I couldn't bear to wait around for all your night time lovers to go

To where they came

Am D G

And then it came to hurt too much to me to help to play your day time games

F Am G

N.C.

No one's to blame

It started out just like a dream

F G

And like a dream I knew that what we had

Would have to end

I was looking for a lifetime lover, and

G Am

You were looking for a friend

F C Am

I was looking for a lifetime lover and

G C F C

You were looking for a friend

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