Box 10 Chords & Lyrics - Jim Croce

Intro: [C] -[G] -[Am] -[F] -[C] -[G] -[G7] -[C] -[G]

Well outta [C]Southern Illi[G]nois
Come a [Am]down-home country [F]boy
He's gonna [C]make it in the city
[G] [F] -[C] -[G]
Playin' guitar in the studio
Oh well, he [C]hadn't been there an [G]hour
When he [Am]met a Broadway [F]flow'r
You know she [C]took him for his money
[G] [F] [C] -[G]
And she left him in a cheap hotel
Oh well, it's [C]easy for you to [G]see
That that [Am]country boy is [F]me
[C] [G] [F] [C] -[G]
Say and how'm I gonna ever break the news to the folks back home'
Well, I was [C]gonna be a great [G]success
Things sure [Am]ended up a me[F]ss [C]
[G] [F] [C] -[G]
But in the process I got messed up to

[REFRAIN]
Hello, [C]mama and dad I had to [F]call coll[G]ect
Cause I [C]ain't got a [Em]cent to m[Am]y nam[Am/G]e
Well, I'm [C]sleepin' in a hotel [F]doorway
And ton[D]ight they say it's gonna [G]rain
And if you'd [C]only se[Em]nd me some [Am]money [Am/G]
I'll 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] [C] [C] -[Em] -[Am] -[Am/G] -[F] -[G6] -[C]
Box Number Ten

Well, back in [C]Southern Illi[G]nois
They're still w[Am]orryin" 'bout their [F]boy [C]
[G] [F] [C] -[G]
But this boy's goin' home soon's he gets the fare
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
[G] [F] [C] -[G]
Took my money and my guitar too

Repeat refrain

End chords: [C] [Em] [Am] - [Am/G] [F] [G] - [C]