Jim Croce - Recently

titel : recently
interpret : jim croce
tonart : C
original from songbook
enjoy it roman from baden – baden germany

[ intro : ]
C cis Dm E7b9/Gis C Adim Dm G7

[ 1 . ]
C E7 Am Am/G Am/Fis Am/F
used to be that i could see – a reason to be happy ’cause i was free
C Am E Am D7/Fis G7 F C
but then – recently it seems i’ve been lettin’ – your mem’ry get to me
E7 Am Am/G Am/Fis Am/F
used to be that i could pretend – that i wasn’t really hurt back then
C Am E7 Am D7/Fis G7 F C
but then – recently it seems i’ve been lettin’ – your mem’ry get to me

[ chorus : ]
Dm Em F Fm C
’cause mem’ries can be friends – or they can take you to a place
A7 Dm
that you never thought you’d be again and take you to a place
D7 G7 Dm/A A#dim G7/B
that you never ever thought that you would see again

[ solo : ]
C E7 Am Am/G Am/Fis Am/F
C Am E Am D7/Fis G7 F C

[ chorus : ]
Dm Em F Fm C
’cause mem’ries can be friends – or they can take you to a place
A7 Dm
that you never thought you’d be again and take you to a place
D7 G7 Dm/A A#dim G7/h
that you never ever thought that you would see again

[ 2 . ]
C E7 Am Am/G Am/Fis Am/F
doesn’t matter now who was wrong – the future is tomorrow ’cause the past is gone
C Am E7 Am D7/Fis G7 E7 G7
and i’m findin’ that i’m not as strong – as i thought that i used to be
C Am E7 Am D7/Fis G7 F
’cause recently it seems i’ve been lettin’ – your mem’ry get to me

[ solo : 2x ]
C E7 Am Am/G Am/Fis Am/F
C Am E Am D7/Fis G7 F C