# – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – please note – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – #
# this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the #
# song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . #
# – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – #
you don t mess around with jim chords
jim croce 1972
E E7
E E7 E
uptown got it’s hustlers
E7 E
the bowery got it’s bums
E7 E
42nd street got big jim walker
E7 E
he’s a pool – shooting son of a gun
A
yeah , he big and dumb as a man can come
E E7 E
but he stronger than a country hoss
B7 A
and when the bad folks all get together at night
A7 E
you know they all call big jim “boss” , just because
E7
and they say
A A7 E
you don’t tug on superman’s cape
A A7 E
you don’t spit into the wind
A A7
you don’t pull the mask off that old lone ranger
B7 A7 E
and you don’t mess around with jim
E E7 E
well outta south alabama came a country boy
E7 E
he say i’m looking for a man named jim
E7 E
i Am a pool – shooting boy
E7 E
my name willie mccoy
E7 E
but down home they call me slim
A
yeah i’m looking for the king of 42nd street
E7 E
he driving a drop top cadillac
B7
last week he took all my money
A
and it may sound funny
A7 A E
but i come to get my money back
E7
and everybody say jack don’t you know
A A7 E
you don’t tug on superman’s cape
A A7 E
you don’t spit into the wind
A A7
you don’t pull the mask off that old lone ranger
B7 A7 E
and you don’t mess around with jim
E E7 E
well a hush fell over the pool room
E7 E
jimmy come bopping in off the street
E7 E
and when the cutting were done
E7 E
the only part that wasn’t bloody
E7 E
was the soles of the big man’s feet
A
yeah he were cut in bout a hundred places
E E7
and he were shot in a couple more
B7
and you better believe
A A7
they sung a different kind of story
A E E7
when big jim hit the floor , now they say
A A7 E
you don’t tug on superman’s cape
A A7 E
you don’t spit into the wind
A A7
you don’t pull the mask off that old lone ranger
B7 A7 E
and you don’t mess around with slim
yeah , big jim got his hat
find out where it’s at
and it’s not hustling people strange to you
even if you do got a two – piece custom – made pool cue
A A7 E
you don’t tug on superman’s cape
A A7 E
you don’t spit into the wind
A A7
you don’t pull the mask off that old lone ranger
B7 A7 E E7 B7 E
and you don’t mess around with slim
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# – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – please note – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – #
# this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the #
# song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . #
# – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – #
you don t mess around with jim chords
jim croce 1972
E E7
E E7 E
uptown got it’s hustlers
E7 E
the bowery got it’s bums
E7 E
42nd street got big jim walker
E7 E
he’s a pool – shooting son of a gun
A
yeah , he big and dumb as a man can come
E E7 E
but he stronger than a country hoss
B7 A
and when the bad folks all get together at night
A7 E
you know they all call big jim “boss” , just because
E7
and they say
A A7 E
you don’t tug on superman’s cape
A A7 E
you don’t spit into the wind
A A7
you don’t pull the mask off that old lone ranger
B7 A7 E
and you don’t mess around with jim
E E7 E
well outta south alabama came a country boy
E7 E
he say i’m looking for a man named jim
E7 E
i Am a pool – shooting boy
E7 E
my name willie mccoy
E7 E
but down home they call me slim
A
yeah i’m looking for the king of 42nd street
E7 E
he driving a drop top cadillac
B7
last week he took all my money
A
and it may sound funny
A7 A E
but i come to get my money back
E7
and everybody say jack don’t you know
A A7 E
you don’t tug on superman’s cape
A A7 E
you don’t spit into the wind
A A7
you don’t pull the mask off that old lone ranger
B7 A7 E
and you don’t mess around with jim
E E7 E
well a hush fell over the pool room
E7 E
jimmy come bopping in off the street
E7 E
and when the cutting were done
E7 E
the only part that wasn’t bloody
E7 E
was the soles of the big man’s feet
A
yeah he were cut in bout a hundred places
E E7
and he were shot in a couple more
B7
and you better believe
A A7
they sung a different kind of story
A E E7
when big jim hit the floor , now they say
A A7 E
you don’t tug on superman’s cape
A A7 E
you don’t spit into the wind
A A7
you don’t pull the mask off that old lone ranger
B7 A7 E
and you don’t mess around with slim
yeah , big jim got his hat
find out where it’s at
and it’s not hustling people strange to you
even if you do got a two – piece custom – made pool cue
A A7 E
you don’t tug on superman’s cape
A A7 E
you don’t spit into the wind
A A7
you don’t pull the mask off that old lone ranger
B7 A7 E E7 B7 E
and you don’t mess around with slim
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