How to Play Lover's Cross on Guitar?

Jim Croce - Lover's Cross can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, Dm, G7, F, Dm7 chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For Dm7, To play Dm7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A, D ring open, mute G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Lover's Cross with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Jim Croce - Lover’s Cross Chords

Chord reference C, Am, Dm, G7, F, Dm7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [Am] [Dm] [G7] [C] Guess that [Am]it was [Dm]bound to [G7]happen [C]Was just a [Am]matter of [Dm]time [G7] But now [C]I’ve come [Am]to my de[Dm]cision [G7] And it’s [C]one of the painful kind [Am] ‘Cuz now [F]it seems that you [G]wanted a [Am]martyr Just a [F]regular [C]guy wouldn’t [Dm]do [G7] ‘Cuz, baby, [C]I can’t [Am]hang u[Dm]pon no lover’s [G7]cross for [C]you [G7]

Yes, I [C]really [Am]got to [Dm]hand it [G7]to you [C]‘Cuz girl, [Am]you really [Dm]tried [G7] But for [C]every [Am]time that [Dm]we spent [G7]laughing There were [C]two times that I [Am]cried And you were [F]tryin’ to [G]make me your [Am]martyr And that’s the [F]one thing I [C]just couldn’t [Dm]do [G7] ‘Cuz baby, [C]I can’t [Am]hang [Dm]upon no lover’s [G7]cross for [C]you [C7]

‘Cuz [F]tables are [G]meant for [Am]turn[Em]in’ And [F]people are [C]bound to [Dm]change [G7] And [F]bridges are [G]meant for [Am]burn[Em]in’ When the [F]people and [C]memories they [Dm]join aren’t the [G7]same [Dm7] [G7]

Still, I [C]hope that [Am]you can [Dm]find a[G7]nother Who can [C]take what [Am]I could [Dm]not [G7] [C]He’ll have to [Am]be a [Dm]super [G7]guy Or [C]maybe a super god [Am] ‘Cuz I [F]never was [G]much of a [Am]martyr before And I [F]ain’t bout to [C]start nothin’ [Dm]new [G7] And baby, [C]I can’t [Am]hang u[Dm]pon no lover’s [G7]cross for [C]you [C7]

[Em] [Am] [G] [F] [G7] [F] [G7] [C]

Artist Jim Croce

Album I Got a Name

Genres Folk, Folk Rock, Rock

Year 1974

Key C

Jim Croce - Lover's Cross can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, Dm, G7, F, Dm7 chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For Dm7, To play Dm7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A, D ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Lover's Cross with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.