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Jim Croce - Lover’s Cross Chords

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ChordsC, Am, Dm, G7, F, G, C7, Em, Dm7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

CAmDmG7C
GuessthatAmitwasDmboundtoG7happen
CWasjustaAmmatterofDmtimeG7
ButnowCI’vecomeAmtomy DmdecisionG7
Andit’sConeofthepainfulkindAm
‘CuznowFitseemsthatyouGwantedaAmmartyr
JustaFregularCguywouldn’tDmdoG7
‘Cuz,baby,CIcan’tAmhang Dmuponnolover’sG7cross
forCyouG7
Yes,ICreallyAmgottoDmhanditG7toyou
C‘Cuzgirl,AmyoureallyDmtriedG7
ButforCeveryAmtimethatDmwespentG7laughing
TherewereCtwotimesthatIAmcried
AndyouwereFtryin’toGmakemeyourAmmartyr
Andthat’stheFonethingICjustcouldn’tDmdoG7
‘Cuzbaby,CIcan’tAmhangDmuponnolover’sG7crossforCyouC7
‘CuzFtablesareGmeantforAmturnin’
AndFpeopleareCboundtoDmchangeG7
AndFbridgesareGmeantforAmburnin’
WhentheFpeopleandCmemoriestheyDmjoinaren’ttheG7sameDm7G7
Still,IChopethatAmyoucanDmfind G7another
WhocanCtakewhatAmIcouldDmnotG7
CHe’llhavetoAmbeaDmsuperG7guy
OrCmaybeasupergodAm
‘CuzIFneverwasGmuchofaAmmartyrbefore
AndIFain’tbouttoCstartnothin’DmnewG7
Andbaby,CIcan’tAmhang Dmuponnolover’sG7cross
forCyouC7
‘CuzFtablesareGmeantforAmturnin’
AndFpeopleareCboundtoDmchangeG7
AndFbridgesareGmeantforAmburnin’
WhentheFpeopleandCmemoriestheyDmjoinaren’ttheG7sameDm7G7
Still,IChopethatAmyoucanDmfind G7another
WhocanCtakewhatAmIcouldDmnotG7
CHe’llhavetoAmbeaDmsuperG7guy
OrCmaybeasupergodAm
‘CuzIFneverwasGmuchofaAmmartyrbefore
AndIFain’tbouttoCstartnothin’DmnewG7
Andbaby,CIcan’tAmhang Dmuponnolover’sG7cross
forCyou
EmAmGFG7FG7C
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ArtistJim Croce
AlbumI Got a Name
GenresFolk, Folk Rock, Rock
Year1974
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Lover's Cross on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Jim Croce - Lover's Cross on guitar requires 9 chords and 16 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Lover's Cross uses these transitions most often: Dm → G7 (25), G7 → C (25), and C → Am (21). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - Am chord transition.

1. C → Am chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

Switching from C to Am:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 21 times.

C to Am

2. Am → Dm chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

Here's how to move from Am to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 17 times.

Am to Dm

3. Dm → G7 chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Dm to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 25 times.

Dm to G7

4. G7 → C chord transition

Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Switching from G7 to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 25 times.

G7 to C

5. Am → F chord transition

Switching from Am to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

6. F → G chord transition

To move from F to G:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

7. G → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

8. F → C chord transition

Here's how to move from F to C:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

9. C → Dm chord transition

Switching from C to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

10. C → C7 chord transition

To move from C to C7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

11. C7 → F chord transition

To move from C7 to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

12. Am → Em chord transition

To move from Am to Em:

  1. While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

13. Em → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to F:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

14. G7 → F chord transition

Switching from G7 to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

15. G7 → Dm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to Dm7:

  1. While playing G7, lift your ring finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

16. C → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Em:

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the outro.

Lover's Cross chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Lover's Cross.

  • Lover's Cross includes 154 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Lover's Cross contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Lover's Cross connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → Am: 10%
    • C → Em: 8%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → G: 21%
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