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Melissa
Allman Brothers
| Chord Guide | |||
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231 E: 022100 |
341
F#m11/E: 044200 |
341
Emaj7: 066400 |
123
A: x02220 |
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231 Bm(add4):x04430 |
231
C#m: x06650 |
23
D6(9): x07700 |
32
Cmaj7: x32000 |
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1333 B: x2444x |
132
D: xx0232 |
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Intro: / E - - - / F#m11/E - - - / Emaj7 - - - / F#m11/E - - - /
E F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E
Crossroads seem to come and go, yeah
E F#m11/E
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
A (½)
Bm(add4) (½) C#m (½) D6(9) (½)
Knowing many, loving none
E (½)
F#m11/E (½) Emaj7 (½) F#m11/E (½)
Bearing sorrow, having fun
Cmaj7 B (hold)
But back home he'll always run
E F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E
To sweet Melissa
E F#m11/E Emaj7
F#m11/E
Freight train, each car looks the same, all the same
E F#m11/E
And no one knows the gypsy's name
A (½) Bm(add4) (½) C#m (½) D6(9) (½)
No one hears his lonely sigh
E (½) F#m11/E (½) Emaj7 (½) F#m11/E (½)
There are no blankets where he lies
Cmaj7 B
(hold)
Lord, in deepest dreams the gypsy flies
E F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E
To sweet Melissa
Bridge:
E
Again the morning’s come
D
Again he's on the run
A
Sunbeam shining through his hair
B
Appearing not to have a care
C#m A B (2, hold 2nd measure)
Pick up your gear and gypsy roll on, roll on
E F#m11/E Emaj7
F#m11/E
Crossroads, will you ever let him go, no, no
E F#m11/E
Or will you hide the dead man’s ghost
A (½) Bm(add4) (½) C#m (½) D6(9) (½)
Or will he lie beneath the plain
E (½) F#m11/E (½) Emaj7 (½) F#m11/E (½)
Or will his spirit float away
Cmaj7 B (hold)
But I know that he won't stay
E F#m11/E
Without Melissa
Cmaj7 B (hold)
Yes I know that he won't stay
E F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E
Without Melissa
End on E
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
