E  F#m  G#m  F#m      [note: F#m &G#m  can be played just on ADG strings - leave open E]

  E                   F#m                          G#m   F#m       E                                                        F#m 
Crossroads   seem to come and go, yeah              The gypsy flies from coast to coast
 A                 Bm                  C#m   D   E               F#m                 G#m  F#m [A]
Knowing many, loving none              Bearing sorrow, having fun
 C                                               B                                 E      F#m  G#m  F#m 
But back home he'll always run      To sweet Melissa        mmmm

Freight train, each car looks the same, all the same  And no one knows the gypsy's name
No one hears his lonely sigh  There are no blankets where he lies
Lord, in deepest dreams the gypsy flies  To sweet Melissa, mmmmm
E  F#m  G#m  F#m  
BRIDGE:
E                                                D
Again the morning comes     Again he's on the run
A                                                             B             
Sunbeam shining through his hair   Appearing not to have a care
C#m                                               A                     B      
Pick up your gear and gypsy roll on,         roll on

Crossroads, will you ever let him go, no, no, no   Or will you hide the dead man ghost
Or will he lie beneath the plain   Or will his spirit float away   But I know that he won't stay
                     E      F#m  C                                                 B                          E    F#m
Without Melissa                 Yes I know that he won't stay without Melissa
 G#m            F#m 
No, no he just won't stay

E  F#m  G#m  F#m    (repeat and fade)
Crossroads, seem to come and go, yeah.
The gypsy flies from coast to coast    

MELISSA- Allman Brothers


Knowing many, loving none,
Bearing sorrow havin' fun,
But back home he'll always run
To sweet Melissa... mmm...

Freight train, each car looks the same, all the same.
And no one knows the Gypsy's name

No one hears his lonely sigh,
There are no blankets where he lies.
In all his deepest dreams the Gypsy flies
With sweet Melissa... mmm...

Again the morning's come,
Again he's on the run,
Sunbeams shining through his hair,
Appearing not to have a care.
Well, pick up your gear and Gypsy roll on, roll on.

Crossroads, will you ever let him go? (Lord, Lord)
Will you hide the dead man's ghost,
Or will he lie, beneath the clay,
Or will his spirit roll away?

But I know that he won't stay without Melissa.

Yes I know that he won't stay without Melissa.


      

ALTERNATE  TUINING: E B E G# B E

     E  F#m  G#m  A  B  Bm  C#m  C  D
E    0   2    4   5  7  7    9   8  10          
B    0   2    4   5  7  7    9   8  10           
G#   0   1    3   5  7  6    8   8  10          
E    0   2    4   5  7  7    9   8  10              
B    0   x    x   5  7  x    x   8  10             
E    0   2    4   5  7  7    9   8  10
               

NOTE:  This song may or may not be in this tuning, I'm not sure.  But I 
think it's easier and more fun playing it this way than in standard.
      

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