Allman Brothers " Sweet Melissa " Chords
Tempo:
83.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#m
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[C#m]
[F#] [E] Crossroads [A] [E] seem to come and go
Yeah, the gypsy fly from coast to coast
[A] [Bm] Knowing many [A] loving [D] none
[E] [F#m] Bearing sorrow, [E] having [A] fun
[C] But back home you'll [B] always run
To [E] sweet Melissa
[A] [C#m] [E] [F#m]
[E] Freight [F#m] train, each car [E] looks the [F#m] same
All the same, [E] and no one knows the [F#m] gypsy's [E] name
[A] No [Bm] one hears [A] his lonely [D] sigh
[E] There [F#m] are no blankets [E] where he lies
[A] [C] Loving deepest dreams [B] the gypsy flies
[E] To sweet Melissa
[A]
Again [E]
the morning [D] comes, again he's on the [A] run
Sunbeams shining through [B] his hair, fear not to have a [C#m] care
Pick up your gear and [A] gypsy roll, [B] roll
[E] [F#m]
Crossroads, [A] will [E] you ever let him go?
[F#m]
Na-na [E]-na-na-na
Will you hide the dead [F#m] man's gold?
[A] [Bm] Nor will he lie [A]
beneath the [D] plain
[E] Will his [F#m] spirit [E]
float [A] away?
[C] But I know that [B] he won't stay without [E] Melissa
Yes, [C] I know that [B] he won't stay [F#m] [E] without Melissa
No, [F#m] no
[E] [F#m] [E]
[F#m] [E] [N]
[C#m]
[F#] [E] Crossroads [A] [E] seem to come and go
Yeah, the gypsy fly from coast to coast
[A] [Bm] Knowing many [A] loving [D] none
[E] [F#m] Bearing sorrow, [E] having [A] fun
[C] But back home you'll [B] always run
To [E] sweet Melissa
[A] [C#m] [E] [F#m]
[E] Freight [F#m] train, each car [E] looks the [F#m] same
All the same, [E] and no one knows the [F#m] gypsy's [E] name
[A] No [Bm] one hears [A] his lonely [D] sigh
[E] There [F#m] are no blankets [E] where he lies
[A] [C] Loving deepest dreams [B] the gypsy flies
[E] To sweet Melissa
[A]
Again [E]
the morning [D] comes, again he's on the [A] run
Sunbeams shining through [B] his hair, fear not to have a [C#m] care
Pick up your gear and [A] gypsy roll, [B] roll
[E] [F#m]
Crossroads, [A] will [E] you ever let him go?
[F#m]
Na-na [E]-na-na-na
Will you hide the dead [F#m] man's gold?
[A] [Bm] Nor will he lie [A]
beneath the [D] plain
[E] Will his [F#m] spirit [E]
float [A] away?
[C] But I know that [B] he won't stay without [E] Melissa
Yes, [C] I know that [B] he won't stay [F#m] [E] without Melissa
No, [F#m] no
[E] [F#m] [E]
[F#m] [E] [N]
Key:
E
A
F#m
B
D
E
A
F#m
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ Crossroads [A] _ [E] seem to come and _ go _
Yeah, _ the gypsy fly from coast to coast
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] Knowing many [A] loving [D] none
_ [E] _ [F#m] Bearing sorrow, [E] having [A] fun
_ [C] _ But back home you'll [B] always run
To [E] sweet Melissa _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ _ Freight [F#m] train, _ each car [E] looks the _ _ [F#m] same
All the same, [E] and no one knows the [F#m] gypsy's [E] name
[A] No [Bm] one hears [A] his lonely [D] sigh
[E] There [F#m] are no blankets [E] where he lies
[A] _ [C] Loving deepest dreams [B] the gypsy flies
_ [E] To sweet Melissa
_ _ [A] _
_ Again [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ the morning [D] comes, again he's on the [A] run
_ Sunbeams shining through [B] his hair, fear not to have a [C#m] care
Pick up your gear and [A] gypsy roll, _ _ [B] _ roll _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m]
Crossroads, [A] will [E] you ever let him go?
[F#m] _
Na-na [E]-na-na-na
Will you hide the dead [F#m] man's gold?
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] Nor will he lie [A]
beneath the [D] plain
[E] _ Will his [F#m] spirit [E]
float [A] away?
_ [C] _ But I know that [B] he won't stay without [E] Melissa
_ Yes, _ _ _ [C] _ I know that [B] he won't stay _ [F#m] [E] without Melissa _ _
No, _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] no
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ Crossroads [A] _ [E] seem to come and _ go _
Yeah, _ the gypsy fly from coast to coast
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] Knowing many [A] loving [D] none
_ [E] _ [F#m] Bearing sorrow, [E] having [A] fun
_ [C] _ But back home you'll [B] always run
To [E] sweet Melissa _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ _ Freight [F#m] train, _ each car [E] looks the _ _ [F#m] same
All the same, [E] and no one knows the [F#m] gypsy's [E] name
[A] No [Bm] one hears [A] his lonely [D] sigh
[E] There [F#m] are no blankets [E] where he lies
[A] _ [C] Loving deepest dreams [B] the gypsy flies
_ [E] To sweet Melissa
_ _ [A] _
_ Again [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ the morning [D] comes, again he's on the [A] run
_ Sunbeams shining through [B] his hair, fear not to have a [C#m] care
Pick up your gear and [A] gypsy roll, _ _ [B] _ roll _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m]
Crossroads, [A] will [E] you ever let him go?
[F#m] _
Na-na [E]-na-na-na
Will you hide the dead [F#m] man's gold?
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] Nor will he lie [A]
beneath the [D] plain
[E] _ Will his [F#m] spirit [E]
float [A] away?
_ [C] _ But I know that [B] he won't stay without [E] Melissa
_ Yes, _ _ _ [C] _ I know that [B] he won't stay _ [F#m] [E] without Melissa _ _
No, _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] no
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [N] _