• Song:

    Melissa

  • Artist:

    Allman Brothers Band

  • Album:

    A Decade of Hits: 1969-...

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I know there are other tabs on this, but this is how Duane plays it....

E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G B (x2444x@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
A6: 		[0 4 4 2 0 0]
Emaj7: 	        [0 6 6 4 0 0]
E7sus2:	        [0 0 4 4 3 0]
C#m/E:  	[0 0 6 6 5 0]
A/E:  	        [0 7 7 6 0 0] 
E (022100@1)[0 2 2 1 0 0]		
B (x2444x@1)             [x 2 4 4 4 2]
C#m (x13321@4)           [x 4 6 6 5 4]



E (022100@1)                   A6 (x04xxx@1)                      Emaj7 (021100@1)    A6Crossroads, (x04xxx@1)seem to come and go, yeah.
E (022100@1)                                   A6 (x04xxx@1)                
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
A (x02220@1)           E7sus2            C#m/E  E7sus2
Knowing many, loving none,
E (022100@1)     A6 (x04xxx@1)          Emaj7 (021100@1)  A/E (002220@1)      
Bearing sorrow havin' fun,
  
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)                                     B (x2444x@1)                           E (022100@1)      A6 (x04xxx@1)name="chord_021100@1">Emaj7 A6But (x04xxx@1)back home he'll always run to sweet melissa... mmm...

E (022100@1)                       A6 (x04xxx@1)                            Emaj7 (021100@1)                A6Freight (x04xxx@1)train, each car looks the same, all the same.
E (022100@1)                               A6And (x04xxx@1)no one knows the gypsy's name
A (x02220@1)     E7sus2              C#m/E    E7sus2      
No one hears his lonely sigh,
E (022100@1)            A6 (x04xxx@1)          Emaj7 (021100@1)  A6 (x04xxx@1)    
There are no blankets where he lies.
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)                                                    B (x2444x@1)               
In all his deepest dreams the gypsy flies 
             E (022100@1)                      A6 (x04xxx@1) Emaj7 (021100@1) A6with (x04xxx@1)sweet melissa... mmm...

E A6  Emaj7 A6   (repeat 2x)

EAgain (022100@1)the morning's come,
DAgain (xx0232@1)he's on the run,
ASunbeams (x02220@1)shining through his hair,
BAppearing (x2444x@1)not to have a care.
C#m (x13321@4)                                                           A (x02220@1)     BWell, (x2444x@1)pick up your gear and gypsy roll on, roll on.



E (022100@1)                         A6 (x04xxx@1)                   Emaj7 (021100@1)  A6Crossroads, (x04xxx@1)will you ever let him go? (lord, lord)
E (022100@1)                          A6Will (x04xxx@1)you hide the dead man's ghost,
A (x02220@1)        E7Ssus2              C#m/E     E7sus2
Or will he lie, beneath the clay,
E (022100@1)                    A6 (x04xxx@1)      Emaj7 (021100@1)      A6Or (x04xxx@1)will his spirit roll away?

Cmaj7 (x32000@1)                                 B (x2444x@1)                   E (022100@1)   A6 (x04xxx@1)But I know that he won't stay without melissa.
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)                                 B (x2444x@1)                   E (022100@1)   A6 (x04xxx@1) Emaj7 (021100@1)A6Yes (x04xxx@1)I know that he won't stay without melissa.

E A6 Emaj7 A6 (repeat until end)

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