MELISSA
Allman Brothers


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INTRO: (E PATTERN)

VERSE 1:
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Crossroads seem to come and go, yeah
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
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Knowing many, loving none
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Bearing sorrow, having fun
Cmaj7                      B
But back home he'll always run
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To sweet Melissa

VERSE 2:
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 deepest dreams the gypsy flies
With sweet Melissa

CHORUS:
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Again the mornings come... again he's on the run
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Sunbeams shining through his hair... appearing not to have a care
C#m                            A               B
So pick up your gear and gypsy roll on... roll on

VERSE 3:
Crossroads, will you ever let him go, no, no, no
Will you hide the dead man's ghost
Or will he lie beneath the clay
Or will his spirit float away
But I know that he won't stay
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Without Melissa
Cmaj7                    B
Yes I know that he won't stay
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Without Melissa

OUTRO: (E PATTERN repeat and fade)