The Allman Brothers Band - Melissa

      
 
 MELISSA- Allman Brothers
 
 TUINING: E B E G# B E
 
 E F#m G#m F#m E F#m G#m F#m 
         
   E       F#m              G#m   F#m 
 Crossroads seem to come and go, yeah
  E                             F#m 
 The gypsy flies from coast to coast
   A      Bm         C#m  Bm 
 Knowing many, loving none
  E       F#m            G#m F#m 
 Bearing sorrow, having fun
 C B (n.c.)
 But back home he'll always run
            E     F#m G#m  F#m 
 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
 
 BRIDGE:
 E                      
 Again the morning comes
 D                    
 Again he's on the run
 A                               
 Sunbeam shining through his hair
 B                           
 Appearing not to have a care
 C#m A B (n.c.)
 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 
 Without Melissa
 
 C                         B             E    F#m 
 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)
 
 CHORDS:
   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.