Melissa Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

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Chords

F#m

Emaj7

Bmadd11/A

Amaj7

Cmaj7

C#m

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Melissa
Allman Brothers Band
By Guga Fabbro
 
F#m    044200 (F#m7add11/E)
Emaj7  066400
Bm     x04430 (Bmadd11/A)
Amaj7  x06650
 
 
[Intro]
E   F#m   Emaj7   F#m
 
[Verse 1]
E           F#m                Emaj7   F#m
  Crossroads, seem to come and go,        yeah
E                               F#m
  The gypsy flies from coast to coast
A         Bm           Amaj7   Bm
  Knowing many, loving none
E         F#m            Emaj7   A
  Bearing sorrow, havin' fun
Cmaj7                           B                 E  F#m  Emaj7  F#m
     But back home he'll always run to sweet Melissa...   mmm...
 
[Verse 2]
E              F#m                   Emaj7   F#m
  Freight train, each car looks the same,       all the same
E                              F#m
  And no one knows the gypsy's name
A        Bm               Amaj7   Bm
  No one hears his lonely sigh
E              F#m               Emaj7   A
  There are no blankets where he lies
Cmaj7                                     B                    E  F#m  Emaj7  F#m
     In all his deepest dreams the gypsy flies with sweet Melissa... mmm...
 
[Chorus]
E
  Again the morning's come
D
  Again he's on the run
A
  Sunbeams shining through his hair
B
  Appearing not to have a care
C#m                                    A      B      B7
    Well, pick up your gear and gypsy roll on, roll on
 
[Verse 3]
E         F#m                       Emaj7   F#m
  Crossroads, will you ever let him go?     (Lord, Lord)
E                                 F#m
  Or will you hide the dead man's ghost
A             Bm     Amaj7      Bm
  Or will he lie, beneath the clay
E             F#m          Emaj7   A
  Or will his spirit float away?
Cmaj7                         B                 E   F#m
     But I know that he won't stay without Melissa
Cmaj7                          B                       E
     Yes, I know that he won't stay, yeah, without Melissa
 
[Outro]
(E)  F#m   Emaj7   F#m
 E   F#m   Emaj7   F#m   x4
 
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Melissa – The Allman Brothers Band

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This is really good, and sounds great, good job! But i think it sounds better if you play the F#m and G#m like so: F#m e ---|---|---|---|---| B ---|---|---|---|---| G ---|-x-|---|---|---| D ---|---|---|-x-|---| A ---|---|---|-x-|---| E ---|---|---|---|---| G#m 4TH Fret e ---|---|---|---|---| B ---|---|---|---|---| G -x-|---|---|---|---| D ---|---|---|-x-|---| A ---|---|---|-x-|---| E ---|---|---|---|---|

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Sorry, i messed up, the G#m should go like this: G#m 4TH Fret e ---|---|---|---|---| B ---|---|---|---|---| G -x-|---|---|---|---| D ---|---|-x-|---|---| A ---|---|-x-|---|---| E ---|---|---|---|---|

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For those interested, I changed some of the chord forms a bit and it gives the song a bit more of that false 12 string sound that the Allman Brothers version has. E F# G# A B B#mC C#mD e 0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0 B 0--0--0--0--0--3--0--5--7 G 1--2--4--6--8--4--9--6--7 D 2--4--6--7--9--4--10-6--7 A 2--4--6--7--9--0--10-0--0 E 0--0--0--0--0-----0------

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