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ARTIST: The Allman Brothers Band
TITLE: Melissa
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Crossroads, seem to come and go, yeah.
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The gypsy flies from coast to coast
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Knowing many, loving none,
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Bearing sorrow havin’ fun,
C B
But back home he’ll always run
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To sweet melissa... mmm...
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Freight train, each car looks the same, all the same.
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And no one knows the gypsy’s name
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No one hears his lonely sigh,
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There are no blankets where he lies.
C B
In all his deepest dreams the gypsy flies
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With sweet melissa... mmm...
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
Well, pick up your gear and gypsy roll on, roll on.
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Crossroads, will you ever let him go? (lord, lord)
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Will you hide the dead man’s ghost,
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Or will he lie, beneath the clay,
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Or will his spirit roll away?
C B
But I know that he won’t stay without Melissa.
C B
Yes I know that he won’t stay without Melissa.