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Melissa

Hey mud, made this tab for myself today, Melissa with chords and lead, it's good quality and you're the first site to get it. Putting the code tags just incase this thing tries to mess up the format.

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                                     Melissa
                     As recorded by The Allman Brothers Band


 E       F#m      G#m       F#m                               E
|-------------------------|---16-14-12-12--------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------14p12--------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------13\11--9-11p9-6--9-|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|

  E         F#m              G#m     F#m
 Crossroads seem to come and go,     yeah
|--------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------9---10p9-|-12--------14----12-|
|-(9)----------------------|-------------9---11-----------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|------9h11--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|

 E                             F#m
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(12)---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------9---9h11p9---9-11--|
|--------------------------------|-----9h11--------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|

  A      Bm         C#m   Bm
Knowing many loving arms
|--------------------9----------10-------14b--12-|
|-10----12---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

 E       F#m            G#m   A
bearing sorrow, having fun
|-(12)----14-----------16b17___r16---17-16-14---12---14b15__r14----15---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

  C                          B
  but back home he'll always run
|-(15)------------------15-14p12--14-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

           E         F#m                     G#
  To sweet Melissa
|-(14)------|------------14-------16-(16)-|-(16)----------------------|
|-----------|-------12--------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|

 F#m                        E
|-----12-------------------|----------|
|---------14p12---12-------|----------|
|--------------------13\11-|-9--------|
|--------------------------|----------|
|--------------------------|----------|
|--------------------------|----------|


  E             F#m                G#m                     F#m            E
 Freight train, each car looks the same,                   all the same
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-(9)---------------------------|--------------9h11--11/13-13\11-11--9---9h11--|
|-------------------------------|---------9h11---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----9h11--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-12-------------------------------------------|


 E                           F#m
and no one knows the gypsy's name
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------9h10--|
|-9-------------------------|-11--------------------9h11-------|
|---------------------------|---------------9---11-------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|


  A     Bm              C#m   Bm
 no one hears his lonely sigh
|-----------------------|-9-----------10p9---10-14b--12--|
|-(10)--10-12-----------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|


 E           F#m               G#m   A
 there are no blankets where he lies
|-(12)---------14----------------16b17____r16---16-14-\-12--12h14--15---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

  C                              B
 and in deepest dreams the gypsy flies
|-(15)-(15)---(15)------14b15r14---12h14--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


           E       F#m   G#m
 to sweet Melissa
|-----------------------14-------16-(16)---(16)---|
|------------------12-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

 F#m                                   E
|-12--------------------------------------|
|----14p12---12---------------------------|
|---------------13\11---9-----------------|
|--------------------------11p9---9-------|
|-----------------------------------11\9--|
|-----------------------------------------|


Chorus
    E
    Again the morning comes
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-9--------------------9h11-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|

    D
    again he's on the run
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------14-12-|
|-11--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

           A
           sunbeam shining through his hair
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-(12)-10-----------------------------------10h12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

    B
    appearing not to have a care
|---------------------------9h10p9-12--|
|-12-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

      C#m                          A
      pick up your gear and gypsy roll on
|-(12)-----------------------14----12b13-------12----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|

 B
 roll on
|----------------------|---------------------|
|-12-10-12---(12)------|-9h10-10p9-9---------|
|----------------------|-------------11-11p9-|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|

    E          F#m                   G#m
   Crossroads, will you ever let him go,
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------9-10-|
|-9---------------------|------------------------9--11--------|
|-----------------------|----------------9--11----------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|

 F#m
 no, no, no.
|-9----------------------------|
|---12------(12)---9h10p9------|
|-------------------------11p9-|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|

      E                             F#m
      or will you hide the dead man ghost
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-(9)-----------------------|--------------------------9-|
|---------------------------|---------------------9-11---|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|

    A          Bm              C#m   Bm
    or will he lie beneath the plain
|-----------------------------9-----------10p9-----10-12-|
|-10-----------12----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|


   E          F#m          G#m              A
  or will his spirit float away
|-12-----------14----------------16b17__r16-17---16---14p12-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

 C                       B
but I know that he won't stay
|-15-(15)----(15)--(15)---15-14p12h14--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

           E           F#m
without Melissa
|----------------------14-------16-(16)--|
|-----------------12---------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

C                         B
Yes I know that he won't stay


           E     F#m
without Melissa
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------11-------13--(13)--------|
|---------------9----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

 G#m            F#m
No, no he just won't stay
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|--------------------9--|
|-------------9-11------|
|----7--9-7-------------|
|-----------------------|

 F#m
|------------------------------------|
|---------9------9-10p9h10---14-(14)-|
|-11p9h11---11-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|


Repeat E - F#m - G#m - F#m with outro solo and fade

|--------------------------|
|-14-12--12----------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

|-----12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

|-14b16r14---16---16-------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

|-(16)------(16)-14-----12-|-16-14p12-14----(14)---------12-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|

|-16-14p12---12--------------------------------|
|----------------14p12---12h14p12--------------|
|---------------------------------13\11p9h11p9-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----9-------------------------------|
|-9-----11\9-------------------9-9h11-|
|-------------11p9h11p9p7/9/11--------|
|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|-10p9h10p9----------------|-10p9h10---12--------------|
|-9------------9h11-----|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|

|------------------------------|
|-14p12h14p12------(12)-----12-|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|

|-14b16r14-----16-------------|-------17---16p14-\-12---------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------14p12-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|------13-\-11\9--------------|----------------------------|
|------------------11----9----|---------9----------9-----9-|
|--------------------------11-|-9-\-7------9-\-11------7---|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------9---11--9-----11-|-9--9---------9--------|
|---9h11------------------|---------11------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|

Use full barre chords as often as possible to achieve the fullest sound,
this song was originally written on a guitar in open E afterall. If you
play slide, try to play the lead runs on slide, it can be done.

-breathless aka Mhoram (lordmhoram@hotmail.com)

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