Tablature melissa - The Allman Brothers Band

          



 From: "Andy King, CK27362@uafsysb.uark.edu" <CK27362@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU>

  Subject:      Melissa, Allman Bro's

  

  I haven't picked out the tab for the lead for Melissa but here is the chord

  progression as close as I can get to what Greg Allman plays.  The F#m7 and

  Emaj7 are a pretty good stretch until you get used to playing them, but they

  get easier.  Note the two forms of C#m.  The first form is played throughout

  except in the line 'Pick up your gear and gypsy roll on' in the chorus.

  

  

  

                                      Melissa

  

                                   Allman Bro's

  

  

  

       E     F#m7   Emaj7    A    Bm11    C#m    B    D    C   C#m2

  E|---------------------------------------------2--------------4------------

  B|-----------2------4------2-----3-------5-----4---------1----5------------

  G|---1-------2------4------2-----4-------6-----4--------------6------------

  D|---2-------4------6------2-----4-------6-----4---------2----6------------

  A|---2-------4------6------------5-------7-----2---------3----4------------

  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------

  

  

  Intro - E, F#m7, Emaj7,F#m7

  

  Verse1

  

    E       F#m7             Emaj7  F#m7

  Crossroads seem to come and go, yeah

   E                             F#m7

  The gypsy flies from coast to coast

    A      Bm11       C#m   Bm11

  Knowing many loving arms

   E       F#m7           Emaj7   A

  bearing sorrow, having fun

   C                          B

  but back home he'll always run

             E       F#m7   Emaj7

  To sweet Melissa

  

  Verse2

  Same chord progression as verse 1.

  

  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

  and in deepest dreams the gypsy flies

  to sweet Melissa

  

  

  Chorus

  

  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 (second version)         A

  pick up your gear and gypsy roll on

  B

  roll on

  

  

  Verse 3 (same as 1 & 2 until end)

  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#m7,

  without Melissa

  C                         B

  Yes I know that he won't stay

                  F#m7

  without Melissa

   Emaj7           F#m7

  No, no he just won't stay

  

  repeat and fade (E, F#m7, Emaj7,F#m7)

  

  

  

  Andy King

  Ck27362@uarksysb.edu 


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