Cross Road Blues Chords by Robert Johnson

Tempo:
103.55 bpm
Chords used:

B

Bm

E

G

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cross Road Blues by Robert Johnson chords
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[Bm] [E]
[Abm] [G] [Bm] I went to the club, [B] fell down [N] on my [B] knees.
I [Bm]
went to the club, fell [B] down on my knees.
[Bm]
[B] [Bm] My brother mentioned her, said poor [B] Bobbie,
he's standing at the crossroads, trying to flag a ride.
[Abm] [Bm] [B]
[Bm] [Ab]
[Bm] I'm trying to flag a ride.
[B]
Ain't nobody seem to know me, baby.
Everybody pass me by.
I'm going down,
[Bm] standing at the [Gm] crossroads, baby.
[Bm]
[B] [E]
[B] You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown
You [Bm] can run, you can run, [E] tell [Bm] my friend Willie Brown
[B] I [G]
got [Gb] close to a [Bm] fish, my lord, baby I'm sinking in the sea
I'm sinking [B]
down in a decent way
I [G] ain't take no sweet [E] pain, I ain't need [B] decent ways
I ain't need no sweet [E] wonder, oh baby, [B] in my distress
[G] [B]
Key:  
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
G
2131
Abm
123111114
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
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To learn Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: B, Bm, B, Abm, Bm, Ab and Bm. Ease into the song by practicing at 51 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 104 BPM. Considering the song's key of E Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Abm] _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ I went to the club, _ [B] fell _ _ _ down [N] on my [B] knees. _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
went to the club, _ _ fell [B] down on my knees.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] My brother mentioned her, said poor [B] Bobbie, _ _ _
_ _ _ he's standing at the crossroads, trying to flag a ride. _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bm] I'm trying to flag a ride.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ _ Ain't nobody seem to know me, baby.
Everybody pass me by. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm going down, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] standing at the [Gm] crossroads, baby.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ You _ _ _ _ _ can run, you can run, _ tell my friend Willie Brown _ _ _
_ You _ _ _ _ [Bm] can run, you can run, _ [E] tell [Bm] my friend Willie Brown
_ [B] _ _ _ I [G]
got [Gb] close to a [Bm] fish, my lord, baby I'm sinking in the sea
I'm sinking [B]
down in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a decent way _
_ _ _ I [G] ain't take no sweet [E] pain, I ain't need [B] decent ways
I _ _ ain't need no sweet [E] wonder, oh baby, [B] in my distress
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _

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