Chords for Crossroad Blues - Slide Guitar - Delta Blues - Edward Phillips - Pre War Blues
Tempo:
105.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Am
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] The Crossroad Blues is Robert Johnson's signature song for modern [G] audiences.
It's tied into the legend that he [Dm] sold his soul to the devil for guitar talent.
I'm going to do it on an early 20th century parlor [G] guitar.
[A]
[F#m] I [F] [A] [E] [A]
went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees.
[Am] [A] [D] I went to the crossroad, fell down on [A] my knees.
I [N] asked the lord above I may send a, say poor Bob if you [A] please.
Down at the crossroad, I tried to flag a ride.
[Am] [A]
[D] I went to the crossroad, I tried to [A] flag a ride.
[C] [B] [A] [Am] [A]
Nobody seemed to know me [G] babe, everybody [A] passed me by.
Went to the crossroad, I looked east and west.
I [Am] [A] [D] went to the crossroad, [A] [D] I looked east [A] and west.
[G] I didn't have no sweet woman, [A] yeah to my distress.
[Am] [A]
Down at the crossroad, rising sun going down.
[D] Down at the crossroad, rising sun going [A] down.
[N] I believe to my soul now, whole body's sinking [A] down.
[Am] [A] You can run, run, run, tell my friend Willie Brown.
You [D] can run, run, run, tell my friend boy [A] Willie Brown.
[Am] [A] [E] Standing at the crossroad babe, [A] I believe I'm sinking down.
[F#m] [F] [A]
It's tied into the legend that he [Dm] sold his soul to the devil for guitar talent.
I'm going to do it on an early 20th century parlor [G] guitar.
[A]
[F#m] I [F] [A] [E] [A]
went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees.
[Am] [A] [D] I went to the crossroad, fell down on [A] my knees.
I [N] asked the lord above I may send a, say poor Bob if you [A] please.
Down at the crossroad, I tried to flag a ride.
[Am] [A]
[D] I went to the crossroad, I tried to [A] flag a ride.
[C] [B] [A] [Am] [A]
Nobody seemed to know me [G] babe, everybody [A] passed me by.
Went to the crossroad, I looked east and west.
I [Am] [A] [D] went to the crossroad, [A] [D] I looked east [A] and west.
[G] I didn't have no sweet woman, [A] yeah to my distress.
[Am] [A]
Down at the crossroad, rising sun going down.
[D] Down at the crossroad, rising sun going [A] down.
[N] I believe to my soul now, whole body's sinking [A] down.
[Am] [A] You can run, run, run, tell my friend Willie Brown.
You [D] can run, run, run, tell my friend boy [A] Willie Brown.
[Am] [A] [E] Standing at the crossroad babe, [A] I believe I'm sinking down.
[F#m] [F] [A]
Key:
A
D
Am
G
F#m
A
D
Am
[D] The Crossroad Blues is Robert Johnson's signature song for modern [G] audiences.
It's tied into the legend that he [Dm] sold his soul to the devil for guitar talent.
I'm going to do it on an early 20th century parlor [G] guitar. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] I [F] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
went to the crossroad, _ _ fell down on my knees. _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] I went to the crossroad, _ fell down on [A] my knees.
_ _ _ _ _ I [N] asked the lord above I may send a, say poor Bob if you [A] please. _ _ _ _ _
Down at the crossroad, _ I tried to flag a ride.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _
_ _ [D] I went to the crossroad, I tried to [A] flag a ride. _ _ _
[C] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Nobody seemed to know me [G] babe, everybody [A] passed me by. _ _ _
_ _ Went to the crossroad, I looked east and west.
_ I _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] went to the crossroad, [A] _ [D] I looked east [A] and west.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I didn't have no sweet woman, _ [A] yeah to my distress.
_ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Down at the crossroad, rising sun going down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Down at the crossroad, _ rising sun going [A] down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] I believe to my soul now, _ whole body's sinking [A] down.
_ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ You can run, run, run, tell my friend Willie Brown. _
_ _ _ You _ _ _ _ [D] can run, run, run, tell my friend boy [A] Willie Brown. _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Standing at the crossroad babe, _ [A] I believe I'm sinking down.
_ [F#m] _ [F] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
It's tied into the legend that he [Dm] sold his soul to the devil for guitar talent.
I'm going to do it on an early 20th century parlor [G] guitar. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] I [F] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
went to the crossroad, _ _ fell down on my knees. _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] I went to the crossroad, _ fell down on [A] my knees.
_ _ _ _ _ I [N] asked the lord above I may send a, say poor Bob if you [A] please. _ _ _ _ _
Down at the crossroad, _ I tried to flag a ride.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _
_ _ [D] I went to the crossroad, I tried to [A] flag a ride. _ _ _
[C] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Nobody seemed to know me [G] babe, everybody [A] passed me by. _ _ _
_ _ Went to the crossroad, I looked east and west.
_ I _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] went to the crossroad, [A] _ [D] I looked east [A] and west.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I didn't have no sweet woman, _ [A] yeah to my distress.
_ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Down at the crossroad, rising sun going down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Down at the crossroad, _ rising sun going [A] down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] I believe to my soul now, _ whole body's sinking [A] down.
_ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ You can run, run, run, tell my friend Willie Brown. _
_ _ _ You _ _ _ _ [D] can run, run, run, tell my friend boy [A] Willie Brown. _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Standing at the crossroad babe, _ [A] I believe I'm sinking down.
_ [F#m] _ [F] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _