Chords for Doug Sahm - "At The Crossroads" [Live from Austin TX]

Tempo:
144.4 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

B

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Doug Sahm - "At The Crossroads" [Live from Austin TX] chords
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[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] so live [E] in a [D] girl head [A] down
[E] down road
you love me
[D] many burn [A] such a heavy [E] load
what a shallow
[B] does wake me up when [A] I think about what [E] went down.
[D]
[E]
Crossroads [D] where my [A]
life [E] has to lose [A] [E]
and a face
to [D] begin [A] to [E] recognize.
I rolled [B] on through my [Gbm] mind, feel [A] like took the time,
and concentrated [E] on what I wanted.
[A] You can't teach me like the lessons,
oh, you [E] can bring all that I know.
But [A] you just can't live in Texas if [E] you don't have a lot [B] of [Abm] soul.
[Bb] [Gbm]
[D] [E] Leave me, girl.
[D]
[A] I'm going to leave you funky [E] mama for the last time.
You really did it, baby.
[D] Yeah, you went [A] blind [E] and did it for my eye.
[A] [E]
And where [B] you're living now, you [A] are fighting now.
You're the [E] half-news.
[D] [E] You [A] can't teach me lots of lessons,
oh, you [E] can bring a whole lot of gold.
[A] But you just can't live in Texas if [E] you don't have a lot of [B] soul.
[Gm] Cause someday [Gbm] I'm [D]
[Bb] going [E] to leave you now.
[D] I [A] got to leave you, got to [E] leave you for the very last time.
[A]
[E]
You really did it, baby.
[D] You [A] went blind [E] and did it for my eye.
And [B] where you're living now, you [A] are fighting now.
You're the [E] half -news.
[B] [A] You can't teach me lots of lessons,
oh, [E] you can bring a little lot of gold.
But [A] you just can't live in Texas if [E] you don't have a [B] lot of soul.
[Bb] [B]
[E]
Leave me [D] now.
[A] I'm going to leave you, leave you, [E] leave you for the very last time.
You really did it, mama.
[D] You went [A] blind, that [E] foxy, foxy beautiful man.
Someday [B] a change will come.
[A] You'll be beside me [E] one more time, one more time.
[A] And you will be beside me one [E] more time, one more time, yeah.
[A] You will be by me just one more [E]
time, oh yeah.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
[D] [E]
[Eb] That's awesome.
[Bb]
[N]
Thank you, beautiful man, thank you, that's awesome.
[Dm] Okay, [Cm] what's it going to be, [B] Mendocino or Ney Varedo? Mendocino.
Okay, say it, Ney Varedo.
[N]
Mendocino.
[D] Point it to different places.
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
B
12341112
Bb
12341111
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To learn Doug Sahm - (Live) At The Crossroads chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: D, A, E, A, B and A. Begin your practice at a relaxed 72 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 144. With E Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] so live _ [E] in a [D] girl _ head [A] _ _ down
[E] _ down road _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
you love _ me
_ _ [D] many _ burn [A] such a heavy [E] _ _ load
_ _ what _ _ _ _ _ _ a shallow
[B] does wake me up _ _ when [A] I think about _ what [E] went down.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Crossroads [D] _ _ _ where my [A] _ _
life [E] has to _ _ lose _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ and a _ _ face
to [D] begin _ _ [A] to _ _ _ [E] recognize. _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rolled [B] on through my [Gbm] mind, _ feel [A] like took the time,
and concentrated [E] on what I wanted. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] You can't teach _ me _ like the lessons, _
_ oh, you [E] can bring _ _ all that I know. _ _
_ _ But [A] you just _ _ _ can't live in Texas _ _ _ if [E] you _ _ don't have a lot [B] of _ [Abm] soul.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ Leave _ me, girl.
[D] _ _ _
[A] I'm going to leave you funky [E] mama for the last time. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You really did it, baby.
[D] Yeah, you went [A] _ _ blind [E] and did it for my eye.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ And where [B] you're living now, _ _ you [A] are fighting now. _
_ _ You're the [E] half-news. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] [E] You [A] can't teach _ me _ lots of lessons, _
_ oh, you [E] can bring _ a whole lot of gold. _
_ _ [A] But you just _ _ _ _ can't live in Texas _ _ _ if [E] you _ _ don't have a lot of [B] _ _ soul.
[Gm] Cause someday [Gbm] I'm [D] _ _
[Bb] going [E] to _ _ _ leave you now.
[D] _ _ I [A] got to leave you, got to [E] leave you for the very last time.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You really did it, baby.
_ [D] _ _ You [A] went _ blind [E] and did it for my _ eye. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And [B] where you're living now, _ _ you [A] are fighting now.
_ _ You're the [E] half _ -news. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] [A] You can't teach _ me _ lots of _ lessons,
_ oh, [E] you can _ bring _ a little lot of gold.
_ _ But [A] you just _ _ _ can't live in Texas _ _ _ if [E] you _ _ _ don't have a [B] lot of _ _ soul.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Leave me [D] now. _ _ _
[A] I'm going to leave you, leave you, [E] leave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you for the very last time. _ _ _
You really did it, mama.
_ [D] You _ went [A] _ blind, that [E] foxy, foxy beautiful man. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Someday [B] a change will come.
_ _ [A] You'll be beside _ me [E] one more time, _ _ _ one more time.
_ _ _ _ [A] And you will _ _ be beside me _ one [E] more time, _ _ _ one more time, yeah. _
_ [A] You will be by _ me _ _ _ _ just _ one more [E] _ _ _
time, oh _ yeah. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ That's awesome.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
Thank you, beautiful man, thank you, that's awesome. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ Okay, [Cm] what's it going to be, [B] Mendocino or Ney Varedo? Mendocino.
_ _ _ Okay, say it, Ney Varedo.
[N] _ _ _ _ _
Mendocino. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Point it to different places.

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The Live From Austin, TX album includes this song.

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