Crossroads Chords by Hound Dog Taylor

Tempo:
126.5 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

G#

F#m

A#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hound Dog Taylor - Crossroads chords
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[C#]
[G#] [F#m]
[C#]
[G#] [F#]
[C#]
I was selling at the crossroads, [F#] my head hung [C#] down and cracked.
[F#m] I was selling at the crossroads, my head [C#] hung down and cracked.
[A#m] [C#] I was looking [G#] for my baby, [F#]
and I know [C#] she can't be found.
[G#] [C#] I was selling at the [F#] crossroads, she treated [C#] me like a slave.
I [F#] was selling at one night, boy she [C#] treated me like a slave.
[G#] I know she tried to leave it, [F#]
I don't put her [C#] in a grave.
I
[F#]
[C#]
[G#] was [F#]
[C#] [A#m] [C#]
selling at the crossroads, [F#]
and [C#] one night I was
[F#] standing there wondering,
[C#] [F#]
Oh where [C#] am I going, she's taking [G#] away me so bad.
[F#]
Lord, it's hate [C#] that's filling her.
[F#m] [C#] [F#m]
[C#]
[F#]
[C#] [A#m] [C#]
[G#] [C#]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
F#m
123111112
A#m
13421111
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
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To learn Hound Dog Taylor - (remastered) Crossroads chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G#, F#, C#, G#, C# and F#. Ease into the song by practicing at 63 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 126 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was selling at the crossroads, [F#] my head hung [C#] down and cracked. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] I was selling at the crossroads, my head [C#] hung down and cracked. _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ [C#] _ I was looking [G#] for my baby, _ [F#]
and I know [C#] she can't be found. _ _ _
[G#] _ _ [C#] I was selling at the [F#] crossroads, she treated [C#] me like a slave. _ _ _ _
_ I [F#] was selling at one night, boy she [C#] treated me like a slave. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] I know she tried to leave it, _ [F#]
I don't put her [C#] in a grave. _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] was _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ selling at the crossroads, [F#]
and [C#] one night I _ was _ _
_ _ [F#] standing there wondering,
[C#] _ [F#]
Oh where [C#] am I going, _ _ _ _ _ _ she's taking [G#] away me so bad.
[F#]
Lord, it's hate [C#] that's filling her. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [A#m] _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _

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