Crossroads (The Crossroad Blues) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]I went to the crossroads,
[C]fell down on my [G]knees[D][G]
I went to the [C]crossroads,
fell down on [G]my knees
Ask the Lord [D]above have mercy,
[C]save me [G]if you ple[D]ase[G]
Standin' [C]at the crossroads,
I tried to flag [G]a ride
Standin' at [C]the crossroads,
I tried [G]to flag a ride
Did[D]n't nobody seem to know me,
[C]everybody [G]passed me [D]by[G]
[D]Mmm[G], sun's goin' down,
[C]boy, dog gon' catch [D]me, [G]yeah
[C]Ooh, boy, dog [G]gon' catch me, yeah
I ain't got [D]no lovin' sweet wo[G]man
That [C]lovin' feel my [G]kid[D]
You can [G]run, you [D]can hide
[C]Go tell my friend [G]boy Willie Brown
You can run, [C]you can run
Go tell my friend, boy, [D]Willie [G]Brown
Lord, [D]you know I'm standing
at the crossroad
[G]Baby, [C]I belie[D]ve I'm sinking dow[G]n[D][G][D]
I went [G]to the crossroads, [C]mama,
and I looked east [G]an d west
I went to [C]the crossroad[G]s, baby,
[C]an d I looked east and [G]west
[D]Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman
to [C]go [G]to my defense
It's the [D]truth. [G]It'[F]s
the truth.
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