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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:00
A | A | A | A
D7 | D7 | A | A
E | D | A | E

Verse 1: 0:21
        A
I went down to the crossroads,
D                   A | A
  Fell down on my knee.
 D
Down to the crossroads,
D                   A | A
  Fell down on my knee.
0:37
E
  Asked the Lord up above for mercy,
D                         A | A
  "Take me if you please."

Verse 2: 0:44
        A
I went down to the crossroad,
D                  A  | A
  Tried to flag a ride.
 D
Down to the crossroads,
D                  A  | A
  Tried to flag a ride.
0:58
   E
Nobody seemed to know me,
D                     | A | A
Ev'rybody passed me by.

Verse 3: 1:05
      A
Well, I'm going down to Rosedale,
D                A        | A
  Take my rider by my side.
 D
Going down to Rosedale,
D                      A  | A
  Take my rider by my side.
1:20
         E
We can still barrelhouse, baby,
D                 | A | A
  On the riverside.

Solo: 1:27
A | D | A | A
D | D | A | A
E | D | A | A E
1:49
A | A | A | A
D | D | A | A
E | D | A | A

Verse 4: 2:10
 A
Going down to Rosedale,
D                      A  | A
  Take my rider by my side.
 D
Going down to Rosedale,
D                      A  | A
  Take my rider by my side.
2:25
         E
We can still barrelhouse, baby,
D                 | A | A
  On the riverside.

Solo: 2:32
A | A | A | A
D | D | A | A
E | D | A | E
2:53
A | A | A | A
D | D | A | A
E | D | A | E
3:14
A | A | A | A
D | D | A | A
E | D | A | A

Verse 5: 3:35
     A
You can run, you can run,
D                                A  | A
  Tell my friends, boy, Willie Brown.
 D
Run, you can run,
D                                A  | A
  Tell my friends, boy, Willie Brown.
3:49
          E
And I'm standing at the crossroad,
   D!
Believe I'm sinking down.

Coda: 3:53
A | A A7! | A7!!! | A7!

Key

key
A
original
key
A
A# G#
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

Live at the Fillmore 1968
Eric Clapton 1991
Royal Albert Hall 2005

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