At the Crossroads Mott the Hoople
Originally done by Doug Sahm, this was covered by Mott The Hoople and appeared on their self-titled debut album.
Intro:
Mostly E chords with a variation.
E|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---| B|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---| G|---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--2---| D|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0---| Play four times. A|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---| E|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
There's also a little part that's played over the intro:
E|-------------| B|-------------| Repeat. G|---7--7--9---|
Verse:
[E]Leaving me girl and m[D]oving on [A]down the r[E]oad
[E]You left me many bu[D]rdens such a[A] heavy lo[E]ad
[B]And it sure does bring me out when I th[A]ink about what went do[E]wn
[E]Well, Crossroads, al[D]l my life[A] it has be[E]en
[E]I'm so afraid but k[D]now I'm t[A]rying to se[E]e
[B]I just rode on through life till I too[A]k the time to concentrate on [E]you
Chorus:
[A]Well you can preach me like a lesson
[E]You can bring me a lot of gold
[A]But you can't live in Texas
[E]If you don't have a lot of soul.
Fill In:
There's a twidly bit that goes something like this:
E|------7-----5-----3--3--2--0------| B|---5-----3-----0--------------0---| G|----------------------------------|
Verse:
(same chords as before)
I'm leaving here tonight for the very last time
Yes I'm leaving you girl, cos now I know that you ain't mine
And where you're living now, you'll find out and how that you never had a friend
Chorus:
Well you can preach me like a lesson
You can bring me a lot of gold
But you just can't live in Texas
If you don't have a lot of soul
Fill In:
E|------7-----5-----3--3--2--0------| B|---5-----3-----0--------------0---| G|----------------------------------|
Verse:
Well I'm leaving here tonight for the very last time
Yes I'm leaving you girl cos now I know you ain't mine
Some day a change will come and you'll be there beside me one more time
One more time.
Outro:
B A E (Repeat till fade)
Yeah, and you'll be there beside me
One more time
Yes you'll be there beside me
One more time
Andrew and Oliver Jones. 2001.
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