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Robert Johnson - Crossroad Blues Chords

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Crossroad Blues Chords

(ver. 1)
Robert Johnson
[Verse 1]
    Em    Em.  Em. Em.
I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees
    G  G  G  G
I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees
       A      A   G   A
Asked the Lord above, "Have mercy now
 
Save poor Bob if you please"
 
 
[Verse 2]
     A     Em
Yeoo, standin' at the crossroad, tried to flag a ride
    N.C.
Ooo eeee, I tried to flag a ride
Em
Didn't nobody seem to know me, babe, everybody pass me by
 
 
[Verse 3]
      Em   Em
Standin' at the crossroad, baby, risin' sun goin' down
 
Standin' at the crossroad, baby, eee, eee, risin' sun goin' down
       A            Em
I believe to my soul, now, poor Bob is sinkin' down
 
 
[Verse 4]
                   Gm
You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown
               N.C.
You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown
             A               C
That I got the crossroad blues this mornin', Lord
          E#7-5
Babe, I am sinkin' down
 
 
[Verse 5]
                    Em  A  F#m
And I went to the crossroad, mama, I looked east and west
            G C E Em E#m
I went to the crossroad, baby, I looked east and west
  E E G Am
Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman
      N.C.
Oh well, babe, in my distress
            
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