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Cross roads,
seem to come er and him (G#m7)go,
yeah.
the same.
The gyp sy flies from coast to coast,
know in’ will man y lov in’ (A)none, plain?
There bear ing sor row hav ing (G#m)fun,
Lord, but the back est home you’ll al ways (B)run
to sweet Mel is sa.
Freight train,
each car looks er the him (G#m7)same,
all no.
same.
And no one knows the gyp sy’s name,
no one will hears his lone ly (A)sigh.
plain?
Or are no blan kets where he (G#m)lies.
Lord, But the I est dreams the gyp sy (B)flies
with sweet Mel is sa.
A gain the morn in’s come, a gain he’s on the run.
Sun beams shin in’ through his hair, bet ter not to have a care, so pick up your gear and gyp sy roll on,
roll
on.
Yes, I know that he won’t (B)stay,
with out Mel (E)is sa.
No, no, (F#m7)he just won’t stay.
This page shows “Melissa” by Allman Brothers in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of A at 120 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.