Melissa

	  		{E=022100; F#m7(4)=x44200; Emaj7=066400; A=x02220; Bm=x24432; Amaj7=x06654; 
 Cmaj7=332000 or x35500; A(9)=577600; B4  =799800; C#m=466544; B=x24442.} 
{I'm not sure how to finger the chord I listed as B*.  You could try 
 x24440 or x24442.  I usually play B5 (2244xx), because it's easy.} 
 
  E  E      Emaj7  Emaj7     
  {intro; see tab #1 at end of file} 
 
E     E                   Emaj7  Emaj7     
  The crossroads      seem to come and go 
E             E                      
  The gypsy flies from coast to coast 
A         Bm           Amaj7   Bm 
  Knowing many, loving none 
E             Emaj7    
  Bearing sorrow, having fun 
Cmaj7       Cmaj7             B*  {hold} 
  But back home he'll always run 
             E    E     Emaj7  Emaj7     
  To sweet Melissa {tab #2} 
 
  The freight train, each car looks the same, all the same 
  No one knows the gypsy's name 
  No one hears his lonely sigh 
  There are no blankets where he lies 
  In all his deepest dreams the gypsy flies 
                E    E      Emaj7  Emaj7     
  With sweet Melissa {guitar solo; tab #3} 
  E  E      Emaj7  Emaj7     
  {guitar solo; tab #3} 
 
E            E                       
  Again the morning's come, again he's on the run 
                            B4  *             B4  * 
  Sunbeams shining through his hair, appearing not to have a care 
C#m             C#m             A      A   B   B   (2-bar riff, no chord) 
  Pick up your gear and gypsy, roll on, roll on    {tab #4} 
 
  Crossroads, will you ever let him go 
  Will you hide the dead man's ghost 
  Or will he lie beneath the plain 
  Or will his spirit float away 
Cmaj7     Cmaj7         B* {hold} 
  But I know he won't stay here 
            E    E      
  Without Melissa {tab #5} 
Cmaj7   Cmaj7                B {hold} 
  Yes I know that he won't stay here 
            E    E       Emaj7  Emaj7 
  Without Melissa {tab #6} 
  E    E       Emaj7  Emaj7 
  {instrumental; tab #6} 
 
 
RHYTHM: 
 
Amy's part has a rhythm like this through most of the song: 
("V" is a loud strum, "v" is soft.) 
V     v V   v V   V   V   V v v 
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 
 
 
TAB: 
 
{T is the 10th fret; E is 11; W is 12.  I did this so that the spacing 
 would still make sense.} 
{An equal sign (=) is a hammer-on or pull-off; a tilde (~) is a bend.} 
{"9E" or any other numbers right next to each other are just a fast 
 hammer-on.} 
 
TAB #1: intro 
  E                E                           
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-5-7/9-| 
G ----------------|----------------|4=6-------------|----4-6---------| 
D ----------------|--------2-4-4/6-|----------------|----------------| 
A ----------------|----2=4---------|----------------|----------------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^ 
  Emaj7            Emaj7                       
E 7---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
B ----------------|T=9-------------|----------------|----------------| 
G ----------------|----E=9-9E------|----------------|----------------| 
D ----------------|----------------|9E--9-----------|------2-4/6-----| 
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|--2=4-----------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^ 
 
TAB #2: end of first verse 
  E                E                           
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
B --------9(10)9--|----------------|----------------|--------9-T-W---| 
G --------{bend}--|9E--9-----------|----------------|----9-E---------| 
D ----------------|------E-9E--9---|9E------9---9---|--9E------------| 
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^ 
  Emaj7            Emaj7                       
E ------W---------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
B W---T-------T=9-|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
G ----------------|E---9E--9-------|----------------|----4---2---1---| 
D ----------------|----------E-9=E-|9-----------2=4-|4/6-------------| 
A ----------------|----------------|--------2=4-----|----------------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^ 
 
TAB #3: guitar solo 
  E                E                            
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| 
B ----------------|T~--9~~~~--(T-T)|(T)9-------------|--------T=9---W-| 
G ------------9-E-|{bend}----{bent-|{rel.}---9E------|----------------| 
D --------9-E-----|---------up from|-------------9---|----------------| 
A ----------------|---------fret 9}|-----------------|----------------| 
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| 
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^    ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^ 
  Emaj7            Emaj7                       
E ----------W-----|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
B ----T=9---------|T=9---W---T---9T|--9-------------|----------------| 
G ----------------|----------------|--------9E--9---|----------------| 
D ----------------|----------------|--------------E-|9E--9-----------| 
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2=4-| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^ 
  E                E                           
E ----------------|------------4---|454---7-----5=4-|--------0-----0-| 
B ----------------|5=4---4-5-7-----|----5-----------|5-----------5---| 
G ------------4=6-|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D 2-------46------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^ 
  Emaj7            Emaj7                       
E --0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---2-----4---|--2---0---------| 
B 4---2---0-------|----------------|0---0-----0-----|----------------| 
G ------------4---|2---1---2---4---|----------------|----------------| 
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^ 
 
TAB #4: riff at end of bridge 
                                    E 
E ----------------|----------------|0- 
B ----------------|4=5--4----2-----|0- 
G 2=1-----2/4---4-|----------------|1- 
D ----2-----------|----------------|2- 
A ----------------|----------------|2- 
E ----------------|----------------|0- 
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^ 
 
TAB #5: riff in last chorus 
  E                E                           
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
B ----------------|T---T-----------|----------------|----------------| 
G ----------------|E---------------|------------4=6-|4---------------| 
D ----------------|--------9E--9---|------2-4/6-----|----------------| 
A ----------------|----------------|----24----------|----------------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^ 
 
TAB #6: ending 
  E                E                           
E ----------------|----------------|--------------W-|----------------| 
B ----------------|--------9-T=9---|W-------T=9-----|----T=9---------| 
G ----------------|----9=E---------|----------------|--------E=9-----| 
D ----------------|9=E-------------|----------------|----------------| 
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^ 
  Emaj7            Emaj7                       
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
G ------------4=6-|4-------4=6-4---|----------------|----1=2-1-------| 
D ----2=4-4/6-----|--------------4-|4-4-4-4-4---4---|------------0---| 
A 2=4-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^ 
  E                E                           
E ----------------|0-----0---------|----------------|--------7-9-----| 
B ----------------|--0-----0-------|--------------4-|5-7-7/9---------| 
G ----------1-1=2-|----2-----2-----|----------4-6---|----------------| 
D 2---------------|------------0---|----2=4/6-------|----------------| 
A ----------------|----------------|2=4-------------|----------------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^ 
  Emaj7            Emaj7                                E. 
E --------------5-|----4---2-------|----------------|----------------|0- 
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|0- 
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|1- 
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|2- 
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|2- 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|0- 
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^ 
 
 
 
- Adam Schneider, [email protected]