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Blues Lyrics - Robert Johnson
Cross Road Blues (Take 2)
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GuitarPro
by
Robert Johnson
recording of 3rd of 5 sessions, November 27 1936, San Antonio, Texas
from
The Complete Recordings (CBS 467246 2 & Columbia/Legacy C2K-46222 & Columbia 4622 & Sony 64916)
I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees
I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees
Asked the Lord above "Have mercy, save poor Bob, if you please"
Mmmmm, standin' at the crossroad, I tried
to flag a ride
Standin' at the crossroad, I tried to flag a ride
Didn't nobody seem to know me, everybody pass me by
Mmmm, the sun goin' down, boy, dark gon' catch me here
Oooo, oooeeee, boy, dark gon' catch me here
I haven't got no lovin' sweet woman that love and feel my care
You can run, you can run, tell my friend-boy
Willie Brown
You can run, tell my friend-boy
Willie Brown
Lord, that I'm standin' at the crossroad, babe, I believe I'm sinkin' down
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Note 1: friend-boy is a dialectic synonym for "boyfriend" when used between men;
Note: did Robert Johnson sell his soul to the devil at the crossroads?. Read about it at
The Mudcat Café
In the
Delta of the Mississippi River
, where Robert Johnson was born, they said that if an aspiring bluesman waited by the side of a deserted country crossroads in the dark of a moonless night, then Satan himself might come and tune his guitar, sealing a pact for the bluesman's soul and guaranteeing a lifetime of easy money, women, and fame. They said that Robert Johnson must have waited by the crossroads and gotten his guitar fine-tuned.
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