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MOTT THE HOOPLE
AT THE CROSSROADS 
MOTT THE HOOPLE (1969)
Beautiful song written
by Doug Sahm
Performed by Mott The Hoople
on The self-titled debut
(Intro)
E
D E
F# E
E
ELeaving me girl and Dmoving on Adown the EroadF#m  E  
           E              D               A        E( F#m  E)
You left me many burdens such a heavy load
EAnd it sure Bdoes bring me out
When AI think about Ewhat went down
EWell the crossroadDs all my lifAe it has bEeen
EAnd I'm so afraid Dbut now AI'm trying Eto see
BI just rode on through life
ATill I took the time to conEcentrate on you
BmWell yAou can preached me like a lesson
EYou can bring me a lot of goldBm  
EBut you jAust can't live in Texas
                       E               B( Em  B)
If you don't have a lot of soul
EI'm leaving here tonight Dfor the Avery last EtimeF#m  E  
EYes I'm leaving you babe
            D       A                 E( F#   Fm  E)
'Cause now I know you ain't mine
BWhere you're living yAou'll find out how
EYou never had a friend
AWell you can preached me like a lesson
EYou can bring me a lot of gold
ABut you just can't live in Texas
                   E                  B( Gm  Bm)
If you don't have a lot of soul 
EI'm leaving here tonight Dfor the Avery last Etime
EYes I'm leaving you girl
D'Cause now I Aknow that you aiEn't mine
BSome day a change will come
AAnd you'll be there beside me one more time
EOne more time
(instrumental)
B./././././././././
A./././././././././
F#m  E
E   B   A   E
B    A      E
B    A      E
B    A      E
B    A      E
EYeeeeaaaaaah!!! Aand you'll be there beside me Eone more time
AYes, you'll be there beside me Eone more time
A         E
A         E
A        B E A
E        A

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At The Crossroads

by Mott The Hoople

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F#m

MOTT THE HOOPLE

AT THE CROSSROADS

MOTT THE HOOPLE (1969)

Beautiful song written

by Doug Sahm

Performed by Mott The Hoople

on The self-titled debut

(Intro)

D E

F# E

E D A E F#m E

Leaving me girl and moving on down the road

E D A E F#m E

( )

You left me many burdens such a heavy load

E B

And it sure does bring me out

A E

When I think about what went down

E D A E

Well the crossroads all my life it has been

E D A E

And I'm so afraid but now I'm trying to see

I just rode on through life

A E

Till I took the time to concentrate on you

Bm A

Well you can preached me like a lesson

E Bm

You can bring me a lot of gold

E A

But you just can't live in Texas

E B Em B

( )

If you don't have a lot of soul

E D A E F#m E

I'm leaving here tonight for the very last time

Yes I'm leaving you babe

D A E F# Fm E

( )

'Cause now I know you ain't mine

B A

Where you're living you'll find out how

You never had a friend

Well you can preached me like a lesson

You can bring me a lot of gold

But you just can't live in Texas

E B Gm Bm

( )

If you don't have a lot of soul

E D A E

I'm leaving here tonight for the very last time

Yes I'm leaving you girl

D A E

'Cause now I know that you ain't mine

Some day a change will come

And you'll be there beside me one more time

One more time

(instrumental)

./././././././././

F#m E

E B A E

B A E

E A E

Yeeeeaaaaaah!!! and you'll be there beside me one more time

A E

Yes, you'll be there beside me one more time

A E

A B E A

E A

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