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Crossroads (Don McLean)
[Intro]
 G/  Em/  C/  Am/ D  
[Verse]
  EmI've got nothing on my Ammind
  Nothing to Dremember
  G  D/F#Nothing to Emforget
  I've got Amnothing to Dregret
  GBut I'm all tied up on the Aminside
  CNo-one Dknows quite what I've Ggot
  EmAnd I know that on the Amoutside
  What I Cused to be - I'm Dnot
  AnyGmoreC  G  
[Chorus]
  GYou know I've heard about people like Amme
  CBut I never Dmade the Gconnection
  GThey walk one road to set them Amfree
  CAnd find they've gone the wrong Ddirection
  GBut there's no need for turning Amback
  C'cause all roads Dlead to where I Gstand
  EmAnd I believe I'll walk them Amall
  CNo matter Dwhat I may have Gplanned
[Verse]
  EmCan you remember who I Amwas
  Can you still Dfeel it
  GCan you D/F#find my Empain
  CCan you Dheal it
  GAnd lay your hands upon me Amnow
  CAnd cast this Ddarkness from my Gsoul
  EmYou alone can light my Amway
  CYou alone can make me Dwhole
  Once aGgainC  G  
[Chorus]
  GWe've walked both sides of ev'ry Amstreet
  CThrough all Dkinds of windy Gweather
  GBut that was never our Amdefeat
  CAs long as we could walk Dtogether
  GSo there's no need for turning Amback
  C'cause all roads Dlead to where we Gstand
  EmAnd I believe we'll walk them Amall
  CNo matter Dwhat we may have EmplanCnedG  C  G  

The story behind the song

Don McLean is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, sometimes called the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail". While he is widely known for his hit "American Pie," his catalog also includes other notable songs like "Vincent," "Dreidel," and "Castles in the Air." McLean's music primarily falls within the folk rock genre, though he has explored easy listening and country as well.

AI-written from these sources:Don McLean — Wikipedia ↗

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Crossroads

by Don McLean

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Crossroads (Don McLean)

[Intro]

G Em C Am D

/ / / /

[Verse]

Em Am

I've got nothing on my mind

Nothing to remember

G D/F# Em

Nothing to forget

Am D

I've got nothing to regret

G Am

But I'm all tied up on the inside

C D G

No-one knows quite what I've got

Em Am

And I know that on the outside

C D

What I used to be - I'm not

G C G

Anymore

[Chorus]

G Am

You know I've heard about people like me

C D G

But I never made the connection

G Am

They walk one road to set them free

C D

And find they've gone the wrong direction

G Am

But there's no need for turning back

C D G

'cause all roads lead to where I stand

Em Am

And I believe I'll walk them all

C D G

No matter what I may have planned

[Verse]

Em Am

Can you remember who I was

Can you still feel it

G D/F# Em

Can you find my pain

C D

Can you heal it

G Am

And lay your hands upon me now

C D G

And cast this darkness from my soul

Em Am

You alone can light my way

C D

You alone can make me whole

G C G

Once again

[Chorus]

G Am

We've walked both sides of ev'ry street

C D G

Through all kinds of windy weather

G Am

But that was never our defeat

C D

As long as we could walk together

G Am

So there's no need for turning back

C D G

'cause all roads lead to where we stand

Em Am

And I believe we'll walk them all

C D Em C G C G

No matter what we may have planned

About Crossroads Chords by Don McLean

Learn how to play Crossroads by Don McLean with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Crossroads chords”, “Crossroads guitar chords”, or “Don McLean Crossroads chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Crossroads chords and for experienced players who want accurate Crossroads lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, Em, C, Am, D, D/F#.

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The chords for "Crossroads" show the original chord names (including G, Em, C, Am, D, D/F#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.