Crossroads

Words & Music by Cream

Standard tuning
 = 132
½ ½ ¼
H P   let ring 
1 2 3

 
od.guit.

0 2 0 2
2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2  0 2 0
2 2
0 3 0 3 0 3

¼ ½ ¼
  
4 5 6
2 2 2
2 1 1 1 1 1
 2 0 2 0 2 0
0 0
2
0 0
2
0 3 3 3

½ ½ sl. ½ ¼
   P 
7 8 9 10
2 0 2 2 0 
 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
0 2 2 2 2 5 7
5
7
7 5
7
5
0 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 3 7
0 0 0

I went down to the crossroads,

P.M.
H P H
11 12 13
5
5 8 5 5 5
 7 5 6 7 5 6 5 6 
5 7 7 2 4 2 4
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 
fell down on my knees. I went down to the crossroads,
P.M. ½ P.M.
H P 
14 15 16 17
0
 2
0
2
0
4
0 0
2
0
2
0
4
0
2
2
(2)
(2)
2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
0
2
0
2
0
4
0
2
0
2
0
2 4
0
2
0
0 (0) 3 0

fell down on my knees. Asked the lord above for mercy,

P.M. ¼ P.M.
H P 
18 19 20 21

 2
0
2
0
4
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
4
0
2 2
2
2 0 2 0 2 0
2
2 0 2 0 2 0
0 2
2
0
0 3 0 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

save me if you please. I went down to the crossroads,

P.M. ½ P.M.
P H P  P
22 23 24 25
0 2 0
 2
0
4
0 0
2
0
2
0
4
0
2 2
2
2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
2 2 2 4 2 2 4
0
0
0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2

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 tried to flag a ride. I went down to the crossroads,
P.M. ½ P.M.

26 27 28 29

 2
0 0
4
0
2
0 0
2
0
4
0
2
2
(2)
(2)
2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
0
2
0
2
0
4
0 0
2
0 0
4
0
2
0
0 (0) 3 0

 
tried to flag a ride. Nobody seemed to know me,
P.M. ¼ P.M.

30 31 32 33

 2
0
2
0
4
0 0
2
0
2
0
4
0
2
2
(2)
(2)
2 0 2 0 2 0
2
2 0 2 0 2 0
0
0 (0) 3 0 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
everybody passed me by. I'm goin' down to Rosedale,
P.M. ½ P.M.

34 35 36 37

 2
0 0 0 0
2
0
2
0
4
0
2
2
(2)
(2)
2 0 2 0 2 0
2
2 0 2 0 2 0
2 2 2 4 2 2 4 0
0 0 (0) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2
 
take my rider by my side. I'm goin' down to Rosedale,
P.M. ½ P.M.

38 39 40 41

 2
0 0
4
0 0
2
0
2
0
4
0
2
2
(2)
(2)
2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
0
2
0
2
0
4
0 0
2
0
2
0
4
0 0
0 (0) 3 0

 
take my rider by my side. You can still barrelhouse, baby,
P.M. ¼ P.M.

42 43 44 45

 2
0
2
0
4
0 0
2
0 0
4
0
2
2
2
2
2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
0 3 0 2 2 2 4 2 2 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
on the riverside.
P.M. ½ full
P H P  H

46 47 48 49
2 0 0
 2
0
2
0 0 0
2
0
2
0
4
0
2
2
(2)
(2)
2 0 2 0 2 0
2 4
2
4
2 2
4
2 2
4
4
0 (0) 3 0

 
let ring let ring
H H H let ring P
50 51 52
5 5 5 X
5 7 7 5 5 7 5 5 5
  2 4
2
4
2
0
4 4 6 7 5 6
7 5 7
5 7 5
7
5 7 X

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 full full ½
  P H sl. let ring  P sl.
53 54 55 56
5 5 8 10
8 8 5 8 10 10 10
 7 7  5 7 5 7 5 5 7 9 9 9 7 5
 5 6
7 7 5 7


let ring ½ let ring ½
H P  H P H P 
57 58 59
8 8 8 5
8 10 8 10 5 5 5 8 5 5
 9 7 5 7 5
7
5 6 7 5
7
2 5 6 7 5 7 5
7 5 3 0 0

 

½ ½ full ½ ½ let ring

P      H
60 61 62 63
5 13 (13)
 13 15 15 13 13
 5 6  14 14 14  12 X 12 12
7 5 7 12 14 14
7

    
full full full full ¼ full
P sl.
     
64 65 66 67
12 15 13 
13 15 15 (15) 15 15 13 15
 12 12 12 14  14 (14) 0
14 12 10 12 14 14
12 10 12 0

     
½
 P H P sl. sl. P
68 69 70
13 12
 14 13 14
12 14
12 12
14 12 10 12 10 10 12 14 14 16
14 14
16
14 14 14 16 14
16
12

I'm goin' down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.

full full P.M.
H H
  H H P
71 72 73 74

 14  14 14 16 16 16 14 0 2 0 2 4 2 2 4 2
14 16 16 X 0 2 2 0 2 2 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

I'm goin' down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.

½ P.M.

75 76 77 78

 (2)
(2)
2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
0
2
0
2
0
4
0 0
2
0
2
0
4
0 0
2
0
2
0
4
0 0
2
0
2
0
4
0
2
2
(0) 3 0

 
You can still barrelhouse, baby, on the riverside.
¼ P.M.

79 80 81 82
0
 2
2
2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
0
2
0 0 0
2
0
2
0
4
0
2
2
0 3 0 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 

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 ½ full full full full full full full
P H P        
83 84 85 86
17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
2 0 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 20 20
 (2)
(2)
2 0 2 0 2 0 19 19 19 X 19 19 19 17
(0) 3 0


¼ ½ full full
 P   H P 
87
17
88
20
20 17 20 17
89
17 X
17 20 17 19 19 20
17 20
 19
19
17 18 19 17
19

 
3

full full
  H H H H
90 91 92

 19
17 19 17 19 19 19 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
19 19 17 19 19 17 17 19 19 19 17 19 19 19 17 17
17 19 19

½ full full full

H  P H
  P H P

93 94 95
17 17 17 17 17 17 17 20 17 17 20

 17
17 19
X
X
17 19
19 0
17
19 17 19
19 19 19 17 19 17
19
17 19 17 X
0
    
full full full full full
P
  H P   
96 97 98 99
17 17 17 17 17 20 17 20 19 17 17
17 19 20 20 20 (20) 20 20 20 20
 19 17
17
17
17
17
19 19

 
full full ¼
  H H P H  H
100 101 102 103
17 
20 17 20 17 17 19 17 17 17 17
 19 17 19
19
19 19 17 19 17 19 17
19
17 19
17 19 19
17 19
19
17 18 19 18

     
3

full full
P P P P P
  P
104 105 106
17
20 17 20 17 20 17 20 17 20 (20) 20 17 17
 19 17 17 19
17 17
19
19 19 19 19 19 19 17
19 19
19


full full full
½ ½ ½ ½
 P H H H   
107 108 109
19 19 19 19 19 19 19
 17
19 17
17
17
19
19
17
17
19
19
17
17
17
19
17
17 19 19
17 17 17 17 17
19 17 19 19 17 19
17 17 19
19 19
19 19 19 19 19 19
19

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 full
½ ½ ½ ½ ½ full
     P H H P P

110 111 112
19 19 19 19 19 19 17 20 17 20 17 20
 19 19 19 19 19 19 17 X
19 17
17
17 19
17
19 19
17 17
17 19 19
17 19 19
19


full full full full ½ ¼
     P H P H P 
113 114 115
17 17 17 17 17
(20) 20 17 20 20 17 20 20 17 20 20 17 17 17 20 17 17
 19
19
19 17
19 17 19
17 18 19 17 19 17


full full full full
    H P
116
19 19
17 19
117
17 17 17 17 17 19
118
20 20 17 20 17 17 17
19 19 18 X 17 20
  X
19

 
3

You can run, you can run, tell my friend-boy Willie Brown.
full full P.M.
  P
119 120 121 122
(17) 17
20 20 17 17 17
 19 19 17
19
18
19
X
X 2 2 4 2 2 4 0
2
0 0
4
0 0
2
0
2
0
4
0
2
2
X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

You can run, you can run, tell my friend-boy Willie Brown.
½ P.M.

123 124 125 126

 (2)
(2)
2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
0
2
0
2
0
4
0 0
2
0
2
0
4
0 0
2
0
2
0
4
0 0
2
0 0
4
0
2
2
(0) 3 0

I'm goin' to the crossroads, believe I'm sinkin' down!

½ P.M.

127 128 129 130
0
 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2  
2 0
0 3 0 2 2 2 4 2 2 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

½
P P H H P  H 
131 132 133

  2 0 2 0 0  5 6
8
6
8
6
2 0 2 2 0 2 0 5 5
3 (3) 0 0


3

5/6
 sl. P H P
134

  5 6
5 8 5
7
5
5 7 5
7 X
0 X
0

3

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