Crossroads Blues (Extended 2)

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Intro Verse

Sun been down since I don't know when

Dark clouds followin' me 'round every bend

Got these callused fingers, playin' this old tune

Hopin' for daylight, comin' soon

Pre-Chorus

Muddy water risin', floodin' through my door

Been down so long, can't get down no more

Devil's at my table, deals another hand

Pain so deep, you can't understand

Verse 1

Woke up this mornin', rain pourin' down

My heart feels heavy, feet stuck in the ground

Train whistle blowin', cross that county line

Left me alone, with these blues of mine

Chorus

Hard times comin', like a rollin' stone

Hard times comin', far from home

Hard times comin', can't catch no break

These Mississippi waters, more than I can take

Verse 2

Cotton field memories, burnin' in my mind

Workin' day and night, still fallin' behind

Highway stretched before me, nowhere to go

Pockets empty, and my steps gettin' slow

Chorus

Hard times comin', like a rollin' stone

Hard times comin', far from home

Hard times comin', can't catch no break

These Mississippi waters, more than I can take

Guitar Solo

Verse 3

Crossroads waitin', devil standin' by

Shadows gettin' longer as the day goes by

Old guitar's my witness, only friend I know

Singin' these blues wherever I go

Chorus

Hard times comin', like a rollin' stone

Hard times comin', far from home

Hard times comin', can't catch no break

These Mississippi waters, more than I can take[Verse 4]

Preacher man told me, salvation ain't free

Got hellhounds on my trail, chasin' after me

Dusty road ahead, nowhere left to hide

These blues run deep, cuts me down inside

Final Chorus

Hard times comin', like a rollin' stone

Hard times comin', far from home

Hard times comin', can't catch no break

These Mississippi waters, more than I can take

Outro

Moon rises slow on this delta night

Soul's heavy burden, no end in sight

Fingers bleedin', strings worn down

These blues'll follow me, six feet underground

End