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The Allman Brothers Band - No One To Run With

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Album: Where It All Begins
Released: 1994

No One To Run With Lyrics

Everybody wanna know
Where Jimmy has gone
He left town
I doubt if he's comin' back home
Tony gotta job
Three kids and a lovely wife
Workin' in the commerce bank
For the rest of his life

Nobody left to run with anymore
Nobody wants to do the crazy things
We used to do before
Nobody left to run with anymore

I'm gonna hit the road
Adios my friend
Go some place
And start all over again
Don't know where I'm goin'
Like a gypsy out on the road
Go some place and join a travelin' show

Nobody left to run with anymore
Nobody wants to do the crazy things
We used to do before
Nobody left to run with anymore

Nobody left to run with anymore
Nobody left to run with anymore

I think Jimmy must've had the right idea
He packed his stuff
And he got right out of here
I don't know where he's at
But I'm sure that he's ok
Now I realize
What Jimmy was tryin' to say

Nobody left to run with anymore
Nobody wants to do the crazy things
We used to do before
Nobody left to run with anymore

Nobody left to run with anymore
No no nobody left to run with anymore

Writer/s: Betts, Forest Richard / Prestia, John
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts wrote this song about leaving the past behind and starting a new life.

This uses the "Bo Diddley Beat," or something close to it. The Rolling Stones used the beat on "The Last Time" and U2 on "Desire."

Gregg Allman sang lead. It is one of the few songs Dickey Betts wrote for the group but did not sing.

This was included on the 2002 compilation CD Mullets Rock!. For a while, The Allman Brothers were prime offenders of the haircut that was "Business in the front, party in the back."

The Allman Brothers Band - Kind Of Bird

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Album: Shades Of Two Worlds
Released: 1991

Kind Of Bird Lyrics

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Written by Dickey Betts and Warren Haynes after listening to albums by jazz legend Charlie Parker. "Bird" was Charlie Parker's nickname.

The Allman Brothers play with two drummers, which help them pull off the jazz medleys on this song.

This got a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Instrumental.

The Allman Brothers Band - True Gravity

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Album: Seven Turns
Released: 1990

True Gravity Lyrics

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Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts wrote this with new member Warren Haynes.

This was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental.

It wasn't until October 9, 1991 that the Allman Brothers finally appeared on The Tonite Show, hosted as the time by Johnny Carson. On the show, they performed this song accompanied by Doc Severenson's orchestra. Carson loved it.

The Allman Brothers Band - Seven Turns

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Album: Seven Turns
Released: 1990

Seven Turns Lyrics

Seven Turns on the highway,
Seven rivers to cross.
Sometimes, you feel like you could fly away,
Sometimes, you get lost.

And sometimes, in the darkened night,
You see the crossroad sign.
One way is the mornin' light,
You got to make up your mind.

Somebody's callin' your name.
Somebody's waiting for you.
Love is all that remains the same,
That's what it's all comin' to.
Hey, yeah.

Runnin' wild out on the road,
Just like a leaf on the wind.
How in the world could you ever know,
We'd ever meet again?

Seven turns on the highway,
Seven rivers to cross.
Sometimes, you feel like you could fly away,
Sometimes, you get lost.

Somebody's callin' your name.
Somebody's waitin' for you.
Love is all that remains the same,
That's what it's all comin' to.

Somebody's callin' your name.
Somebody's waitin' for you.
Love is all that remains the same,
That's what it's all comin to.

Somebody's callin' your name.
Somebody's waitin' for you.
Somebody's callin' your name.
That's what it's all coming to.

Writer/s: Betts, Forest Richard
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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The title refers to a Navajo belief that there are seven times in life that you must make a decision that determines your life path. Taking the wrong path means you must either backtrack or stay on the road to ruin.

Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts wrote this after producer Tom Dowd asked him to write something similar to "Blue Sky," which he composed for the band's 1972 album Eat A Peach.

This was the title track to the Allman Brothers comeback album. They had not recorded together for nine years.

This was one of the few Allman Brothers songs where Betts sang lead.

Features Warren Haynes on slide guitar. His addition to the band on the Seven Turns album allowed them to play with two guitars, like they did before Duane Allman died in 1971.

The Allman Brothers Band - Good Clean Fun

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Album: Seven Turns
Released: 1990

Good Clean Fun Lyrics

Well, I am on the prowl baby
Looking for someone to satisfy my needs
Some way, somehow
I'm gonna find someone to spend some time with me
I ain't looking out forever, for some woman to treat a good man right
You look so good, you got me thinking
You might satisfy my soul tonight
There's no harm done, I know you're the one
You don't got to worry, no hurry
The night's still young
I'm just looking for some good clean fun
I am looking for one woman
Ain't always tryin' to put me down
I don't want nobody,
Who's always givin' me that same old run around.
I ain't leapin', I'm just leanin'
Looking for that good kind thing
I can tell by the way you're acting
You know exactly what I mean
There's no harm done, I know you're the one
You don't got to worry, no hurry
The night's still young
I'm just looking for some good clean fun
I better slow down, I don't want to move too soon
I'm so confused, I don't know what to do
Please don't think I am movin' in for the kill
But if you don't want to love me somebody else will
I better slow down, I don't want to move to soon
I'm so confused, I don't know what to do
Please don't think I am moving out for the kill
If you don't want to love me somebody else will
There's no harm done, I know you're the one
You don't got to worry, no hurry
The night is still young
I'm just looking for some good clean fun
Some good clean fun
Oh baby! Just looking for some good clean fun

Writer/s: NEEL, JOHN / BETTS, FOREST RICHARD / ALLMAN, GREG
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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First song on Seven Turns, the Allman Brothers' comeback album. It was also the first appearance by Warren Haynes and Allen Woody on an Allman Brothers record.

This was the first song The Allman Brothers made into a music video. They were never big on MTV.

Written by Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, and Johnny Neel.

The Allman Brothers Band - Never Knew How Much (I Needed You)

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Album: Brothers Of The Road
Released: 1981

Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) Lyrics

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Written by Gregg Allman about his wife, Julie. They married in 1979 and divorced soon after this was released in 1981.

Gregg and Julie Allman had a daughter, Delilah Island, in 1980.

The Allman Brothers Band - Sweet Mama (Lay Your Burdens Down)

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Album: Win, Lose Or Draw
Released: 1975

Sweet Mama (Lay Your Burdens Down) Lyrics

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This was written by Billy Joe Shaver , a friend of Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts. Besides old blues songs, it's the only song the band recorded they did not write themselves.

This was a difficult time for the Allman Brothers. After the deaths of Duane Allman and Berry Oakley, it was tough to keep the band together, especially after Gregg Allman married Cher. They put this album together when they were doing a series of fundraiser concerts for Jimmy Carter, who went on to win the election and become president of the United States. Like the band, Carter is from Georgia.

The Allman Brothers Band - Win, Lose Or Draw

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Album: Win, Lose Or Draw
Released: 1975

Win, Lose Or Draw Lyrics

Endlessly facing the cold concrete floor
Four cold grey walls, and no doors
I barely remember the last forty days
Or just what they're holdin' me for
So far away, they tell me:
"boy, you're here to stay; win, lose or draw"
Letters unanswered and visits so few
Cold desperation I know
I guess I'd give most anything
Oh lord, if they'd just let me go
I'm so far away
Day after lonely, lonely day
Win, lose or draw

Ma, she's dead and gone
Pa just don't seem to find the time
It makes me so sad that he's forsaken me
When he's all I had left I call mine
I'm so far away
Day after lonely, lonely day
Win, lose or draw.

There's two men in one room for ten long years
Still strangers that talk away the time
'cause each time I think of your soft hand in mine
I lay here and die one more time
And I'm so far away
Day after lonely, lonely day
Win, lose or draw

Writer/s: ALLMAN, GREGG L.
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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Title track to the album that was very difficult to record due to the band's drug problems and Gregg Allman's marriage to Cher. The entire band was rarely together during recordings.

Gregg Allman wrote this, but recorded his vocals in California, away from the rest of the band. He was married to Cher at the time and spent a lot of time there to accommodate her schedule.

The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man

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Album: Brothers And Sisters
Released: 1973

Ramblin' Man Lyrics

[Chorus]
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man,
Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can.
And when it's time for leavin',
I hope you'll understand,
That I was born a ramblin' man.

Well my father was a gambler down in Georgia,
He wound up on the wrong end of a gun.
And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus
Rollin' down highway 41.

[Chorus]

I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,
They're always having a good time down on the bayou,
Lord, them Delta women think the world of me.

[Chorus]

Lord, I was born a ramblin' man

Writer/s: BETTS, FORREST RICHARD
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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This is based on a 1951 Hank Williams song of the same title. It's about a guy whose travels take him to many places, and he takes life as it comes.

Allmans guitarist Dickey Betts wrote this in the house the band shared in Macon, Georgia. Betts sang lead on this track.

This was The Allman's first top 10 hit. The song came out after the death of guitarist and driving force Duane Allman. Although the band lost a major part of their sound, they showed they could still be successful without Duane. (thanks, Dee - Northfield, IL)

The original working title of the song was "Ramblin' Country Man." A heretofore unknown third verse was sung by Dickey Betts on his Instant Live CD released in 2004. (thanks, Dave - Madison, WI)

The band played this on the premiere of an ABC show called In Concert. It was their first national TV appearance, and also Berry Oakley's last performance, as the bass player died in a motorcycle accident a week later. The show aired after his death and was dedicated to him.

This was the last song Oakley recorded. He died in a motorcycle accident on November 11, 1972.

This was kept out of the #1 spot by Cher's "Half Breed." Gregg Allman married Cher in 1975.

A short part of this song appears in the 1973 movie The Exorcist. It's used in a bar scene when the priest is in the bar. (thanks, burak - Mersin, Turkey)

This song was referenced in the Nickelodeon Cartoon Hey Arnold! briefly and not by title, but by lyric. In the episode "The Journal," when discussion of the title Character's birth springs up, his grandmother responds, "I Thought he was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus going down highway 41." (thanks, Logan - Troy, MT)

The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica

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Album: Brothers And Sisters
Released: 1973

Jessica Lyrics

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Jessica is the name of guitarist Dickey Betts' daughter. He was working on this song when she crawled into the room and inspired him. Jessica Betts was born May 14, 1972 - she was one year old when her dad wrote the song.

Betts had Jessica with Sandy Bluesky, who also inspired one of his famous Allman Borthers songs: he wrote "Blue Sky" for her. The couple were married in 1973.

This is an instrumental song that had little chart success, but has endured as a staple of classic rock radio and a favorite among fans.

This is the theme song to the UK TV show Top Gear.

Chuck Leavell played piano on this. He was brought in after Duane Allman died to provide another lead instrument. It created a different sound, as the Allmans now had 1 piano and 1 guitar rather than 2 guitars.

Betts was trying to compose a song that could be played on the guitar with two fingers in the style of Django Reinhardt, a 1930s Jazz musician Betts admired who lost two fingers in a fire.

The Allman Brothers performed this on The Late Show with David Letterman on February 29, 1996.

A live recording was included on the album An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set in 1995. This version won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

When we spoke with Devon Allman , he offered some insight on why songs like this don't need lyrics. "'Flor D'Luna' by Santana, 'Jessica' by the Allman Brothers - these songs don't need words because that lead guitar is doing the talking and the singing. It's a strong enough melody to stand on its own. Words over that wouldn't make sense because it's already doing the speaking."

The Allman Brothers Band - Little Martha

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Album: Eat A Peach
Released: 1972

Little Martha Lyrics

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This acoustic instrumental is the only Allman Brothers song written entirely by Duane Allman. He wrote it for Dixie Lee Meadows, a girl he was having an affair with. "Little Martha" was a nickname Duane called her.

According to Scott Freeman's Midnight Riders: The Story of The Allman Brothers Band, Duane Allman claimed this came to him in a dream in which Jimi Hendrix showed him how to play the song using a sink faucet in a hotel room. Duane woke up and started playing it.

The Allman Brothers Band - Stand Back

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Album: Eat A Peach
Released: 1972

Stand Back Lyrics

I recall once upon a time,
Livin was so easy and I felt so fine.
But, my, my, my right before my very eyes,
Satan came with fire to burn me,
Wouldn't listen when they warned me.
A dagger in my back while she's calling me honey,
Wouldn't stand back, for neither love nor money.

Thirty minutes after my ship set sail,
She put up a sign and my house began to wail.
But, why, why, why I couldn't see it in my little girl's eyes?
She had such a way to fool me, Lord she had a way to fool me.
And I would ask the woman, "Can you find it in yourself to please stand back?
You ain't gonna rule me."

Just when all began to fade,
I reached out, threw the Ace of Spades.
I put her on a train to the Everglades.

Now that it's all over and gone,
Somehow I just don't feel so alone.
But, lie, lie, lie it seemed like such a waste of time.
She did not ever seem to know me,
But, now it's much too late to show me.
But, if I ever see that woman walkin down the street I'll just stand back,
And try to move away slowly.
Oh, yeah.

Writer/s: OAKLEY, RAYMOND BERRY/ALLMAN, GREGG L.
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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This was the last studio track recorded with Duane Allman, who died in a motorcycle accident on October 29, 1971. The Eat A Peach album is dedicated to Duane. It was released shortly after his death.

Gregg Allman and Berry Oakley wrote this.

The Allman Brothers Band - Melissa

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Album: Eat A Peach
Released: 1972

Melissa Lyrics

Crossroads, seem to come and go, yeah.
The gypsy flies from coast to coast,
Knowing many, loving none,
Bearing sorrow, having fun.
But, back home he'll always run,
To sweet Melissa.
Mmmm-hmmm.

Freight train, each car looks the same, all the same.
And no one knows the gypsy's name,
And no one hears his lonely sighs,
There are no blankets where he lies.
Lord, in his deepest dreams the gypsy flies,
With sweet Melissa.
Mmmm-hmmm.

Again, the mornin's come.
Again, he's on the run.
A sunbeam's shinin through his hair.
Fear not to have a care.
Well, pick up your gear and gypsy roll on.
Roll on.

Crossroads, will you ever let him go? Lord, Lord.
Or will you hide the dead man's ghost?
Or will he lie, beneath the clay?
Or will his spirit float away?
But, I know that he won't stay,
Without Melissa.
Yes, I know that he won't stay, yeah,
Without Melissa.
Lord, Lord, it's all the same.
Mmmmm-hmmmmm.

Writer/s: ALAIMO, STEPHEN / ALLMAN, GREGG
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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Gregg Allman spoke at length about this song in an interview with the San Luis Obispo (CA) Tribune on November 30, 2006: "I wrote that song in 1967 in a place called the Evergreen Hotel in Pensacola, Florida. By that time I got so sick of playing other people's material that I just sat down and said, 'OK, here we go. One, two, three - we're going to try to write songs.' And about 200 songs later - much garbage to take out - I wrote this song called 'Melissa.' And I had everything but the title. I thought (referring to lyrics): 'But back home, we always run... to sweet Barbara' - no. Diane...? We always run... to sweet Bertha.' No, so I just kind of put it away for a while. So one night I was in the grocery store - it was my turn to go get the tea, the coffee, the sugar and all that other s--t... and there was this Spanish lady there and she had this little toddler with her - this little girl. And I'm sitting there, getting a few things and what have you. And this little girl takes off, running down the aisle. And the lady yells, Oh, Melissa! Melissa, come back, Melissa!' And I went, 'Oh - that's it.' I forgot about half the stuff I went for, I went back home and, man, it was finished, only I couldn't really tell if it was worth a damn or not because I'd written so many bad ones. So I didn't really show it to anybody for about a year. And then I was the last one to get to Jacksonville - I was the last one to join the band that became the Allman Brothers. And my brother sometimes late at night after dinner, he'd say, 'Man, go get your guitar and play me that song - that song about that girl.' And I'd play it for him every now and then. After my brother's accident, we had three vinyl sides done of Peach, so I thought well we'll do that, and then on the way down there I wrote "Ain't Wastin' Time No More." I wrote that for my brother. We were all in pretty bad shape. I had just gotten back from Jamaica and I was weighing at about 156, 6-foot-1-and-a-half - I was pretty skinny. So we went back down there, got in the studio and finished the record. And the damn thing shipped gold."

This was first recorded in 1968 by the 31st Of February, one of Gregg and Duane Allman's first bands. Duane's version of this with the 31st Of February is the first recording of him playing the bottleneck slide guitar, a technique he became famous for.

Steve Alaimo, who was operating the studio where The Allman Brothers recorded this song, received a songwriting credit on this track along with Gregg Allman. Alaimo had a few Hot 100 entries as a singer in the '60s and early '70s before moving into production work.

The part of the song that begins: "Crossroads, will you ever let him go" is probably a reference to Robert Johnson, a blues legend who supposedly went to a crossroads and sold his soul to the devil.

This was one of the first songs the band recorded without Duane Allman. He died in a motorcycle accident about four months before this was released. Eat A Peach was dedicated to Duane.

Gregg Allman told Esquire in 2013 that thanks to ready access to biphetamines, he had been awake for about two days when he wrote this song. He says that he was working like crazy on another song, but when he played it for his brother, Duane said, "What you have her is a new set of lyrics to an obscure Rolling Stones song." Said Gregg: "That's discouraging as s--t, right there. And just as I was about to say f--k it, I wrote 'Melissa.'"

At Duane Allman's funeral in 1971, Gregg Allman played this song on one of Duane's old guitars. At the service, Gregg said, "This was my brother's favorite song that I ever wrote."

This was never a big hit in the US, but it has endured as a regular on classic rock radio.

The Allman Brothers performed this on the last episode of the syndicated Dennis Miller Show on July 25, 1992.

This was used in a commercial television advertisement campaign for Cingular/AT&T Wireless. (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France)

The Allman Brothers Band - Ain't Wasting Time No More

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Album: Eat A Peach
Released: 1972

Ain't Wasting Time No More Lyrics

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Gregg Allman wrote this shortly after his brother, Duane, died in a motorcycle accident. It's about Gregg coming to terms with the death of his brother Duane.

The main melody was taken from an improvised melody Dickey Betts played on the live version of "Whipping Post" on the At Fillmore East album. (thanks, Will - Long Island, NY)

This opens Eat A Peach, the first Allman Brothers album after Duane Allman's death. The album is dedicated to him.

The Allman Brothers Band - Hot 'Lanta

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Album: At Fillmore East
Released: 1971

Hot 'Lanta Lyrics

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This song is an instrumental that only appears on live albums. It evolved out of a jam session when Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts got the idea for the melody line.

This was a feature song at concerts for bass player Berry Oakley until he died in a motorcycle accident in 1972.

The title is a nickname for the city of Atlanta. The Allman Brothers are from the nearby city of Macon.

The Allman Brothers Band - Revival

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Album: Idlewild South
Released: 1970

Revival Lyrics

People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.
People can you hear it? Love is in the air.
We're in a revolution. Don't you know we're right.
Everyone is singing. Yeah! There'll be no one to fight.
People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.
People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.
People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.
People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.
People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.
People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.
Love is everywhere.
Love is everywhere.
Love is everywhere.
Love is everywhere.
Love is everywhere.
People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.
People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.
People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.
People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.
People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.
People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.
People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.
People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.

Writer/s: BETTS, FORREST RICHARD
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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The first Allman Brothers song to chart, this hit #92 in America.

This was the first original song the band recorded that was not written by Gregg Allman. Guitarist Dickey Betts wrote it.

With an acoustic guitar into and the refrain "Love is everywhere," this became a favorite among Hippies in the US.

The Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post

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Album: The Allman Brothers Band
Released: 1969

Whipping Post Lyrics

I've been run down and I've been lied to.
And I don't know why, I let that mean woman make me a fool.
She took all my money, wrecks my new car.
Now she's with one of my good time buddies,
They're drinkin' in some cross-town bar.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I've been tied to the whippin' post.
Tied to the whippin' post, tied to the whippin' post.
Good Lord, I feel like I'm dyin'

My friends tell me, that I've been such a fool.
But I had to stand by and take it baby, all for lovin' you.
Drown myself in sorrow as I look at what you've done.
But nothing seemed to change, the bad times stayed the same,
And I can't run.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I've been tied to the whippin' post.
Tied to the whippin' post, tied to the whippin' post.
Good Lord, I feel like I'm dyin'.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I've been tied to the whippin' post.
Tied to the whippin' post, tied to the whippin' post.
Good Lord, I feel like I'm dyin'

Writer/s: ALLMAN, GREGG L.
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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Gregg Allman wrote this in Jacksonville in 1968, just after he returned from Los Angeles.

Gregg wrote this on an ironing board using burnt matches. He got the idea in the middle of the night and couldn't find a pen.

This became a staple of their live shows. They usually played it as an extended jam, often improvising so it did not sound the same twice.

This was the last song on the first Allman Brothers album.

Berry Oakley came up with the bass line, which the band worked around. Oakley died in a motorcycle accident in 1972.

A 22-minute live version appears on At Fillmore East. Since this took up almost an entire side, it became a double album. The band insisted on keeping the price close to that of a single album.

Fans would scream out for this even at concerts for other bands.

The chorus is written in 11/8 time, but the verses are written in 12/8. When asked by American Songwriter magazine how he came to compose such songs with progressions that are definitely nothing resembling blues or typical rock and roll, Allman replied that he's not entirely sure. "Man, I just stumbled onto 'em," he said. "I really didn't know exactly what I was doing, I just did it. My brother had to tell me that 'Whipping Post' was in 11/4 time; I had no idea." (thanks, Dustin - Baltimore, MD)

The Allman Brothers Band - It's Not My Cross To Bear

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Album: The Allman Brothers Band
Released: 1969

It's Not My Cross To Bear Lyrics

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I have not come, yeah
To testify
About our bad, bad misfortune
And I ain't here a wond'rin' why
But I'll live on and I'll be strong
'Cause it just ain't my cross to bear

I sat down and wrote you a long letter
It was just the other day
Said, sure as the sunrise, baby
Tomorrow I'll be up and on my way
But I'll live on and I'll be strong
'Cause it just ain't my cross to bear
Oh no

Oh, but I'll live on and I'll be strong
'Cause it just ain't my cross to bear
Yes now baby

But in the end, baby
Long towards the end of your road
Don't reach out for me, babe
'Cause I'm not gonna carry your load
But I'll live on and I'll be strong
'Cause it just ain't my cross to bear
Yeah, yeah

Writer/s: Allman, Gregg
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Gregg Allman wrote this about an old girlfriend. The next song on the album, "Blackhearted Woman," is about the same girl.