[Verse]
C C
BUSTED FLAT IN BATON ROUGE,
C
HEADIN FOR THE TRAINS;
C C G7
FEELIN NEARLY FADED AS MY JEANS,
G7 G7
BOBBY THUMBED A DIESEL DOWN
G7 G7
JUST BEFORE IT RAINED;
G7 G7 C
TOOK US ALL THE WAY TO NEW ORLEANS.
C C C C
I TOOK MY HARPON OUT OF MY DIRTY RED BANDANNA
C C7 F
AND WAS BLOWIN' SAD WHILE BOBBY SANG THE BLUES;
F F F
_ _ WITH THEM WINDSHIELD WIPERS SLAPPIN TIME
C C
AND BOBBY'S CLAPPIN HANDS WE FINALLY
G7 G7 C
SANG EVERY SONG THAT DRIVER KNEW
[Chorus]
F F C C
FREEDOM'S JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR NOTHIN LEFT TO LOSE,
G7 G7 C
NOTHIN' AIN'T WORTH NOTHIN' BUT IT'S FREE;
F F C C
FEELIN' GOOD WAS EASY, LORD WHEN BOBBY SANG THE BLUES;
G7 G7 G7
AND FEELIN WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME,
G7 G7 C
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME AND BOBBY MCGEE
[Verse]
C C C
_ _ FROM THE COAL MINES OF KENTUCKY
C C
TO THE CALIFORNIA SUN,
C C G7
BOBBY SHARED THE SECRETS OF MY SOUL;
G7 G7
STANDIN' RIGHT BESIDE ME, LORD
G7 G7
THROUGH EVERYTHING I DONE,
G7 G7 C
AND EVERY NIGHT SHE KEPT ME FROM THE COLD.
C C C
_ _ _ THEN SOMEWHERE NEAR SALINAS, LORD,
C C
I LET HER SLIP AWAY
C C7 F
LOOKIN' FOR THE HOME I HOPE SHE'LL FIND;
F F F
_ AND I'D TRADE ALL OF MY TOMORROWS
C
FOR A SINGLE YESTERDAY
G7 G7 C
HOLDIN BOBBY'S BODY NEXT TO MINE
[Chorus]
F F C C
FREEDOM'S JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR NOTHIN LEFT TO LOSE,
G7 G7 C
NOTHIN' AIN'T WORTH NOTHIN' BUT IT'S FREE;
F F C C
FEELIN' GOOD WAS EASY, LORD WHEN BOBBY SANG THE BLUES;
G7 G7 G7
AND FEELIN WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME,
G7 G7 C
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME AND BOBBY MCGEE
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ME AND BOBBY MCGEE
BY KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
I am not sure which album this song is on, but I have always considered it
a classic. I have been playing it this way for sometime, and it sounds OK.
I use a capo on the second fret so that the song can be played in the simple
keys of G and A.
Dwight
[Verse]
A
Busted flat in Baton Rouge and heading for the trains
E
feeling nearly faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
A
took us all the way to New Orleans
I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna
D
and was blowing sad while Bobby sang the Blues
with them windshield wipers slapping time
A E A
and Bobby clapping hands we finally sang up every song that driver knew
[Chorus]
D A
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose
E A
Nothing ain't worth nothing but it's free
D A
Feeling good was easy Lord when Bobby sang the Blues
E
Feeling good was good enough for me
A
good enough for me and Bobby McGee
[Verse]
B
>From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun
F#
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Standing right beside me Lord through everything I done
B
Every night she kept me from the cold
Then somewhere near Salinas Lord I let her slip away
E
searching for the home I hope she'll find
B
And I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday
F# B
holding Bobby's body next to mine
[Chorus]
E B
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose
F# B
Nothing left is all she left for me
E B
Feeling good was easy Lord when Bobby sang the Blues
Buddy that was good enough for me
B
good enough for me and Bobby McGee
(Fade out with)
La de da de da de da da La de da de da
F#
La de da da me and Bobby McGee
La de da de da de da da La de da de da
B
La de da da me and Bobby McGee
