Song: Me and Bobby McGee Artist: Gordon Lightfoot Composers: Kris Kristofferson & Fred Foster Album: Sit down young stranger Tabbed by: DJ 17th April 2013 CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in key of 'A') Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo: G = 320033 G/E = xx2033 A = x02220 A * = x0xxxx G/D = xx0033 G * = 3xxxxx A/E = xx2220 A/B = x2xxxx D = xx0232 G/A = x0xxxx E = 022100 A/C# = x4xxxx D/A = x00232 G/B = x2xxxx E/B = x22100 D/C = x30232 C = x32010 E/G# = 4x2400 D/F# = 200232 C/E = xx2010 Please remember to star rate this tab, thanks ************************************************************************** [Intro] G G/D G G/D ||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [x2] [Verse 1] G G/D G G/D G G/D G G/D Busted flat in Baton Rouge, headin' for the train, G G/D G G/D D D/A D/C D D/A Feeling nearly faded as my jeans, / / | / / / / | D D/A D D/A D D/A D D/A Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just be - fore it rained, D D/A D D/F# G G/E G/D G/B Took us all the way to New Or - leans! [Verse 2] G G/D G G/D G G/D G G/D I took my har - poon out of my dirty red ban - danna, G G/D G G/B C C/E And was blowing sad while Bobby sang the blues, C C/E C C/E C C/E G G/D G With those windshield wipers slapping time, and...Bobby clapping hands, G/D D D/A D D/F# G G/E G/D G * G/A G/B We finally sung up every song that driver knew! | / / / / | [Chorus] C C/E C C/E G G/D G G/D Freedom, just a - nother word for... nothing left to lose, D D/A D D/F# G G/D G G * G/A G/B Nothin' ain't worth nothin', but it's free, | / / / / | C C/E C C/E G G/D G G/D Feelin' good was easy, Lord, when... Bobby sang the Blues, D D/A D D/A D D/A D D/A Feelin' good was good e - nough for me, | / / / / | D D/A D D/F# G G/D G G/D Good e - nough for me and Bobby Mc - Gee! | / / / / | [Verse 3] A A/E A A/E A A/E A A/E | / / / / | From the coal mines of Ken - tucky, A A/E A A/E To the Cali - fornia sun, A A/E A A/E E E/B E E/B Bobby shared the secrets of my soul, | / / / / | E E/B E E/B E E/B E E/B Standing right be - side me, Lord, through...every - thing I've done, E E/B E E/G# A A/E A A/E Every night she kept me from the cold, | / / / / | [Verse 4] A A/E A A/E A A/E A A/E Then somewhere near Sa - linas, Lord, I let her slip a - way, A A/E A A/C# D D/A Searching for the home, I heard, she owned, D D/A D D/A D D/A A A/E A A/E And I'd give all my to - morrows for a... single yester - day E E/B E E/G# A A/E A A * A/B A/C# Holding Bobby's body close to mine! | / / / / | [Chorus] D D/A D D/A A A/E A A/E Freedom, just a - nother word for... nothin' left to lose, E E/B E E/G# A A/E A A * A/B A/C# Nothin' ain't worth nothin', but it's free, | / / / / | D D/A D D/A A A/E A A/E Feelin' good was easy Lord when... Bobby sang the Blues, E E/B E E/B E E/B E E/B Feelin' good was good e - nough for me, | / / / / | E E/B E E/G# A A/E A A/E Good e - nough for me and Bobby Mc - Gee! | / / / / | [Coda] A A/E A A/E A A/E A A/E ||: La - la, na, na, na - na, na, na! La - la, na, na, na! A A/E A A/E E E/B E E/B La - la, na, na, me and Bobby Mc - Gee! | / / / / | E E/B E E/B E E/B E E/B La - la, na, na, na - na, na, na! La - la, na, na, na! E E/B E E/B A A/E A A/E La - la, na, na, me and Bobby Mc - Gee! | / / / / :||[Repeat]