Intro G - C - G (Intro is Kinda Boom-chuck style)
[Verse]
G G G
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a
G
train
G G
Feelin' near as faded as
D7 D7
my jeans
D7 D7 D7
Bobby flagged a diesel down just before
D7
it rained
D7 D7 G C G
Took us all the way into New Orleans
G
G G G
I took my harp on out of my dirty red
G
bandana
G G7
I was blowin' sad while Bobby sang the
C C
blues
C C
With them windshield wipers slappin' time,
G G
Bobby clappin' hands
D7 D7 D7 D7
We sang every song that driver knew
[Chorus]
C C G
Freedom's just another word for nothin'
G
left to do
D7 D7
Nothin', ain't worth nothin'
G C G
but it's free
C C G
Feelin' good was easy, lord, when
G
Bobby sang the blues
D7 D7 D7 D7
Feelin' good was good enough for me
D7 D7 G C G
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
G G
[Verse]
G G G
From the coal mines of Kentucky to the
G
California sun
G G D7 D7
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
D7 D7
Standing right beside me, Lord,
D7 D7
in everything I done,
D7 D7 G C G
Bobby's body kept me from the cold
G G G
Then somewhere near Salinas, lord, I let
G
her slip away
G D7
Lookin' for that home and I hope she
C C
finds it
C C
And I'd trade all my tomorrows for one
G G
single yesterday
D7 D7 D7
Holdin' Bobby's body close to mine
[Chorus]
C C G
Freedom's just another word for nothin'
G
left to lose
D7 D7 G C G
Nothin', was all she left for me
C C G
Feelin' good was easy, lo-o-ord,
G
when Bobby sang the blues
D7 D7 D7
Feelin' good was good enough for me
D7 D7 G C G
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
