Key: G
Introduction: G C/G G C/G G
G
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
G D7
When I' s feelin' near as faded as my jeans
D7
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
D7 G C/G G
And rode us all the way into New Orleans
G
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
G G7 C
I' s playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues
C G
Windshield wipers slappin' time, I was holdin' Bobby' s hand in mine
D7
We sang every song that driver knew
C G
Freedom' s just another word for nothin' left to lose
D7 G
Nothin' , it ain' t nothin' honey, if it ain' t free
C G
And feelin' good was easy, lord, oh, when he sang the blues
D7
You know feelin' good was good enough for me
D7 G A
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
A
From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun
A E7
Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
E7
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
E7 A
Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold
A
One day up near Salinas, lo-ord, I let him slip away
A A7 D
He' s lookin' for that home and I hope he finds it
D A
Well I' d trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday
E7
To be holdin' Bobby' s body next to mine
D A
Freedom' s just another word for nothin' left to lose
E7 A
Nothin' , and that' s all that Bobby left me
D A
Well, feelin' good was easy, lo-o-ord, when he sang the blues
E7
And feelin' good was good enough for me
E7 A
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee yeah
A
La da da, la da daa, la da daa da daa da daa
A E7
La da da da daa dadada Bobby McGee-ah
E7
Laa li daa da daa daa, la da daa da daa
E7 A
Laa la laa la daada Bobby McGee-ah yeah
A
La di da, ladida LA dida LA di daa, ladida LA dida LA di daa
A E7
Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah
E7
Lo lo LO lolo LO lo laa, lololo LO lolo LO lolo LO lolo LO la laa
E7 A
Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah
A
Lord, I called him my lover, I called him my man
A
I said I called him my lover, did the best I can
A E7
C' mon, hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah
E7
Lo lo lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord oh
E7 A
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, lord