Me and Bobby McGee
Janis JoplinVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
When I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
And rode us all the way into New Orleans
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
I's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues
Windshield wipers slappin' time, I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
We sang every song that driver knew
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', it ain't nothin' honey, if it ain't free
And feelin' good was easy, lord, oh, when he sang the blues
You know feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
>From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun
Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold
One day up near Salinas, lo-ord, I let him slip away
He's lookin' for that home and I hope he finds it
Well I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday
To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', and that's all that Bobby left me
Well, feelin' good was easy, lo-o-ord, when he sang the blues
And feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee yeah
La da da, la da daa, la da daa da daa da daa
La da da da daa dadada Bobby McGee-ah
Laa li daa da daa daa, la da daa da daa
Laa la laa la daada Bobby McGee-ah yeah
La di da, ladida LA dida LA di daa, ladida LA dida LA di daa
Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah
Lo lo LO lolo LO lo laa, lololo LO lolo LO lolo LO lolo LO la laa
Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah
Lord, I called him my lover, I called him my man
I said I called him my lover, did the best I can
C'mon, hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah
Lo lo lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord oh
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, lord
piano solo]
guitar solo & a few more "la-di-da"s]
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Readable chord sheet for Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G]Busted flat in B[G]aton Rouge,[G] waitin' for a tr[G]ain When I's [G]feelin' near as f[G]aded as m[D7]y jeans [D7] [D7]Bobby thumbed a d[D7]iesel down[D7] just before it r[D7]ained And r[D7]ode us all the w[D7]ay into New Or[G]lean[C]s [G] I [G]pulled my harp[G]oon out of my [G]dirty red band[G]ana I's [G]playin' soft while B[G7]obby sang the bl[C]ues [C] [C]Windshield wipers sl[C]appin' time, I was[G] holdin' Bobby's [G]hand in mine [D7]We sang every s[D7]ong that driver k[D7]new [D7] [C]Freedom's just an[C]other word for[G] nothin' left to l[G]ose [D7]Nothin', it ain't n[D7]othin' honey, if it ain't fr[G]ee [G] And [C]feelin' good was [C]easy, lord, oh,[G] when he sang the [G]blues You know [D7]feelin' good was [D7]good enough for m[D7]e [D7] [D7]Good enough for m[D7]e and my Bobby Mc[G]Gee [G] [A] [A] >From the[A] Kentucky [A]coal mines to the[A] California[A] sun Yeah [A]Bobby shared the s[A]ecrets of m[E7]y soul [E7] Through [E7]all kinds of w[E7]eather, through [E7]everything we d[E7]one Yeah [E7]Bobby baby [E7]kept me from the [A]cold [A] One [A]day up near Sal[A]inas, lo-ord,[A] I let him slip aw[A]ay He's [A]lookin' for that h[A7]ome and I hope he f[D]inds it [D] Well I'd [D]trade all my tom[D]orrows for one [A]single yester[A]day To be [E7]holdin' Bobby's b[E7]ody next to m[E7]ine [E7] [D]Freedom's just an[D]other word for[A] nothin' left to l[A]ose [E7]Nothin', and that's a[E7]ll that Bobby l[A]eft me [A] Well, [D]feelin' good was [D]easy, lo-o-[A]ord, when he sang the [A]blues And [E7]feelin' good was [E7]good enough for m[E7]e [E7] [E7]Good enough for m[E7]e and my Bobby Mc[A]Gee yeah [A] La da [A]da, la da [A]daa, la da [A]daa da daa da d[A]aa [A] La da da da d[A]aa dadada Bobby[E7] McGee-a[E7]h [E7]Laa li daa da d[E7]aa daa,[E7] la da daa da d[E7]aa [E7]Laa la laa la d[E7]aada Bobby Mc[A]Gee-ah y[A]eah La di [A]da, ladida L[A]A dida LA di daa,[A] ladida LA dida L[A]A di daa [A] Hey now B[A]obby now now Bobby Mc[E7]Gee yeah [E7] Lo lo L[E7]O lolo LO lo la[E7]a, lololo L[E7]O lolo LO lolo L[E7]O lolo LO la laa [E7] Hey now B[E7]obby now now Bobby McG[A]ee ye[A]ah Lord, I [A]called him my lover, I [A]called him my man I said I [A]called him my lover, did the [A]best I can C'mon,[A] hey now Bobby now,[A] hey now Bobby McG[E7]ee, yeah [E7] Lo lo l[E7]ord, a lord, a l[E7]ord, a lord, a l[E7]ord, a lord, a l[E7]ord oh [E7]Hey, hey, h[E7]ey, Bobby McG[A]ee, lord [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [A] [A] piano solo] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [A] [A] [A] guitar solo & a few more "la-di-da"s] [end]