INTRO: G G
VERSE:
G G G D7
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin” for a train When I”s feelin” near as faded as my jeans
D7 D7 D7 G
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained And rode us all the way into New Orleans
G G G D7
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana I”s playin” soft while Bobby sang the blues
D7 D7 D7
Windshield wipers slappin” time, I was holdin” Bobby”s hand in mine We sang every song that
G
driver knew
REFRAIN:
C G D7 G
Freedom”s just another word for nothin” left to lose 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 D7 D7 G A
You know feelin” good was good enough for me Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
A A A E7
From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
E7 E7 E7 A
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done Bobby baby kept me from the cold
A A
One day up near Salinas, lo-ord, I let him slip away
A 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 E7
To be holdin” Bobby”s body next to mine
REFRAIN:
D A E7 A
Freedom”s just another word for nothin” left to lose 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 E7 A A
And feelin” good was good enough for me Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee yeah
A A E7 E7
La da da, la da daa, La da daa da daa da daa La da da da daa dadada Bobby McGee-ah
E7 E7 A A
Laa li daa da daa daa, La da daa da daa Laa la laa la daada Bobby McGee-ah yeah