ME AND BOBBY MCGEE chords and lyrics By JANIS JOPLIN
Intro :
D - G/D D - G/D D
Verse :
D D D D
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
D D A7 A7
When I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
A7 A7 A7 A7
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
A7 A7 D - G/D D
And rode us all the way into New Orleans
D D D D
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
D D7 G G
I's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues
G G D D
Windshield wipers slappin' time, I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
A7 A7 A7 A7
We sang every song that driver knew
Chorus :
G G D D
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
A7 A7 D D
Nothin', it ain't nothin' honey, if it ain't free
G G D D
And feelin' good was easy, lord, oh, when he sang the blues
A7 A7 A7 A7
You know feelin' good was good enough for me
A7 A7 D D E E
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
Verse :
E E E E
From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun
E E B7 B7
Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
B7 B7 B7 B7
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
B7 B7 E E
Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold
E E E E
One day up near Salinas, lo-ord, I let him slip away
E E7 A A
He's lookin' for that home and I hope he finds it
A A E E
Well I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday
B7 B7 B7 B7
To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
Chorus :
A A E E
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
B7 B7 E E
Nothin', and that's all that Bobby left me
A A E E
Well, feelin' good was easy, lo-o-ord, when he sang the blues
B7 B7 B7 B7
And feelin' good was good enough for me
B7 B7 E E
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee yeah
Bridge :
E E E E
La da da, la da daa, la da daa da daa da daa
E E B7 B7
La da da da daa dadada Bobby McGee-ah
B7 B7 B7 B7
Laa li daa da daa daa, la da daa da daa
B7 B7 E E
Laa la laa la daada Bobby McGee-ah yeah
E E E E
La di da, ladida LA Dida LA Di daa, ladida LA Dida LA Di daa
E E B7 B7
Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah
B7 B7 B7 B7
Lo lo LO lolo LO lo laa, lololo LO lolo LO lolo LO lolo LO la laa
B7 B7 E E
Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah
Chorus :
E E
Lord, I called him my lover, I called him my man
E E
I said I called him my lover, did the best I can
E E B7 B7
C'mon, hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah
B7 B7 B7 B7
Lo lo lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord oh
B7 B7 E E
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, lord
Outro :
E E E E E E B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 E E
E E E E E E B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 E E
E E E E E E B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 E E