[each chord is the same length; that's either one measure or half a measure, depending on how you look at it.] [For the intro, strum 2 whole-beat G chords, then 4 half-beat C chords.] G5 - C5 G5 - C5 G5 - C5 G5 - C5 [intro] G5 G5 G5 G5 Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train G5 G5 D5 D5 When I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans D5 D5 D5 D5 Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained D5 D5 G5 - C5 G5 And rode us all the way into New Orleans G5 G5 G5 G5 I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana G5 G5 C5 C5 I's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues C5 C5 G5 G5 Windshield wipers slappin' time, I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine D5 D5 D5 D5 We sang every song that driver knew C5 C5 G5 G5 Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose D5 D5 G5 G5 Nothin', it ain't nothin' honey, if it ain't free C5 C5 G5 G5 And feelin' good was easy, lord, oh, when he sang the blues D5 D5 D5 D5 You know feelin' good was good enough for me D5 D5 G5 G5 A5 A5 Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee A5 A5 A5 A5 >From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun A5 A5 E5 E5 Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul E5 E5 E5 E5 Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done E5 E5 A5 A5 Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold A5 A5 A5 A5 One day up near Salinas, lo-ord, I let him slip away A5 A5 D5 D5 He's lookin' for that home and I hope he finds it D5 D5 A5 A5 Well I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday E5 E5 E5 E5 To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine D5 D5 A5 A5 Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose E5 E5 A5 A5 Nothin', and that's all that Bobby left me D5 D5 A5 A5 Well, feelin' good was easy, lo-o-ord, when he sang the blues E5 E5 E5 E5 And feelin' good was good enough for me E5 E5 A5 A5 Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee yeah A5 A5 A5 A5 La da da, la da daa, la da daa da daa da daa A5 A5 E5 E5 La da da da daa dadada Bobby McGee-ah E5 E5 E5 E5 Laa li daa da daa daa, la da daa da daa E5 E5 A5 A5 Laa la laa la daada Bobby McGee-ah yeah A5 A5 A5 A5 La di da, ladida LA dida LA di daa, ladida LA dida LA di daa A5 A5 E5 E5 Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah E5 E5 E5 E5 Lo lo LO lolo LO lo laa, lololo LO lolo LO lolo LO lolo LO la laa E5 E5 A5 A5 Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah A5 A5 Lord, I called him my lover, I called him my man A5 A5 I said I called him my lover, did the best I can A5 A5 E5 E5 C'mon, hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah E5 E5 E5 E5 Lo lo lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord oh E5 E5 A5 A5 Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, lord A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 A5 A5 [instrumental; piano solo] A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 A5 A5 [instrumental] A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 A5 A5 A/ [instrumental; guitar solo & a few more "la-di-da"s] [end]