[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]
