Me and Bobby McGee
Kris Kristofferson, 1969· Songs Well-Known in America · p.218
Intro: G - C/G G - C/G G
G
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
(G) D7
When I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
(D7)
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
(D7) G - C/G G
And rode us all the way into New Orleans
(G)
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
(G) G7 C
I's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues
(C) G
Windshield wipers slappin' time, I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
D7 G
We sang every song that driver knew
Chorus:
C G
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
D7 G
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
You know feelin' good was good enough for me
(D7) G A (Key Change)
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
(A)
From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun
(A) E7
Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
(E7)
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
(E7) A
Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold
(A)
One day up near Salinas, lord, I let him slip away
(A) A7 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
To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine (Chorus)
Bridge:
A
La da da, la da daa, la da daa da daa da daa
(A) E7
La da da da daa dadada Bobby McGee-ah
(E7)
Laa li daa da daa daa, la da daa da daa
(E7) A
Laa la laa la daada Bobby McGee-ah yeah
(A)
La di da, ladida LA dida LA di daa, ladida LA dida LA di daa
(A) E7
Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah
(E7)
Lo lo LO lolo LO lo laa, lololo LO lolo LO lolo LO lolo LO la laa
E7 A
Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah
(A)
Lord, I called him my lover, I called him my man
(A)
I said I called him my lover, did the best I can
(A) E7
C'mon, hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah
(E7)
Lo lo lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord oh
(E7) A
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, lord