Me And Bobby McGee chords by
Janis Joplin

1971Rock13.6K views

Key: G major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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Busted flat in Baton Rouge,
waitin' for a train
D D 
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And I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down,
just before it rained
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C C 
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It rode us all the way to New Orleans
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I pulled my harpoon out of my
dirty red bandanna
I was playin' soft while
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Bobby sang the blues, yeah
Windshield wipers slappin' time,
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I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
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We sang every song that driver knew

Chorus 1
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Freedom's just another word for
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nothin' left to lose
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Nothin', don't mean nothin' hon' if it ain't free,
no no
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And, feelin' good was easy, Lord,
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when he sang the blues
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You know, feelin' good
was good enough for me
Good enough for me
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A A 
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and my Bobby McGee

Verse 2
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From the Kentucky coal mine
to the California sun
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There Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weather,
through everything we done
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Yeah, Bobby baby kept me from the cold
One day up near Salinas, Lord,
I let him slip away
He's lookin' for that home,
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and I hope he finds it
But, I'd trade all of my tomorrows,
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for a single yesterday
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To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine

Chorus 2
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Freedom's just another another word for
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nothin' left to lose
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A A 
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Nothin', that's all that Bobby left me, yeah
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But, feelin' good was easy,
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Lord, when he sang the blues
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Hey, feelin' good was
good enough for me mm-hmm
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A A 
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Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee

Verse 3
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La da da...
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Bobby McGee yeah
La da da...
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Bobby McGee yeah
La da da...
Hey now, Bobby
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Lord, Bobby McGee yeah
La la la...
hey now, Bobby
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Lord, my Bobby McGee yeah

Bridge 1
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Well, I call him my lover, call him my man
I said, I call him my lover
did the best I can, c'mon
Hey now, Bobby now
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Hey now, Bobby McGee yeah
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La da, la da, la da...
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Hey, hey, hey Bobby McGee yeah

Outro 1
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La da, la da, la da...
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Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee yeah

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