Me And Bobby McGee chords by Janis Joplin (Official Version)
Intro 1
G
C/G
G
C/G
G
Verse 1
G
Busted flat in Baton Rouge,
waitin' for a train
D
And I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down,
just before it rained
G
C/G
G
It rode us all the way to New Orleans
G
I pulled my harpoon out of my
dirty red bandanna
I was playin' soft while
G7
C
Bobby sang the blues, yeah
Windshield wipers slappin' time,
G
I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
D
D7
We sang every song that driver knew
New- Play with audio & scroll
Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.
Chorus 1
C
Freedom's just another word for
G
nothin' left to lose
D7
G
Nothin', don't mean nothin' hon' if it ain't free,
no no
C
And, feelin' good was easy, Lord,
G
when he sang the blues
D7
You know, feelin' good
was good enough for me
Good enough for me
G
A
and my Bobby McGee
Verse 2
A
From the Kentucky coal mine
to the California sun
E7
There Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weather,
through everything we done
A
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,
D
and I hope he finds it
But, I'd trade all of my tomorrows,
A
for a single yesterday
E7
To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
Chorus 2
D
Freedom's just another another word for
A
nothin' left to lose
E7
A
Nothin', that's all that Bobby left me, yeah
D
But, feelin' good was easy,
A
Lord, when he sang the blues
E7
Hey, feelin' good was
good enough for me mm-hmm
E7
A
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
Verse 3
A
La da da...
E
Bobby McGee yeah
La da da...
A
Bobby McGee yeah
La da da...
Hey now, Bobby
E7
Lord, Bobby McGee yeah
La la la...
hey now, Bobby
A
Lord, my Bobby McGee yeah
Bridge 1
A
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
E7
Hey now, Bobby McGee yeah
E7
La da, la da, la da...
A
Hey, hey, hey Bobby McGee yeah
Outro 1
A
A
A
E7
E7
E7
E7
A
A
A
A
E7
E7
E7
E7
A
A
A
A
E7
E7
La da, la da, la da...
A
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee yeah
Me And Bobby McGee
Janis Joplin
Speed: 1.0x
RestartPlay SpaceEnable loopDisable audioMore songs by Janis Joplin
Discover chords for more songs to play
4.7
Featured in collections
Browse collections that include this song
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users