Me And Bobby McGee original guitar chords by
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
G
G

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C/G
C/G

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G
G

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C/G
C/G

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G
G

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Verse 1
G
G

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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
G
G

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C/G
C/G

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G
G

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It rode us all the way to New Orleans
G
G

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I pulled my harpoon out of my
dirty red bandanna
I was playin' soft while
G7
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C
C

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Bobby sang the blues, yeah
Windshield wipers slappin' time,
G
G

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I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
D
D

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D7
D7

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We sang every song that driver knew
Chorus 1
C
C

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Freedom's just another word for
G
G

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nothin' left to lose
D7
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G
G

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Nothin', don't mean nothin' hon' if it ain't free,
no no
C
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And, feelin' good was easy, Lord,
G
G

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when he sang the blues
D7
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You know, feelin' good
was good enough for me
Good enough for me
G
G

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A
A

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and my Bobby McGee
Verse 2
A
A

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From the Kentucky coal mine
to the California sun
E7
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There Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weather,
through everything we done
A
A

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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,
D
D

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and I hope he finds it
But, I'd trade all of my tomorrows,
A
A

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for a single yesterday
E7
E7

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To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
Chorus 2
D
D

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Freedom's just another another word for
A
A

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nothin' left to lose
E7
E7

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A
A

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Nothin', that's all that Bobby left me, yeah
D
D

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But, feelin' good was easy,
A
A

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Lord, when he sang the blues
E7
E7

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Hey, feelin' good was
good enough for me mm-hmm
E7
E7

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A
A

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Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
Verse 3
A
A

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La da da...
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Bobby McGee yeah
La da da...
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A

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Bobby McGee yeah
La da da...
Hey now, Bobby
E7
E7

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Lord, Bobby McGee yeah
La la la...
hey now, Bobby
A
A

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Lord, my Bobby McGee yeah
Bridge 1
A
A

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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
E7
E7

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Hey now, Bobby McGee yeah
E7
E7

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La da, la da, la da...
A
A

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Hey, hey, hey Bobby McGee yeah
Outro 1
A
A

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A

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A

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E7
E7

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E7
E7

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E7
E7

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E7
E7

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A

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A

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A

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A

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E7
E7

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E7

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E7
E7

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E7
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A

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A

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A

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A

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E7
E7

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E7
E7

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La da, la da, la da...
A
A

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Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee yeah

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