Me and Bobby McGee — Gordon Lightfoot
Chords and lyrics for Me and Bobby McGee by Gordon Lightfoot (key of G, capo 2).
Intro
[G] [G/D] [G] [G/D] [G] [G/D] [G] [G/D]
Verse 1
[G]Busted flat in [G/D]Baton [G]Rouge, [G/D]
[G]Headin' for the [G/D]train, [G] [G/D]
[G]Feeling nearly [G/D]faded as my [G]jeans, [G/D] [D] [D/A] [D/C] [D] [D/A]
[D]Bobby thumbed a [D/A]diesel down, [D] [D/A]
[D]Just before it [D/A]rained, [D] [D/A]
[D]Took us all the [D/A]way to New [D]Orleans [D/F#] [G] [G/E] [G/D] [G/B]
Verse 2
[G]I took my harpoon [G/D]out of my [G]dirty red [G/D]bandanna,
[G]And was blowing [G/D]sad while [G]Bobby sang the [G/B]blues, [C] [C/E] [C]
[C/E]With those windshield [C]wipers slapping [C/E]time, and [C] [C/E]
[G]Bobby clapping [G/D]hands, we finally [G] [G/D]
[D]Sung up every [D/A]song that [D]driver [D/F#]
[G]Knew [G/E] [G/D] [G] [G/A] [G/B]
Chorus
[C]Freedom, just another [C/E]word for [C] [C/E]
[G]Nothing left to [G/D]lose, [G] [G/D]
[D]Nothin' ain't worth [D/A]nothin', [D]
[D/F#]But it's [G]free [G/D] [G] [G] [G/A] [G/B]
[C]Feelin' good was [C/E]easy, Lord, [C]when [C/E]
[G]Bobby sang the [G/D]Blues, [G] [G/D]
[D]Feelin' good was [D/A]good enough for [D]me, [D/A] [D] [D/A]
[D]Good enough for [D/A]me and Bobby [D]McGee [D/F#] [G] [G/D] [G] [G/D]
Verse 3
[A]From the coal [A/E]mines of [A]Kentucky, [A/E]
[A]To the California [A/E]sun, [A] [A/E]
[A]Bobby shared the [A/E]secrets of my [A]soul, [A/E] [E] [E/B] [E] [E/B]
[E]Standing right beside [E/B]me, Lord, through [E] [E/B]
[E]Everything I've [E/B]done, [E] [E/B]
[E]Every night she [E/B]kept me from the [E]cold [E/G#] [A] [A/E] [A] [A/E]
Verse 4
[A]Then somewhere near [A/E]Salinas, Lord, [A] [A/E]
[A]I let her slip [A/E]away, [A] [A/E]
[A]Searching for the [A/E]home, I heard, she [A]owned, [A/C#] [D] [D/A] [D]
[D/A]And I'd give all my [D]tomorrows for a [D/A] [D] [D/A]
[A]Single yesterday, [A/E]holding Bobby's [A]body [A/E]
[E]Close to mine [E/G#] [A] [A/E] [A] [A] [A/B] [A/C#]
Chorus
[D]Freedom, just another [D/A]word for [D] [D/A]
[A]Nothing left to [A/E]lose, [A] [A/E]
[E]Nothin' ain't worth [E/B]nothin', [E]
[E/G#]But it's [A]free [A/E] [A] [A] [A/B] [A/C#]
[D]Feelin' good was [D/A]easy, Lord, [D]when [D/A]
[A]Bobby sang the [A/E]Blues, [A] [A/E]
[E]Feelin' good was [E/B]good enough for [E]me, [E/B] [E] [E/B]
[E]Good enough for [E/B]me and Bobby [E]McGee [E/G#] [A] [A/E] [A] [A/E]
Coda
[A]La la, na, na, na na, na, [A/E]na! [A] [A/E]
[A]La la, na, na, na! [A/E] [A] [A/E]
[A]La la, na, na, me and Bobby [A/E]McGee! [E] [E/B] [E] [E/B]
[E]La la, na, na, na na, na, [E/B]na! [E] [E/B]
[E]La la, na, na, na! [E/B] [E] [E/B]
[E]La la, na, na, me and Bobby [E/B]McGee [A] [A/E] [A] [A/E]