Me and Bobby McGee — Janis Joplin
Chords and lyrics for Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin (key of G).
Verse 1
(Each chord is the same length; that's either one measure or
half a measure, depending on how you look at it.)
(For the intro, strum 2 whole-beat G chords, then 4 half-beat C chords.)
Intro
G - C/G G - C/G G
Verse 1
[G]Busted flat in [G]Baton Rouge,[G] waitin' for a [G]train
When I's [G]feelin' near as [G]faded as [D7]my jeans[D7]
[D7]Bobby thumbed a [D7]diesel down[D7] just before it [D7]rained
And [D7]rode us all the [D7]way into New [G][C/G]Orleans[G]
I [G]pulled my [G]harpoon out of my [G]dirty red [G]bandana
I's [G]playin' soft while [G7]Bobby sang the [C]blues[C]
[C]Windshield wipers [C]slappin' time, I was[G] holdin' Bobby's [G]hand in mine
[D7]We sang every [D7]song that driver [D7]knew[D7]
Chorus
[C]Freedom's just [C]another word for[G] nothin' left to [G]lose
[D7]Nothin', it ain't [D7]nothin' honey, if it ain't [G]free[G]
And [C]feelin' good was [C]easy, lord, oh,[G] when he sang the [G]blues
You know [D7]feelin' good was [D7]good enough for [D7]me[D7]
[D7]Good enough for [D7]me and my Bobby [G][G]McGee[A][A]
Verse 2
From the [A]Kentucky [A]coal mines to the [A]California [A]sun
Yeah [A]Bobby shared the [A]secrets of [E7]my soul[E7]
Through [E7]all kinds of [E7]weather, through [E7]everything we [E7]done
Yeah [E7]Bobby baby [E7]kept me from the [A]cold[A]
One [A]day up near [A]Salinas, lo-ord,[A] I let him slip [A]away
He's [A]lookin' for that [A7]home and I hope he [D]finds it[D]
Well I'd [D]trade all my [D]tomorrows for one [A]single [A]yesterday
To be [E7]holdin' Bobby's [E7]body next to [E7]mine[E7]
Chorus
[D]Freedom's just [D]another word for[A] nothin' left to [A]lose
[E7]Nothin', and that's [E7]all that Bobby [A]left me[A]
Well, [D]feelin' good was [D]easy, [A]lo-o-ord, when he sang the [A]blues
And [E7]feelin' good was [E7]good enough for [E7]me[E7]
[E7]Good enough for [E7]me and my Bobby [A]McGee yeah[A]
Bridge
La da [A]da, la da [A]daa, la da [A]daa da daa da [A]daa
[A] La da da da [A]daa dadada Bobby[E7] [E7]McGee-ah
[E7]Laa li daa da [E7]daa daa,[E7] la da daa da [E7]daa
[E7]Laa la laa la [E7]daada Bobby [A]McGee-ah [A]yeah
La di [A]da, ladida [A]LA dida LA di daa,[A] ladida LA dida [A]LA di daa
[A] Hey now [A]Bobby now now Bobby [E7]McGee yeah[E7]
Lo lo [E7]LO lolo LO lo [E7]laa, lololo [E7]LO lolo LO lolo [E7]LO lolo LO la laa
[E7] Hey now [E7]Bobby now now Bobby [A]McGee [A]yeah
Chorus
Lord, I [A]called him my lover, I [A]called him my man
I said I [A]called him my lover, did the [A]best I can
C'mon,[A] hey now Bobby now,[A] hey now Bobby [E7]McGee, yeah[E7]
Lo lo [E7]lord, a lord, a [E7]lord, a lord, a [E7]lord, a lord, a [E7]lord oh
[E7]Hey, hey, [E7]hey, Bobby [A]McGee, lord[A]
Outro
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[A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [A] [A]
[A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7] [A] [A]
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