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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.)
G - C G - C G - C G - C
(Intro)
G G G GBusted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
G G D7 D7When I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
D7 D7 D7 D7Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
D7 D7 G - C GAnd rode us all the way into New Orleans
G G G GI pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
G G7 C CI's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues
C C G GWindshield wipers slappin' time, I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
D7 D7 D7 D7We sang every song that driver knew
C C G GFreedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
D7 D7 G GNothin', it ain't nothin' honey, if it ain't free
C C G GAnd feelin' good was easy, lord, oh, when he sang the blues
D7 D7 D7 D7You know feelin' good was good enough for me
D7 D7 G G A AGood enough for me and my Bobby McGee
A A A AFrom the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun
A A E7 E7Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
E7 E7 E7 E7Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
E7 E7 A AYeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold
A A A AOne day up near Salinas, lo-ord, I let him slip away
A A7 D DHe's lookin' for that home and I hope he finds it
D D A AWell I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday
E7 E7 E7 E7To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
D D A AFreedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
E7 E7 A ANothin', and that's all that Bobby left me
D D A AWell, feelin' good was easy, lo-o-ord, when he sang the blues
E7 E7 E7 E7And feelin' good was good enough for me
E7 E7 A AGood enough for me and my Bobby McGee yeah
A A A ALa da da, la da daa, la da daa da daa da daa
A A E7 E7La da da da daa dadada Bobby McGee-ah
E7 E7 E7 E7Laa li daa da daa daa, la da daa da daa
E7 E7 A ALaa la laa la daada Bobby McGee-ah yeah
A A A ALa di da, ladida LA dida LA di daa, ladida LA dida LA di daa
A A E7 E7Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah
E7 E7 E7 E7Lo lo LO lolo LO lo laa, lololo LO lolo LO lolo LO lolo LO la laa
E7 E7 A AHey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah
A ALord, I called him my lover, I called him my man
A AI said I called him my lover, did the best I can
A A E7 E7C'mon, hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah
E7 E7 E7 E7Lo lo lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord oh
E7 E7 A AHey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, lord
A A A A A A E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 A A(instrumental; piano solo)
A A A A A A E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 A A
(instrumental)
A A A A A A E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 A A A.(instrumental; guitar solo & a few more "la-di-da"s) (end)
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