Chords for Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee (demo) Just Janis playing an Acoustic

Tempo:
72.9 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

G

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee (demo) Just Janis playing an Acoustic chords
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S-130 is not on
Not that I'm play that great but [D] still and all ought to be able to hear [G] it, you know
No
Now
It's too loud can't play that good
[E]
[A#] [F#] [E]
[Em] [G]
You
[E] [Am]
[G]
Busted flat and bad and rush
waiting for a train
I see the news
faded as [D] my jeans
Bobby found a diesel down just before it rained
That wrote us all the way [G] into New Orleans
I
Pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
And I was playing soft while Bobby [C] sang the blues Yeah
When she whopper slapping [G] time eyes home by his handyman
[D] We sang every song that daddy knew
[C] Freedom's just another [G] word for nothing left to lose
[D] Nothing nothing if [G] it ain't free
And [C] feeling good was easy
Bobby sang a blues
You know [D] feeling good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
[A]
from the Kentucky coal mines to the
California Sun
Bobby shared the secrets of [E] my soul
through all kinds of weather
Just do everything that we done
So Bobby, baby, he kept me from [A] the cold
One day up near Salinas, no, I let him slip away
But he was looking for that home and I hope he finds it
When I trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday
[E] to be holding Bobby's body next to mine
[D] Freedom's just another word for [A] nothing left to lose
[E] Nothing
[A] Feeling [D] good was easy
[A] Bobby sang the blues
[E] Good now for me
Good enough for me and [A] my Bobby
[E]
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na -na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na [E] Bobby McGee
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Hey Bobby [A] McGee
[A]
[E] That's when somebody else has
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To learn Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby Mcgee chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: E, D, A, E and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 42 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 84. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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S-130 is not on _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Not that I'm play that great but [D] still and all ought to be able to hear [G] it, you know
_ No _ _
_ Now
It's too loud _ can't play that good
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
You
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Busted flat and bad and rush
waiting for a train
I see the news
faded as [D] my jeans _ _
Bobby found a diesel down just before it rained
That wrote us all the way [G] into New Orleans
_ I
Pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
And I was playing soft while Bobby [C] sang the blues Yeah
When she whopper slapping [G] time eyes home by his handyman
[D] We sang every song that daddy knew
_ _ [C] Freedom's just another [G] word for nothing left to lose
[D] Nothing nothing if [G] it ain't free
And [C] feeling good was easy
Bobby sang a blues
You know [D] feeling good was good enough for me
_ _ Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
_ _ [A] _ _ _
from the Kentucky coal mines to the
California Sun
Bobby shared the secrets of [E] my soul
through all kinds of weather
Just do everything that we done
So Bobby, baby, he kept me from [A] the cold
_ One day up near Salinas, no, I let him slip away
But he was looking for that home and I hope he finds it
When I trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday
[E] to be holding Bobby's body next to mine
_ _ [D] Freedom's just another word for [A] nothing left to lose
[E] Nothing _ _
[A] _ _ Feeling [D] good was easy
[A] Bobby sang the blues
[E] _ Good now for me _
Good enough for me and [A] my Bobby _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na _ -na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na [E] Bobby McGee
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Hey Bobby [A] McGee _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ That's when somebody else has

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This song was written by Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson.

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