Me and Bobby McGee Chords by Janis Joplin
Tempo:
99.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
G
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C] [G]
Busted flat in Van Rusch
Waitin' for a train
And I feel the news faded as [D] my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down
Just before it rained
And rode us all the way to [G] New Orleans
I pulled my harpoon
Out of my dirty red bandana
I sang soft while Bobby sang [C] the blues
When she walked through slappin' [G] time
I was holdin' Bobby's tandem mask
[D] We sang every song that Javier knew
[C]
Freedom's just another [G] word for
Nothin' left to lose [D] Nothin'
I mean nothin', hun, [G] if it ain't free
In our [C] lives
Yeah, feelin' good was easy, [G] love
When he sang the blues [D] You know
Feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my [G] Bobby
[A] From the Kentucky coal mine
To the California [D] sun
[A] Hey, Bobby shared the secrets of [E] my soul
Through all kinds of weather
Through everything we've done
Your Bobby, baby, kept me [A] from the cold
One day I'm near Salinas, slow on
I let him slip away
He's lookin' for that home
[D] And I hope he finds it
When I train all of my heroes
For [A] one single yesterday
[E] To be holdin' Bobby's body next to [D] mine
Freedom's just another word [A] for
Nothin' left to lose
[E] Nothin'
That's all that [A] Bobby left me
[D] But feelin' good was easy, [A] love
When he sang the blues
[E] Hey, feelin' good was good enough for me Mm [A]-hmm
[E] Good enough for me and my Bobby
[A] La-da-da
La-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La [Em]-da-da-da-da-da [E] -da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da Bobby, [A] yeah
La-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-ee
And I said, [E] looky, yeah
La-da-la-da
La-da-la-da-la-da
[A] Looky
And I said, I told him I love him
To the best I can, come on
[Am] [A] [E] Looky, [Em] yeah
La [E] -da-la-la [A]-la-la Looky, yeah
La
[E]
-da [A] [Am]
[A] [D]
[A] [E]
-da-da-da-da-da-da
[A]
[E]
[G] [A]
[N]
Busted flat in Van Rusch
Waitin' for a train
And I feel the news faded as [D] my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down
Just before it rained
And rode us all the way to [G] New Orleans
I pulled my harpoon
Out of my dirty red bandana
I sang soft while Bobby sang [C] the blues
When she walked through slappin' [G] time
I was holdin' Bobby's tandem mask
[D] We sang every song that Javier knew
[C]
Freedom's just another [G] word for
Nothin' left to lose [D] Nothin'
I mean nothin', hun, [G] if it ain't free
In our [C] lives
Yeah, feelin' good was easy, [G] love
When he sang the blues [D] You know
Feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my [G] Bobby
[A] From the Kentucky coal mine
To the California [D] sun
[A] Hey, Bobby shared the secrets of [E] my soul
Through all kinds of weather
Through everything we've done
Your Bobby, baby, kept me [A] from the cold
One day I'm near Salinas, slow on
I let him slip away
He's lookin' for that home
[D] And I hope he finds it
When I train all of my heroes
For [A] one single yesterday
[E] To be holdin' Bobby's body next to [D] mine
Freedom's just another word [A] for
Nothin' left to lose
[E] Nothin'
That's all that [A] Bobby left me
[D] But feelin' good was easy, [A] love
When he sang the blues
[E] Hey, feelin' good was good enough for me Mm [A]-hmm
[E] Good enough for me and my Bobby
[A] La-da-da
La-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La [Em]-da-da-da-da-da [E] -da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da Bobby, [A] yeah
La-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-ee
And I said, [E] looky, yeah
La-da-la-da
La-da-la-da-la-da
[A] Looky
And I said, I told him I love him
To the best I can, come on
[Am] [A] [E] Looky, [Em] yeah
La [E] -da-la-la [A]-la-la Looky, yeah
La
[E]
-da [A] [Am]
[A] [D]
[A] [E]
-da-da-da-da-da-da
[A]
[E]
[G] [A]
[N]
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[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ Busted flat in Van Rusch
Waitin' for a train
And I feel the news faded as [D] my jeans
_ _ Bobby thumbed a diesel down
Just before it rained
And rode us all the way to [G] New Orleans
_ _ I pulled my harpoon
Out of my dirty red bandana
I sang soft while Bobby sang [C] the blues
_ When she walked through slappin' [G] time
I was holdin' Bobby's tandem mask
[D] We sang every song that Javier knew
_ _ [C] _
Freedom's just another [G] word for
Nothin' left to lose [D] Nothin'
I mean nothin', hun, [G] if it ain't free
In our [C] lives
Yeah, feelin' good was easy, [G] love
When he sang the blues [D] You know
Feelin' good was good enough for me
Good _ _ enough for me and my [G] Bobby _
_ [A] From _ _ the _ Kentucky coal mine
To the California [D] sun
[A] Hey, Bobby shared the secrets of [E] my soul _
Through all kinds of weather
Through everything we've done
Your Bobby, baby, kept me [A] from the cold _
One day I'm near Salinas, slow on
I let him slip away
He's lookin' for that home
[D] And I hope he finds it
When I train all of my heroes
For [A] one single yesterday
[E] To be holdin' Bobby's body next to [D] mine
_ _ Freedom's just another word [A] for
Nothin' left to lose
[E] Nothin'
That's all that [A] Bobby left me
[D] But feelin' good was easy, [A] love
When he sang the blues
[E] Hey, feelin' good was good enough for me Mm [A]-hmm
[E] Good enough for me and my Bobby
[A] _ _ La-da-da
La-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La [Em]-da-da-da-da-da _ [E] _ _ _ -da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da Bobby, [A] yeah
_ La-da-da
_ _ _ La-da-da-da-da-da-ee
And _ _ I said, [E] looky, yeah
La-da-la-da
_ La-da-la-da-la-da _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Looky
And _ _ _ _ I said, I told him I love him
To the best I can, come on
_ [Am] _ [A] [E] Looky, [Em] yeah
La [E] _ _ _ _ _ -da-la-la _ _ _ [A]-la-la Looky, yeah
La
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-da _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ -da-da-da-da-da-da _
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_ Busted flat in Van Rusch
Waitin' for a train
And I feel the news faded as [D] my jeans
_ _ Bobby thumbed a diesel down
Just before it rained
And rode us all the way to [G] New Orleans
_ _ I pulled my harpoon
Out of my dirty red bandana
I sang soft while Bobby sang [C] the blues
_ When she walked through slappin' [G] time
I was holdin' Bobby's tandem mask
[D] We sang every song that Javier knew
_ _ [C] _
Freedom's just another [G] word for
Nothin' left to lose [D] Nothin'
I mean nothin', hun, [G] if it ain't free
In our [C] lives
Yeah, feelin' good was easy, [G] love
When he sang the blues [D] You know
Feelin' good was good enough for me
Good _ _ enough for me and my [G] Bobby _
_ [A] From _ _ the _ Kentucky coal mine
To the California [D] sun
[A] Hey, Bobby shared the secrets of [E] my soul _
Through all kinds of weather
Through everything we've done
Your Bobby, baby, kept me [A] from the cold _
One day I'm near Salinas, slow on
I let him slip away
He's lookin' for that home
[D] And I hope he finds it
When I train all of my heroes
For [A] one single yesterday
[E] To be holdin' Bobby's body next to [D] mine
_ _ Freedom's just another word [A] for
Nothin' left to lose
[E] Nothin'
That's all that [A] Bobby left me
[D] But feelin' good was easy, [A] love
When he sang the blues
[E] Hey, feelin' good was good enough for me Mm [A]-hmm
[E] Good enough for me and my Bobby
[A] _ _ La-da-da
La-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La [Em]-da-da-da-da-da _ [E] _ _ _ -da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da Bobby, [A] yeah
_ La-da-da
_ _ _ La-da-da-da-da-da-ee
And _ _ I said, [E] looky, yeah
La-da-la-da
_ La-da-la-da-la-da _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Looky
And _ _ _ _ I said, I told him I love him
To the best I can, come on
_ [Am] _ [A] [E] Looky, [Em] yeah
La [E] _ _ _ _ _ -da-la-la _ _ _ [A]-la-la Looky, yeah
La
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-da _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ -da-da-da-da-da-da _
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