Me and Bobby McGee Chords by Kris Kristofferson
Tempo:
133.35 bpm
Chords used:
B
A
E
F#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[G] If it sounds country, man, that's what it is.
[Bm] Yeah, [D] okay.
four.
Busted flat and batting rouge and heading for the trains
nearly faded as my [E] jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
all away to [A] New Orleans
I took my heart phone out of my dirty red bandana
[Bm] Yeah, [D] okay.
four.
Busted flat and batting rouge and heading for the trains
nearly faded as my [E] jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
all away to [A] New Orleans
I took my heart phone out of my dirty red bandana
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A
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F#
D
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[G] If it sounds country, man, that's what it is.
[A] It's a country song.
[Bm] _ Yeah, [D] okay.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, [A] four. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Busted flat and batting rouge and heading for the trains
_ _ _ Feeling nearly faded as my [E] jeans _
_ _ _ _ _ Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
_ Took us all away to [A] New Orleans _ _
I _ _ _ took my heart phone out of my dirty red _ bandana
And was blowing sad while Bobby sang the [D] blues _
With _ them windshield wipers slapping time
[A] And Bobby [D] clapping hands
We [E] finally sang or felt a song that driver [A] knew _ _
_ _ [C] _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _ Freedom's just another word [A] for nothing left to lose
_ [E] _ Nothing ain't worth nothing [A] but it's free _
_ [Bm] _ [C] _ [C#m] _ [D] _ Feeling good was easy, Lord, [A] when Bobby sang the blues
_ _ [E] Feeling _ good was good enough for me _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Good enough for me and Bobby [A] _ _ McGee
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California _ sun
_ Bobby _ _ shared the secrets of [F#] my soul _
_ _ _ _ _ Standing right beside me, Lord, _ everything I'd done
_ _ _ Every night she kept me from [B] the cold _
_ Then _ somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away
_ Looking _ for the home I hoped [E] she'd _ find
_ _ And I'd trade all my _ tomorrows for [B] a single _ yesterday
_ _ [F#] _ Holding Bobby's body next [B] to mine _ _
_ [C#] _ [D] _ [D#] _ [E] _ _ Freedom's just another word [B] for nothing left to lose
_ _ [F#] _ Nothing left is all she left [B] for me _ _
[D#] Feeling _ _ [E] _ _ good was easy, Lord, [B] when Bobby sang the blues
_ [F#] But if that was good enough for me _
Good _ _ _ _ _ enough for me and Bobby [B] _ _ _
McGee _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Me _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ and Bobby [F#] _ _
McGee _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ Me _ _ and [B] Bobby McGee _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Me and Bobby [F#] _ _
McGee _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] It's a country song.
[Bm] _ Yeah, [D] okay.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, [A] four. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Busted flat and batting rouge and heading for the trains
_ _ _ Feeling nearly faded as my [E] jeans _
_ _ _ _ _ Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
_ Took us all away to [A] New Orleans _ _
I _ _ _ took my heart phone out of my dirty red _ bandana
And was blowing sad while Bobby sang the [D] blues _
With _ them windshield wipers slapping time
[A] And Bobby [D] clapping hands
We [E] finally sang or felt a song that driver [A] knew _ _
_ _ [C] _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _ Freedom's just another word [A] for nothing left to lose
_ [E] _ Nothing ain't worth nothing [A] but it's free _
_ [Bm] _ [C] _ [C#m] _ [D] _ Feeling good was easy, Lord, [A] when Bobby sang the blues
_ _ [E] Feeling _ good was good enough for me _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Good enough for me and Bobby [A] _ _ McGee
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California _ sun
_ Bobby _ _ shared the secrets of [F#] my soul _
_ _ _ _ _ Standing right beside me, Lord, _ everything I'd done
_ _ _ Every night she kept me from [B] the cold _
_ Then _ somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away
_ Looking _ for the home I hoped [E] she'd _ find
_ _ And I'd trade all my _ tomorrows for [B] a single _ yesterday
_ _ [F#] _ Holding Bobby's body next [B] to mine _ _
_ [C#] _ [D] _ [D#] _ [E] _ _ Freedom's just another word [B] for nothing left to lose
_ _ [F#] _ Nothing left is all she left [B] for me _ _
[D#] Feeling _ _ [E] _ _ good was easy, Lord, [B] when Bobby sang the blues
_ [F#] But if that was good enough for me _
Good _ _ _ _ _ enough for me and Bobby [B] _ _ _
McGee _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Me _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ and Bobby [F#] _ _
McGee _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ Me _ _ and [B] Bobby McGee _
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Me and Bobby [F#] _ _
McGee _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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