Joplin Janis

Joplin Janis - Me & Bobby Mc Gee guitar tab

ME AND BOBBY McGEE (Kris Kristofferson)

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[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.]

G - C G - C G - C G - C

[intro]

G G G G

Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train

G G D7 D7

When I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans

D7 D7 D7 D7

Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained

D7 D7 G - C G

And rode us all the way into New Orleans

G G G G

I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana

G G7 C C

I's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues

C C G G

Windshield wipers slappin' time, I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine

D7 D7 D7 D7

We sang every song that driver knew

C C G G

Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose

D7 D7 G G

Nothin', it ain't nothin' honey, if it ain't free

C C G G

And feelin' good was easy, lord, oh, when he sang the blues

D7 D7 D7 D7

You know feelin' good was good enough for me

D7 D7 G G A A

Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee

A A A A

From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun

A A E7 E7

Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul

E7 E7 E7 E7

Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done

E7 E7 A A

Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold

A A A A

One day up near Salinas, lo-ord, I let him slip away

A A7 D D

He's lookin' for that home and I hope he finds it

D D A A

Well I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday

E7 E7 E7 E7

To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine

D D A A

Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose

E7 E7 A A

Nothin', and that's all that Bobby left me

D D A A

Well, feelin' good was easy, lo-o-ord, when he sang the blues

E7 E7 E7 E7

And feelin' good was good enough for me

E7 E7 A A

Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee yeah

A A A A

La da da, la da daa, la da daa da daa da daa

A A E7 E7

La da da da daa dadada Bobby McGee-ah

E7 E7 E7 E7

Laa li daa da daa daa, la da daa da daa

E7 E7 A A

Laa la laa la daada Bobby McGee-ah yeah

A A A A

La di da, ladida LA dida LA di daa, ladida LA dida LA di daa

A A E7 E7

Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah

E7 E7 E7 E7

Lo lo LO lolo LO lo laa, lololo LO lolo LO lolo LO lolo LO la laa

E7 E7 A A

Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah

A A

Lord, I called him my lover, I called him my man

A A

I said I called him my lover, did the best I can

A A E7 E7

C'mon, hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah

E7 E7 E7 E7

Lo lo lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord oh

E7 E7 A A

Hey, 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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