Me and Bobby Mcgee        (F.Osser-Kris K.)

A

Busted flat in Baton Rouge; Headin' for the trains

                                        E7

Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans,

Bobby thumbed a diesel down Just before it rained

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Took us all the way to New Orleans

I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty, red bandana

                             A7                    D

I blew it low while Bobby sang the blues;

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With those windshield wipers slappin' time and Bobby clappin' hands

                E7                                          A

We fin’ly sang up every song that driver knew;

Chorus

D                                               A

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

E7                                                    A

And nothin' ain't worth nothin but it's free;

(And nothin’ left is all she left for me)

           D                                        A

(Ya) Feeling good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues;

E7

And Buddy, that was good enough for me;

                                                     A

It’s good enough for me and Bobby McGee

               C

From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun,

                                               G7

Bobby shared the secrets of my soul;

Standin' right beside me, Lord, through everything I done,

                                                     C

And every night she kept me from the cold;

Then somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away

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Lookin’ for the home I hope she'll find;

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And I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday,

G7                                           C

Holdin' her good body close to mine;

(chorus)