G
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitinʼ for a train
D
When Iʼs feelinʼ near as faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
G
And rode us all the way into New Orleans
G
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
C
Iʼs playinʼ soft while Bobby sang the blues
Windshield wipers slappinʼ time,
G
I was holdinʼ Bobbyʼs hand in mine
D
We sang every song that driver knew
Chorus:C G
Freedomʼs just another word for nothinʼ left to lose
D G
Nothinʼ, it ainʼt nothinʼ honey, if it ainʼt free
C G
And feelinʼ good was easy, lord, oh, when he sang the blues
D
You know feelinʼ good was good enough for me
G A
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
A
From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun
E7
Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
A
Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold
A
One day up near Salinas, lo-ord, I let him slip away
D
Heʼs lookinʼ for that home and I hope he finds it
A
Well Iʼd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday
E7
To be holdinʼ Bobbyʼs body next to mine
Chorus:D A
Freedomʼs just another word for nothinʼ left to lose
E7 A
Nothinʼ, and thatʼs all that Bobby left me
D A
Well, feelinʼ good was easy, lo-o-ord, when he sang the blues
E7
And feelinʼ good was good enough for me
A
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee yeah
Bridge: A
La da da, la da daa, la da daa da daa da daa
E7
La da da da daa dadada Bobby McGee-ah
Laa li daa da daa daa, la da daa da daa
A
Laa la laa la daada Bobby McGee-ah yeah
A
La di da, ladida La dida La di daa, ladida La dida La di daa
E7
Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah
Lo lo Lo lolo Lo lo laa, lololo Lo lolo Lo lolo Lo lolo Lo la laa
A
Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah
Chorus: A
Lord, I called him my lover, I called him my man
I said I called him my lover, did the best I can
E7
Cʼmon, hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah
Lo lo lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord oh
A
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, lord