Me And Bobby McGee

Tom: C

C
Busted flat in Baton Rauge, waitin' for the train.
                           G
Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans.
Bobby flagged a diesel down, just before it rained,
                             C
took us all the way to New Orleans.

I took my harp out, of my dirty red bandanna,
                      C7             F
was blowin' sad while Bobby sang the blues.
With those windshield wipers slappin' time,
    C
and Bobby clappin' hands,
G                              C
we sung every song that driver knew.



CHORUS:
F                               C
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose.
G                                    C
nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free.
F                                C
Feelin' good was easy, Lord when Bobby sang the blues.
G
Feelin' good was good enough for me,
                             C
good enough for me and Bobby McGee.


C
From the coal mines of Kentucky, to the California sun,
                               G
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul.
Standin' right beside me Lord, through everything I done.
                                C
Every night he kept me from the cold.
Then somewhere near Salinas, I let him slip away.
                  C7              F
Searchin' for the home I hoped to find.
                                    C
And I'd give all my tomorrows for a single yesterday,
G                            C
holdin' Bobby's body next to mine.
(Chorus)