{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":55002,"song":"Me And Bobby Mcgee","artist":"Janis Joplin","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/55002-me-and-bobby-mcgee-chords-by-janis-joplin/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/55002?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":3696,"content":"ME AND BOBBY McGEE (Kris Kristofferson)\r\n\r\n(Each chord is the same length; that's either one measure or\r\nhalf a measure, depending on how you look at it.)\r\n(For the intro, strum 2 whole-beat G chords, then 4 half-beat C chords.)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] - [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBusted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWhen I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nBobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D7[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd rode us all the way into New Orleans[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWindshield wipers slappin' time, I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]D7[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWe sang every song that driver knew[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFreedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                 [ch]D7[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNothin', it ain't nothin' honey, if it ain't free[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd feelin' good was easy, lord, oh, when he sang the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D7[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nYou know feelin' good was good enough for me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGood enough for me and my Bobby McGee[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFrom the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E7[/ch]      [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nYeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E7[/ch]            [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]             [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nThrough all kinds of weather, through everything we done[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E7[/ch]         [ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOne day up near Salinas, lo-ord, I let him slip away[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]A7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe's lookin' for that home and I hope he finds it[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch]   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nTo be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFreedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                   [ch]E7[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNothin', and that's all that Bobby left me[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell, feelin' good was easy, lo-o-ord, when he sang the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd feelin' good was good enough for me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGood enough for me and my Bobby McGee yeah[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLa da da, la da daa, la da daa da daa da daa[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]      [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n  La da da da daa dadada Bobby McGee-ah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]             [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]E7[/ch]             [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nLaa li daa da daa daa, la da daa da daa[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]             [ch]E7[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLaa la laa la daada Bobby McGee-ah yeah[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLa di da, ladida LA dida LA di daa, ladida LA dida LA di daa[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]E7[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n  Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E7[/ch]             [ch]E7[/ch]         [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nLo lo LO lolo LO lo laa, lololo LO lolo LO lolo LO lolo LO la laa[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]         [ch]E7[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLord, I called him my lover, I called him my man[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI said I called him my lover, did the best I can[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E7[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nC'mon, hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nLo lo lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]         [ch]E7[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, lord[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]","plain_text":"ME AND BOBBY McGEE (Kris Kristofferson)\n\n(Each chord is the same length; that's either one measure or\nhalf a measure, depending on how you look at it.)\n(For the intro, strum 2 whole-beat G chords, then 4 half-beat C chords.)\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nG - C/G   G - C/G   G\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\nA  A  A  A    A  A  E7  E7    E7  E7  E7  E7    E7  E7  A  A\nA  A  A  A    A  A  E7  E7    E7  E7  E7  E7    E7  E7  A  A\nA  A  A  A    A  A  E7  E7    E7  E7  E7  E7    E7  E7  A  A","chords":["G","C","C/G","D7","G7","A","E7","A7","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}