ME AND BOBBY McGEE (Kris Kristofferson) --------------------------------------- [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.]

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^C ^GBusted flat in B^Gaton Rouge,^G waitin' for a tr^Gain When I's ^Gfeelin' near as f^Gaded as m^D7y jeans ^D7 ^D7Bobby thumbed a d^D7iesel down^D7 just before it r^D7ained And r^D7ode us all the w^D7ay into New Or^Gle

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I ^Gpulled my harp^Goon out of my ^Gdirty red band^Gana I's ^Gplayin' soft while B^G7obby sang the bl^Cues ^C ^CWindshield wipers sl^Cappin' time, I was^G holdin' Bobby's ^Ghand in mine ^D7We sang every s^D7ong that driver k^D7new ^D7

^CFreedom's just an^Cother word for^G nothin' left to l^Gose ^D7Nothin', it ain't n^D7othin' honey, if it ain't fr^Gee ^G And ^Cfeelin' good was ^Ceasy, lord, oh,^G when he sang the ^Gblues You know ^D7feelin' good was ^D7good enough for m^D7e ^D7 ^D7Good enough for m^D7e and my Bobby Mc^GGee ^G ^A ^A

>From ^Athe Kentuc^Aky coal mines to ^Athe Califor^Ania sun Yeah ^ABobby shared the s^Aecrets of m^E7y soul ^E7 Through ^E7all kinds of w^E7eather, through ^E7everything we d^E7one Yeah ^E7Bobby baby ^E7kept me from the ^Acold ^A

One ^Aday up near Sal^Ainas, lo-ord,^A I let him slip aw^Aay He's ^Alookin' for that h^A7ome and I hope he f^Dinds it ^D Well I'd ^Dtrade all my tom^Dorrows for one ^Asingle yester^Aday To be ^E7holdin' Bobby's b^E7ody next to m^E7ine ^E7

^DFreedom's just an^Dother word for^A nothin' left to l^Aose ^E7Nothin', and that's a^E7ll that Bobby l^Aeft me ^A Well, ^Dfeelin' good was ^Deasy, lo-o-^Aord, when he sang the ^Ablues And ^E7feelin' good was ^E7good enough for m^E7e ^E7 ^E7Good enough for m^E7e and my Bobby Mc^AGee yeah ^A

La da ^Ada, la da ^Adaa, la da ^Adaa da daa da d^Aaa ^A La da da da d^Aaa dadada Bobby^E7 McGee-a^E7h ^E7Laa li daa da d^E7aa daa,^E7 la da daa da d^E7aa ^E7Laa la laa la d^E7aada Bobby Mc^AGee-ah y^Aeah

La di ^Ada, ladida L^AA dida LA di daa,^A ladida LA dida L^AA di daa ^A Hey now B^Aobby now now Bobby Mc^E7Gee yeah ^E7 Lo lo L^E7O lolo LO lo la^E7a, lololo L^E7O lolo LO lolo L^E7O lolo LO la laa ^E7 Hey now B^E7obby now now Bobby McG^Aee ye^Aah

Lord, I ^Acalled him my lover, I ^Acalled him my man I said I ^Acalled him my lover, did the ^Abest I can C'mon,^A hey now Bobby now,^A hey now Bobby McG^E7ee, yeah ^E7 Lo lo l^E7ord, a lord, a l^E7ord, a lord, a l^E7ord, a lord, a l^E7ord oh ^E7Hey, hey, h^E7ey, Bobby McG^Aee, lord ^A

^A[in^Astr^Aume^Antal;^A pi^Aano^E7 sol^E7o] ^E7 ^E7 ^E7 ^E7 ^E7 ^E7 ^A ^A ^A[in^Astr^Aume^Antal]^A ^A ^E7 ^E7 ^E7 ^E7 ^E7 ^E7 ^E7 ^E7 ^A ^A

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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