Gordon Lightfoot – Me And Bobby Mcgee (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
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Chords
Song: Me and Bobby McGee
Artist: Gordon Lightfoot
Composers: Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster
Album: Sit down young stranger
Tabbed by: DJ 17th April 2013
(Will then sound in the recorded key of 'A')
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
Those with only one string indicated are intended to
be played as part of a bass note progression
G = 320033 G * = 3xxxxx E = 022100
G/D = xx0033 G/A = x0xxxx E/B = x22100
D = xx0232 G/B = x2xxxx E/G# = 4x2400
D/A = x00232 C = x32010 A * = x0xxxx
D/C = x30232 C/E = xx2010 A/B = x2xxxx
D/F# = 200232 A = x02220 A/C# = x4xxxx
G/E = xx2033 A/E = xx2220
Emphasise the bass note of each chord
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[Intro]
G G/D G G/D G G/D G G/D | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
G G/D G G/D Busted flat in Baton Rouge, G G/D G G/D Headin' for the train, G G/D G G/D D D/A D/C D D/A Feeling nearly faded as my jeans, D D/A D D/A Bobby thumbed a diesel down, D D/A D D/A Just be - fore it rained, D D/A D D/F# G G/E G/D G/B Took us all the way to New Or - leans
[Verse 2]
G G/D G G/D I took my har - poon out of my... G G/D G G/D ...Dirty red ban - danna, G G/D G G/B C C/E C And was blowing sad while Bobby sang the blues, C/E C C/E C C/E With those windshield wipers slapping time, and... G G/D G G/D ...Bobby clapping hands, we finally... D D/A D D/F# Sung up every song that driver G G/E G/D G * G/A G/B ...Knew! | / / / / |
[Chorus]
C C/E C C/E Freedom, just a - nother word for... G G/D G G/D ...Nothing left to lose, D D/A D Nothin' ain't worth nothin', D/F# G G/D G G * G/A G/B But it's free, | / / / / | C C/E C C/E Feelin' good was easy, Lord, when... G G/D G G/D ...Bobby sang the Blues, D D/A D D/A D D/A D D/A Feelin' good was good e- nough for me, D D/A D D/F# G G/D G G/D Good e- nough for me and Bobby Mc- Gee
[Verse 3]
A A/E A A/E A A/E A A/E From the coal mines of Ken - tucky, A A/E A A/E To the Cali - fornia sun, A A/E A A/E E E/B E E/B Bobby shared the secrets of my soul, E E/B E E/B Standing right be - side me, Lord, through... E E/B E E/B ...Every - thing I've done, E E/B E E/G# A A/E A A/E Every night she kept me from the cold
[Verse 4]
A A/E A A/E Then somewhere near Sa - linas, Lord, A A/E A A/E I let her slip a - way, A A/E A A/C# D D/A D Searching for the home, I heard, she owned, D/A D D/A D D/A And I'd give all my to - morrows for a... A A/E A A/E E E/B E ...Single yester - day, ...holding Bobby's body... E/G# A A/E A A * A/B A/C# Close to mine | / / / / |
[Chorus]
D D/A D D/A Freedom, just a - nother word for... A A/E A A/E ...Nothin' left to lose, E E/B E Nothin' ain't worth nothin', E/G# A A/E A A * A/B A/C# But it's free, | / / / / | D D/A D D/A Feelin' good was easy, Lord, when... A A/E A A/E ...Bobby sang the Blues, E E/B E E/B E E/B E E/B Feelin' good was good e- nough for me, E E/B E E/G# A A/E A A/E Good e- nough for me and Bobby Mc- Gee
[Coda- repeats]
A A/E A A/E ||: La - la, na, na, na - na, na, na! A A/E A A/E La - la, na, na, na! A A/E A A/E E E/B E E/B La - la, na, na, me and Bobby Mc - Gee! E E/B E E/B La - la, na, na, na - na, na, na! E E/B E E/B La - la, na, na, na! E E/B E E/B A A/E A A/E La - la, na, na, me and Bobby Mc- Gee :||