Grateful Dead – Me And Bobby Mcgee (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro]
    D   D   D
e|--2---2---3------|
B|--3---3---3------|
G|--2---2---2------|
D|0-------0--------|
A|----0-------0-2--|
E|-----------------| 4x
[Verse 1]
D
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train,

                           A
Feeling nearly faded as my jeans,

A
Bobby flagged a diesel down just before it rained,

                             D
Took us all the way to New Orleans.
[Verse 2]
  D
I took my harp out of my dirty red bandanna,

                        D7             G
I was blowin' sad while Bobby sang the blues,

G                               D
With them windshield wipers slappin' time, Bobby clappin' hands,

          A                                D       D7
We fin’ly sang near every song that driver knew.
[Chorus]
G                               D
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to do.

A                                    D      D7
Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free.

G                                D
Feelin' good was easy Lord, when Bobby sang the blues.

A
Feelin' good was good enough for me,

A                              D
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee.
[Instrumental] D A A D D D7 G G D A D D7 [Verse 3]
D
From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun,

                 D7            A
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul,

A
Standing right beside me, Lord, in everything I done,

A                               D       D7
Bobby's body kept me from the cold.
[Verse 4]
D
Then somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away,

                 D7                G
Lookin' for that home, I hope she finds it,

    G                          D
And I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

A                             D        D7
Holding Bobby's body close to mine.
[Chorus]
G                               D
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose.

A                            D      D7
Nothin' was all she left for me.

G                                D
Feelin' good was easy Lord, when Bobby sang the blues.

A
Feelin' good was good enough for me,

A                              D
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee.
[Bridge]
D
La-de-la, La-de-la-da, La-de-la, Le-de-la, La-de-le-da, La-de-le-da, La-de-da

A
Le-Le-Le-he, Da-da-da, Le-Le-Le-He, Da-da-da, La-de-le-ha, La-de-le-ha, La-de-da-de-da-de-da-da
[Chorus]
G                               D
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to do.

A                                    D      D7
Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free.

G                                D
Feelin' good was easy Lord, when Bobby sang the blues.

A
Feelin' good was good enough for me,

A                              D
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee.
[Outro] D E A D A D