Chords for Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin & Kris Kristoferson (cover)
Tempo:
126.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] ♪ [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[D]
Busted flat, baton rouge, waiting for a train
♪ Feeling nearly faded [A] as my jeans
♪ Bobby flagged the diesel down, Lord
♪ Just before it rained
[D] ♪ [A] Took us all the way to New [D] Orleans
♪ Well, I took my harpoon out of
♪ [G] [D] My dirty red bandana
♪ [G] [D] I was low in time while Bobby sang [G] him blues
♪ With those windshield wipers slapping time in
[D] ♪ Bobby clapping his hands
♪ Well, we finally [A] sang
♪ The very song that driver [D] knew
♪
[G] Freedom's just another word for
♪ [D] Nothing left to do
♪ [A] Nothing ain't worth nothing
♪ But [D] it's free
♪ [Bm]
[Am] [G] Feeling good was easy, Lord
[D] ♪ When Bobby sang them old blues
♪ [A] Feeling good was good enough for me
♪ Good enough for me, Bobby [D] to me
[G] [D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] [Em] [A]
[D] ♪ From the coal mines of Kentucky
♪ To the California sun
♪ Bobby shared the secrets of [A] my soul
♪ Standing right beside me, Lord
♪ Through everything I had done
♪ Bobby's body kept me
♪ From [D] the coal
♪ And somewhere in Salinas
♪ Lord, I'll let her slip away
♪ [G] [D] Searching for that home
♪ And I hope [G] she finds it
♪ I'd trade all my tomorrows
♪ [D] For a single yesterday
[A] ♪ Holding Bobby's body close [D] tonight
♪
[G] Freedom's just another word [D] for
♪ Nothing left to lose
♪ [A] Oh, nothing, it ain't worth nothing
♪ [D] But it's free
♪
[G] Feeling good was easy, Lord
[D] ♪ When Bobby sang them old blues
♪ [A] Feeling good was good enough for me
♪ Good enough for me, Bobby [D] McGee
♪ De de da, de de da
♪ De de da, da da da
♪ La de ha, la de ha
♪ La [A] da da
♪ De de de hee, la da da
♪ De de de hee, la da da
♪ De de de hee, la da da
♪ [D] La da da
♪
[G] Freedom's just another word [D] for
♪ Nothing left to lose
[Bm] ♪ [A] Nothing was all she left [D] for me
♪ [Bm] [D]
[G] Feeling good was easy, Lord
[D] ♪ When Bobby, she sang them old blues
♪ [A] Feeling good was good enough for me
♪
[D] [A] Good enough for me, Bobby [D] McGee
♪ Hey, Bobby
[E] [A] [D] [A]
[D]
[C] [D] [G]
[D]
Busted flat, baton rouge, waiting for a train
♪ Feeling nearly faded [A] as my jeans
♪ Bobby flagged the diesel down, Lord
♪ Just before it rained
[D] ♪ [A] Took us all the way to New [D] Orleans
♪ Well, I took my harpoon out of
♪ [G] [D] My dirty red bandana
♪ [G] [D] I was low in time while Bobby sang [G] him blues
♪ With those windshield wipers slapping time in
[D] ♪ Bobby clapping his hands
♪ Well, we finally [A] sang
♪ The very song that driver [D] knew
♪
[G] Freedom's just another word for
♪ [D] Nothing left to do
♪ [A] Nothing ain't worth nothing
♪ But [D] it's free
♪ [Bm]
[Am] [G] Feeling good was easy, Lord
[D] ♪ When Bobby sang them old blues
♪ [A] Feeling good was good enough for me
♪ Good enough for me, Bobby [D] to me
[G] [D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] [Em] [A]
[D] ♪ From the coal mines of Kentucky
♪ To the California sun
♪ Bobby shared the secrets of [A] my soul
♪ Standing right beside me, Lord
♪ Through everything I had done
♪ Bobby's body kept me
♪ From [D] the coal
♪ And somewhere in Salinas
♪ Lord, I'll let her slip away
♪ [G] [D] Searching for that home
♪ And I hope [G] she finds it
♪ I'd trade all my tomorrows
♪ [D] For a single yesterday
[A] ♪ Holding Bobby's body close [D] tonight
♪
[G] Freedom's just another word [D] for
♪ Nothing left to lose
♪ [A] Oh, nothing, it ain't worth nothing
♪ [D] But it's free
♪
[G] Feeling good was easy, Lord
[D] ♪ When Bobby sang them old blues
♪ [A] Feeling good was good enough for me
♪ Good enough for me, Bobby [D] McGee
♪ De de da, de de da
♪ De de da, da da da
♪ La de ha, la de ha
♪ La [A] da da
♪ De de de hee, la da da
♪ De de de hee, la da da
♪ De de de hee, la da da
♪ [D] La da da
♪
[G] Freedom's just another word [D] for
♪ Nothing left to lose
[Bm] ♪ [A] Nothing was all she left [D] for me
♪ [Bm] [D]
[G] Feeling good was easy, Lord
[D] ♪ When Bobby, she sang them old blues
♪ [A] Feeling good was good enough for me
♪
[D] [A] Good enough for me, Bobby [D] McGee
♪ Hey, Bobby
[E] [A] [D] [A]
[D]
Key:
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A
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Bm
C
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_ [D] _ _ ♪ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Busted flat, _ baton rouge, _ waiting for a train
♪ _ Feeling nearly faded _ [A] as my jeans
♪ _ _ _ _ _ Bobby flagged the diesel down, Lord
♪ Just before it rained
[D] ♪ [A] _ Took us all the way to New [D] Orleans
_ ♪ _ _ Well, I took my harpoon out of
♪ [G] _ _ [D] My dirty red bandana
♪ [G] [D] I was low in time while Bobby sang [G] him blues
_ ♪ _ With those windshield wipers slapping time in
[D] ♪ Bobby clapping his hands
♪ Well, we finally [A] sang
♪ The very song that driver [D] knew
♪ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Freedom's just another word for
♪ [D] _ Nothing left to do
♪ [A] _ Nothing ain't worth nothing
♪ But [D] it's free
♪ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ Feeling good was easy, Lord
[D] ♪ When Bobby sang them old blues
♪ [A] _ Feeling good was good enough for me
♪ _ _ _ _ _ Good enough for me, Bobby [D] to me _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
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_ [D] ♪ _ _ _ _ _ From the coal mines of Kentucky
♪ To the California _ sun
♪ _ Bobby shared the secrets of [A] my soul
♪ _ _ _ _ _ Standing right beside me, Lord
♪ Through _ everything I had done
♪ _ _ Bobby's body kept me
♪ From [D] the coal
♪ _ _ _ And somewhere in Salinas
♪ Lord, I'll let her slip away
♪ [G] _ _ [D] _ Searching for that home
♪ And I hope [G] she finds it
_ ♪ _ I'd trade all my _ _ tomorrows
♪ [D] For a single yesterday _
_ [A] ♪ _ Holding Bobby's body close [D] tonight
♪ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Freedom's just another word [D] for
♪ Nothing left to lose
♪ [A] _ Oh, nothing, it ain't worth nothing
♪ [D] But it's free
♪ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Feeling good was easy, Lord
[D] ♪ When Bobby sang them old blues
♪ [A] _ Feeling good was good enough for me
_ _ ♪ _ _ _ Good enough for me, Bobby [D] McGee
_ ♪ _ _ De de da, _ de de da
♪ De de da, da da da
♪ La de ha, _ la de ha
♪ La [A] da da
♪ _ _ _ De de de hee, la da da
♪ De de de _ hee, la da da
♪ De de de hee, la da da
♪ [D] La da da
♪ _
_ _ [G] _ Freedom's just another word [D] for
♪ Nothing left to lose
[Bm] ♪ [A] _ _ Nothing was all she left [D] for me
♪ [Bm] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ Feeling good was easy, Lord
[D] ♪ When Bobby, she sang them old blues
♪ _ [A] Feeling _ _ good was good enough for me
♪ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ Good enough for me, Bobby [D] _ McGee
♪ Hey, Bobby
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Busted flat, _ baton rouge, _ waiting for a train
♪ _ Feeling nearly faded _ [A] as my jeans
♪ _ _ _ _ _ Bobby flagged the diesel down, Lord
♪ Just before it rained
[D] ♪ [A] _ Took us all the way to New [D] Orleans
_ ♪ _ _ Well, I took my harpoon out of
♪ [G] _ _ [D] My dirty red bandana
♪ [G] [D] I was low in time while Bobby sang [G] him blues
_ ♪ _ With those windshield wipers slapping time in
[D] ♪ Bobby clapping his hands
♪ Well, we finally [A] sang
♪ The very song that driver [D] knew
♪ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Freedom's just another word for
♪ [D] _ Nothing left to do
♪ [A] _ Nothing ain't worth nothing
♪ But [D] it's free
♪ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ Feeling good was easy, Lord
[D] ♪ When Bobby sang them old blues
♪ [A] _ Feeling good was good enough for me
♪ _ _ _ _ _ Good enough for me, Bobby [D] to me _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] ♪ _ _ _ _ _ From the coal mines of Kentucky
♪ To the California _ sun
♪ _ Bobby shared the secrets of [A] my soul
♪ _ _ _ _ _ Standing right beside me, Lord
♪ Through _ everything I had done
♪ _ _ Bobby's body kept me
♪ From [D] the coal
♪ _ _ _ And somewhere in Salinas
♪ Lord, I'll let her slip away
♪ [G] _ _ [D] _ Searching for that home
♪ And I hope [G] she finds it
_ ♪ _ I'd trade all my _ _ tomorrows
♪ [D] For a single yesterday _
_ [A] ♪ _ Holding Bobby's body close [D] tonight
♪ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Freedom's just another word [D] for
♪ Nothing left to lose
♪ [A] _ Oh, nothing, it ain't worth nothing
♪ [D] But it's free
♪ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Feeling good was easy, Lord
[D] ♪ When Bobby sang them old blues
♪ [A] _ Feeling good was good enough for me
_ _ ♪ _ _ _ Good enough for me, Bobby [D] McGee
_ ♪ _ _ De de da, _ de de da
♪ De de da, da da da
♪ La de ha, _ la de ha
♪ La [A] da da
♪ _ _ _ De de de hee, la da da
♪ De de de _ hee, la da da
♪ De de de hee, la da da
♪ [D] La da da
♪ _
_ _ [G] _ Freedom's just another word [D] for
♪ Nothing left to lose
[Bm] ♪ [A] _ _ Nothing was all she left [D] for me
♪ [Bm] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ Feeling good was easy, Lord
[D] ♪ When Bobby, she sang them old blues
♪ _ [A] Feeling _ _ good was good enough for me
♪ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ Good enough for me, Bobby [D] _ McGee
♪ Hey, Bobby
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