Chords for The Highwaymen - Me and Bobby McGee (American Outlaws: Live at Nassau Coliseum, 1990)
Tempo:
74.675 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
A
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[G]
[C]
Busted flat and battened roof, hittin' fault train
Feelin' nearly faded [G] as my jeans
Bobby thawed the diesel down just before rain
Took us all away to [C] New Orleans
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
I was blowin' sad while Bobby [F] sang the blues
With them windshield wipers slappin' [C] time and Bobby clappin' hands
He [G] finally sang up every song [C] that driver knew
[F] Freedom's just another [C] word for nothin' left to lose
[G] Nothin' ain't worth nothin' [C] but it's free
[F] Feelin' good [Dm] was easy [C] when Bobby sang the blues
[G] Feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and [C] Bobby McGee
[D] From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun
Bobby shared the secrets [A] of my soul
Standin' right beside me, Lord, through everything I've done
Every night she'd keep me [D] from the cold
And then one day near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away
Searchin' for the home [G] I hope she'll find
And I trade all my tomorrows [D] for one single yesterday
[A] Holdin' Bobby's body [D] close to mine
[G] Freedom's just another [D] word for nothin' left to lose
[A] Nothin' ain't worth nothin' [D] but it's free
[G] Feelin' good was easy, [D] Lord, when Bobby sang the [A] blues
Feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me [D] and Bobby McGee
Good enough for [G] me and [A] Bobby McGee
[D] Love him, Bobby
[G]
[D] [A]
[D] Freedom's [G] just another [D] word for nothin' left to lose
[A] Nothin' ain't worth nothin' [D] but it's free
And it don't cost [G] nothin'
Feelin' good was easy, [D] Lord, when Bobby sang the blues
[A] Buddy, that was good enough for me
Good enough for me and [D] Bobby McGee
[Dm]
[G]
[C]
Busted flat and battened roof, hittin' fault train
Feelin' nearly faded [G] as my jeans
Bobby thawed the diesel down just before rain
Took us all away to [C] New Orleans
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
I was blowin' sad while Bobby [F] sang the blues
With them windshield wipers slappin' [C] time and Bobby clappin' hands
He [G] finally sang up every song [C] that driver knew
[F] Freedom's just another [C] word for nothin' left to lose
[G] Nothin' ain't worth nothin' [C] but it's free
[F] Feelin' good [Dm] was easy [C] when Bobby sang the blues
[G] Feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and [C] Bobby McGee
[D] From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun
Bobby shared the secrets [A] of my soul
Standin' right beside me, Lord, through everything I've done
Every night she'd keep me [D] from the cold
And then one day near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away
Searchin' for the home [G] I hope she'll find
And I trade all my tomorrows [D] for one single yesterday
[A] Holdin' Bobby's body [D] close to mine
[G] Freedom's just another [D] word for nothin' left to lose
[A] Nothin' ain't worth nothin' [D] but it's free
[G] Feelin' good was easy, [D] Lord, when Bobby sang the [A] blues
Feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me [D] and Bobby McGee
Good enough for [G] me and [A] Bobby McGee
[D] Love him, Bobby
[G]
[D] [A]
[D] Freedom's [G] just another [D] word for nothin' left to lose
[A] Nothin' ain't worth nothin' [D] but it's free
And it don't cost [G] nothin'
Feelin' good was easy, [D] Lord, when Bobby sang the blues
[A] Buddy, that was good enough for me
Good enough for me and [D] Bobby McGee
[Dm]
Key:
D
G
C
A
F
D
G
C
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ Busted flat and battened roof, hittin' fault train
Feelin' nearly faded [G] as my jeans _
_ Bobby thawed the diesel down just before rain
Took us all away to [C] New Orleans
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
I was blowin' sad while Bobby [F] sang the blues
With them windshield wipers slappin' [C] time and Bobby clappin' hands
He [G] finally sang up every song [C] that driver knew _
_ [F] _ Freedom's just another [C] word for nothin' left to lose
[G] _ Nothin' ain't worth nothin' [C] but it's free _
_ [F] _ Feelin' good [Dm] was easy [C] when Bobby sang the blues
[G] _ Feelin' good was good enough for me
Good _ enough for me and [C] Bobby McGee
[D] From _ _ _ the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun
Bobby shared the secrets [A] of my soul
_ _ _ Standin' right beside me, Lord, through everything I've done
Every night she'd keep me [D] from the cold
_ And then one day near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away
Searchin' for the home [G] I hope she'll find
_ And I trade all my tomorrows [D] for one single yesterday
[A] _ Holdin' Bobby's body [D] close to mine
_ [G] _ Freedom's just another [D] word for nothin' left to lose
[A] _ Nothin' ain't worth nothin' [D] but it's free
[G] Feelin' good was easy, [D] Lord, when Bobby sang the [A] blues
Feelin' good was good enough for me
_ _ Good enough for me [D] and Bobby McGee
_ Good _ _ _ _ _ _ enough for [G] me and [A] Bobby McGee _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Love him, Bobby _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ Freedom's _ [G] _ just another [D] word for nothin' left to lose
[A] Nothin' ain't worth nothin' [D] but it's free
And it don't cost [G] nothin'
Feelin' good was easy, [D] Lord, when Bobby sang the blues
[A] Buddy, that was good enough for me
_ _ Good enough for me and [D] Bobby McGee _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ Busted flat and battened roof, hittin' fault train
Feelin' nearly faded [G] as my jeans _
_ Bobby thawed the diesel down just before rain
Took us all away to [C] New Orleans
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
I was blowin' sad while Bobby [F] sang the blues
With them windshield wipers slappin' [C] time and Bobby clappin' hands
He [G] finally sang up every song [C] that driver knew _
_ [F] _ Freedom's just another [C] word for nothin' left to lose
[G] _ Nothin' ain't worth nothin' [C] but it's free _
_ [F] _ Feelin' good [Dm] was easy [C] when Bobby sang the blues
[G] _ Feelin' good was good enough for me
Good _ enough for me and [C] Bobby McGee
[D] From _ _ _ the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun
Bobby shared the secrets [A] of my soul
_ _ _ Standin' right beside me, Lord, through everything I've done
Every night she'd keep me [D] from the cold
_ And then one day near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away
Searchin' for the home [G] I hope she'll find
_ And I trade all my tomorrows [D] for one single yesterday
[A] _ Holdin' Bobby's body [D] close to mine
_ [G] _ Freedom's just another [D] word for nothin' left to lose
[A] _ Nothin' ain't worth nothin' [D] but it's free
[G] Feelin' good was easy, [D] Lord, when Bobby sang the [A] blues
Feelin' good was good enough for me
_ _ Good enough for me [D] and Bobby McGee
_ Good _ _ _ _ _ _ enough for [G] me and [A] Bobby McGee _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Love him, Bobby _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ Freedom's _ [G] _ just another [D] word for nothin' left to lose
[A] Nothin' ain't worth nothin' [D] but it's free
And it don't cost [G] nothin'
Feelin' good was easy, [D] Lord, when Bobby sang the blues
[A] Buddy, that was good enough for me
_ _ Good enough for me and [D] Bobby McGee _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _