Me And Bobby Mcgee Chords

by Kris Kristofferson
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: A
Capo: no capo
Author pepper7 [a] 189.
4 contributors total, last edit on Oct 1, 2024
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Chords

A
E7
D
B
F#7
E

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[Intro]
N.C.
If it sounds country, man, that's what it is! That's a country song.
N.C.
Yeah, okay. 1,2 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4
 
[Intro 2]
A
 
 
[Verse 1]
A                                 A
  Busted flat in Baton Rouge, mmm, headin' for the trains
A                              E7
  Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans
E7                            E7
  Bobby thumbed a diesel down   just before it rained
E7                              A
  Took us all the way to New Orleans
A                             A
I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
         A                                D
And was blowin' sad while Bobby sang the blues
          D                                   A
With them windshield wipers slappin' time and Bobby clappin' hands we finally
E7                              A
Sang up every song that driver knew
 
 
[Chorus]
D                                  A
   Freedom's just another word for  nothin' left to lose
E7                                       A
   Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free
D                                    A
   Feelin' good was easy, Lord, when   Bobby sang the blues
E7                                  E7
   Feeling good was good enough for me
E7                                     A
    Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
 
B
 
 
[Verse 2]
         B                              B
From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun
B                                 F#7
   Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
F#7                                        F#7
   Standin' right beside me, Lord, through    everything I done
F#7                                   B
    Every night she kept me from the cold
      B                              B
Then somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away
B                                        E
    lookin' for the home I hope she'll find
        E                             B
And I'd trade all my tomorrows for a    single yesterday
F#7                             B
   Holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
 
 
[Chorus]
E                                 B
   Freedom's just another word for  nothin' left to lose
F#7                                  B
   Nothin' left is all she left for me
E                                     B
   Feelin' good was easy, Lord, when    Bobby sang the blues
F#7
   Buddy, that was good enough for me
F#7                                B
   Good enough for me and Bobby McGee
 
 
[Bridge]
B                             B
   La-da-Da- da-Da da-Da Da     La-da-Da- da-Da 
B                              F#7
   La-da-Da- da- me and Bobby McGee
F#7                        F#7
   La-da-Da- da-Da da-Da Da     La-da-Da- da-Da 
F#7                             B
   La-da-Da- da- me and Bobby McGee
 
 
[Outro] (fade out)
B                             B
   La-da-Da- da-Da da-Da Da     La-da-Da- da-Da 
B                              F#7
   La-da-Da- da- me and Bobby McGee
F#7                        F#7
   La-da-Da- da-Da da-Da Da     La-da-Da- da-Da 
F#7                             B
   La-da-Da- da- me and Bobby McGee
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Me And Bobby Mcgee – Kris Kristofferson
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12 comments
weetoonplayer
Kris modulates up to B (or a whole tone if your in another key) from the start of verse 2 to the end but the song is great in a single key anyway. Thanks for the tab.
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gjtunney1
RIP Kris Kristofferson, and thank you!
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zpelleti
There's a change of key though. You seemed to have missed it
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