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| [each chord is the same length; that's either one measure or |
| half a measure, depending on how you look at it.] |
| | For tbe intro, strum 2 wbole-beat G cbords, tben 4 balf-beat C cbords. |
| | G | G | G | G |
| | Busted flat in B | aton Rouge, | waitin' for a tr | ain |
| | G | G | D7 | D7 |
| When I's | feelin' near as f | aded as m | y jeans | |
| | D7 | D7 | D7 | D7 |
| | Bobby thumbed a d | iesel down | just before it r | ained |
| | D7 | D7 | G | - | C | G |
| And r | ode us all the w | ay into New Or | le | an | s | |
| | G | G | G | G |
| I | pulled my harp | oon out of my | dirty red band | ana |
| | G | G7 | C | C |
| I's | playin' soft while B | obby sang the bl | ues | |
| | C | C | G | G |
| | Windshield wipers sl | appin' time, I was | holdin' Bobby's | hand in mine |
| | D7 | D7 | D7 | D7 |
| | We sang every s | ong that driver k | new | |
| | C | C | G | G |
| | Freedom's just an | other word for | nothin' left to l | ose |
| | D7 | D7 | G | G |
| | Nothin', it ain't n | othin' honey, if it ain't fr | ee | |
| | C | C | G | G |
| And | feelin' good was | easy, lord, oh, | when he sang the | blues |
| | D7 | D7 | D7 | D7 |
| You know | feelin' good was | good enough for m | e | |
| | D7 | D7 | G | G | A | A |
| | Good enough for m | e and my Bobby Mc | Gee | | | |
| | A | A | A | A |
| >From the | Kentucky | coal mines to the | California | sun |
| | A | A | E7 | E7 |
| Yeah | Bobby shared the s | ecrets of m | y soul | |
| | E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |
| Through | all kinds of w | eather, through | everything we d | one |
| | E7 | E7 | A | A |
| Yeah | Bobby baby | kept me from the | cold | |
| | A | A | A | A |
| One | day up near Sal | inas, lo-ord, | I let him slip aw | ay |
| | A | A7 | D | D |
| He's | lookin' for that h | ome and I hope he f | inds it | |
| | D | D | A | A |
| Well I'd | trade all my tom | orrows for one | single yester | day |
