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me and bobby mcgee Kris Kristofferson



#----------------------------------PLEASEÂ NOTE---------------------------------#
#ThisÂ fileÂ isÂ theÂ author'sÂ ownÂ workÂ andÂ representsÂ theirÂ interpretationÂ ofÂ theÂ #
#song.Â YouÂ mayÂ onlyÂ useÂ thisÂ fileÂ forÂ privateÂ study,Â scholarship,Â orÂ research.Â #

Date:Â 12Â SepÂ 95Â 14:13:22Â EDT
Song:Â Â MEÂ ANDÂ BOBBYÂ MCGEE
PerformedÂ by:Â Â KRISÂ KRISTOFERSON
SubmittedÂ byÂ ScottÂ DurhamÂ 75372.257@compuserve.com

CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
BUSTEDÂ FLATÂ INÂ BATONÂ ROUGE,
CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 
HEADINÂ FORÂ THEÂ TRAINS;
CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7
FEELINÂ NEARLYÂ FADEDÂ ASÂ MYÂ JEANS,
G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7
BOBBYÂ THUMBEDÂ AÂ DIESELÂ DOWN
G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7
JUSTÂ BEFOREÂ ITÂ RAINED;
G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
TOOKÂ USÂ ALLÂ THEÂ WAYÂ TOÂ NEWÂ ORLEANS.
CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
IÂ TOOKÂ MYÂ HARPONÂ OUTÂ OFÂ MYÂ DIRTYÂ REDÂ BANDANNA
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F
ANDÂ WASÂ BLOWIN'Â SADÂ WHILEÂ BOBBYÂ SANGÂ THEÂ BLUES;
FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F
_Â _Â WITHÂ THEMÂ WINDSHIELDÂ WIPERSÂ SLAPPINÂ TIME
Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
ANDÂ BOBBY'SÂ CLAPPINÂ HANDSÂ WEÂ FINALLY
G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
SANGÂ EVERYÂ SONGÂ THATÂ DRIVERÂ KNEW


FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
FREEDOM'SÂ JUSTÂ ANOTHERÂ WORDÂ FORÂ NOTHINÂ LEFTÂ TOÂ LOSE,
G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
NOTHIN'Â AIN'TÂ WORTHÂ NOTHIN'Â BUTÂ IT'SÂ FREE;
FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
FEELIN'Â GOODÂ WASÂ EASY,Â LORDÂ WHENÂ BOBBYÂ SANGÂ THEÂ BLUES;
G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7
ANDÂ FEELINÂ WASÂ GOODÂ ENOUGHÂ FORÂ ME,
G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
GOODÂ ENOUGHÂ FORÂ MEÂ ANDÂ BOBBYÂ MCGEE


CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
_Â _Â FROMÂ THEÂ COALÂ MINESÂ OFÂ KENTUCKY
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
TOÂ THEÂ CALIFORNIAÂ SUN,
CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7
BOBBYÂ SHAREDÂ THEÂ SECRETSÂ OFÂ MYÂ SOUL;
G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7
STANDIN'Â RIGHTÂ BESIDEÂ ME,Â LORD
G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7
THROUGHÂ EVERYTHINGÂ IÂ DONE,
G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
ANDÂ EVERYÂ NIGHTÂ SHEÂ KEPTÂ MEÂ FROMÂ THEÂ COLD.
CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
_Â _Â _Â THENÂ SOMEWHEREÂ NEARÂ SALINAS,Â LORD,
Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
IÂ LETÂ HERÂ SLIPÂ AWAY
CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F
LOOKIN'Â FORÂ THEÂ HOMEÂ IÂ HOPEÂ SHE'LLÂ FIND;
FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F
_Â ANDÂ I'DÂ TRADEÂ ALLÂ OFÂ MYÂ TOMORROWS
Â Â Â Â Â Â C
FORÂ AÂ SINGLEÂ YESTERDAY
G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
HOLDINÂ BOBBY'SÂ BODYÂ NEXTÂ TOÂ MINE



FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
FREEDOM'SÂ JUSTÂ ANOTHERÂ WORDÂ FORÂ NOTHINÂ LEFTÂ TOÂ LOSE,
G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
NOTHIN'Â AIN'TÂ WORTHÂ NOTHIN'Â BUTÂ IT'SÂ FREE;
FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
FEELIN'Â GOODÂ WASÂ EASY,Â LORDÂ WHENÂ BOBBYÂ SANGÂ THEÂ BLUES;
G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7
ANDÂ FEELINÂ WASÂ GOODÂ ENOUGHÂ FORÂ ME,
G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C
GOODÂ ENOUGHÂ FORÂ MEÂ ANDÂ BOBBYÂ MCGEE




Subject:Â CRD:Â "MeÂ andÂ BobbyÂ McGee"Â byÂ KrisÂ Kristofferson

MEÂ ANDÂ BOBBYÂ MCGEEÂ 
BYÂ KRISÂ KRISTOFFERSON

IÂ amÂ notÂ sureÂ whichÂ albumÂ thisÂ songÂ isÂ on,Â butÂ IÂ haveÂ alwaysÂ consideredÂ it
aÂ classic.Â Â IÂ haveÂ beenÂ playingÂ itÂ thisÂ wayÂ forÂ sometime,Â andÂ itÂ soundsÂ OK.
IÂ useÂ aÂ capoÂ onÂ theÂ secondÂ fretÂ soÂ thatÂ theÂ songÂ canÂ beÂ playedÂ inÂ theÂ simple
keysÂ ofÂ GÂ andÂ A.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dwight

A
BustedÂ flatÂ inÂ BatonÂ RougeÂ andÂ headingÂ forÂ theÂ trains
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â E
feelingÂ nearlyÂ fadedÂ asÂ myÂ jeans
BobbyÂ thumbedÂ aÂ dieselÂ downÂ justÂ beforeÂ itÂ rained
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A
tookÂ usÂ allÂ theÂ wayÂ toÂ NewÂ Orleans
IÂ tookÂ myÂ harpoonÂ outÂ ofÂ myÂ dirtyÂ redÂ bandanna
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â D
andÂ wasÂ blowingÂ sadÂ whileÂ BobbyÂ sangÂ theÂ Blues
withÂ themÂ windshieldÂ wipersÂ slappingÂ timeÂ 
Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A
andÂ BobbyÂ clappingÂ handsÂ weÂ finallyÂ sangÂ upÂ everyÂ songÂ thatÂ driverÂ knew
DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A
FreedomÂ isÂ justÂ anotherÂ wordÂ forÂ nothingÂ leftÂ toÂ lose
EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A
NothingÂ ain'tÂ worthÂ nothingÂ butÂ it'sÂ free
DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A
FeelingÂ goodÂ wasÂ easyÂ LordÂ whenÂ BobbyÂ sangÂ theÂ Blues
E
FeelingÂ goodÂ wasÂ goodÂ enoughÂ forÂ me
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A
goodÂ enoughÂ forÂ meÂ andÂ BobbyÂ McGee
B
FromÂ theÂ coalÂ minesÂ ofÂ KentuckyÂ toÂ theÂ CaliforniaÂ sun
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F#Â 
BobbyÂ sharedÂ theÂ secretsÂ ofÂ myÂ soul
StandingÂ rightÂ besideÂ meÂ LordÂ throughÂ everythingÂ IÂ done
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â B
EveryÂ nightÂ sheÂ keptÂ meÂ fromÂ theÂ cold
ThenÂ somewhereÂ nearÂ SalinasÂ LordÂ IÂ letÂ herÂ slipÂ away
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â E
searchingÂ forÂ theÂ homeÂ IÂ hopeÂ she'llÂ find
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â B
AndÂ I'dÂ tradeÂ allÂ myÂ tomorrowsÂ forÂ aÂ singleÂ yesterday
F#Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â B
holdingÂ Bobby'sÂ bodyÂ nextÂ toÂ mine
EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â B
FreedomÂ isÂ justÂ anotherÂ wordÂ forÂ nothingÂ leftÂ toÂ lose
F#Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â B
NothingÂ leftÂ isÂ allÂ sheÂ leftÂ forÂ me
EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â B
FeelingÂ goodÂ wasÂ easyÂ LordÂ whenÂ BobbyÂ sangÂ theÂ Blues
BuddyÂ thatÂ wasÂ goodÂ enoughÂ forÂ me
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â B
goodÂ enoughÂ forÂ meÂ andÂ BobbyÂ McGee
(FadeÂ outÂ with)
LaÂ deÂ daÂ deÂ daÂ deÂ daÂ daÂ LaÂ deÂ daÂ deÂ da
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â F#
LaÂ deÂ daÂ daÂ meÂ andÂ BobbyÂ McGee
LaÂ deÂ daÂ deÂ daÂ deÂ daÂ daÂ LaÂ deÂ daÂ deÂ da
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â B
LaÂ deÂ daÂ daÂ meÂ andÂ BobbyÂ McGee





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{t:me and bobby mcgee}
{st:Kris Kristofferson}
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# 
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # 
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

Date: 12 Sep 95 14:13:22 EDT 
Song:  ME AND BOBBY MCGEE 
Performed by:  KRIS KRISTOFERSON 
Submitted by Scott Durham 75372.257@compuserve.com 
 
C              C 
BUSTED FLAT IN BATON ROUGE, 
C                
HEADIN FOR THE TRAINS; 
C             C           G7 
FEELIN NEARLY FADED AS MY JEANS, 
G7              G7 
BOBBY THUMBED A DIESEL DOWN 
G7             G7 
JUST BEFORE IT RAINED; 
G7              G7           C 
TOOK US ALL THE WAY TO NEW ORLEANS. 
C             C            C            C 
I TOOK MY HARPON OUT OF MY DIRTY RED BANDANNA 
                C         C7             F 
AND WAS BLOWIN' SAD WHILE BOBBY SANG THE BLUES; 
F             F                 F 
_ _ WITH THEM WINDSHIELD WIPERS SLAPPIN TIME 
    C               C 
AND BOBBY'S CLAPPIN HANDS WE FINALLY 
G7         G7               C 
SANG EVERY SONG THAT DRIVER KNEW 
 
 
F                F                 C           C 
FREEDOM'S JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR NOTHIN LEFT TO LOSE, 
G7                  G7               C 
NOTHIN' AIN'T WORTH NOTHIN' BUT IT'S FREE; 
F                F               C              C 
FEELIN' GOOD WAS EASY, LORD WHEN BOBBY SANG THE BLUES; 
G7             G7              G7 
AND FEELIN WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME, 
G7              G7             C 
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME AND BOBBY MCGEE 
 
 
C            C                C 
_ _ FROM THE COAL MINES OF KENTUCKY 
       C          C 
TO THE CALIFORNIA SUN, 
C                C             G7 
BOBBY SHARED THE SECRETS OF MY SOUL; 
G7               G7 
STANDIN' RIGHT BESIDE ME, LORD 
G7                   G7 
THROUGH EVERYTHING I DONE, 
G7                  G7                C 
AND EVERY NIGHT SHE KEPT ME FROM THE COLD. 
C          C                C 
_ _ _ THEN SOMEWHERE NEAR SALINAS, LORD, 
  C             C 
I LET HER SLIP AWAY 
C               C7                 F 
LOOKIN' FOR THE HOME I HOPE SHE'LL FIND; 
F               F           F 
_ AND I'D TRADE ALL OF MY TOMORROWS 
      C 
FOR A SINGLE YESTERDAY 
G7             G7              C 
HOLDIN BOBBY'S BODY NEXT TO MINE 
 
 
 
F                F                 C           C 
FREEDOM'S JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR NOTHIN LEFT TO LOSE, 
G7                  G7               C 
NOTHIN' AIN'T WORTH NOTHIN' BUT IT'S FREE; 
F                F               C              C 
FEELIN' GOOD WAS EASY, LORD WHEN BOBBY SANG THE BLUES; 
G7             G7              G7 
AND FEELIN WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME, 
G7              G7             C 
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME AND BOBBY MCGEE

Subject: CRD: "Me and Bobby McGee" by Kris Kristofferson 
 
ME AND BOBBY MCGEE  
BY KRIS KRISTOFFERSON 
 
I am not sure which album this song is on, but I have always considered it 
a classic.  I have been playing it this way for sometime, and it sounds OK. 
I use a capo on the second fret so that the song can be played in the simple 
keys of G and A. 
 
                                                                Dwight 
 
A 
Busted flat in Baton Rouge and heading for the trains 
                          E 
feeling nearly faded as my jeans 
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained 
                          A 
took us all the way to New Orleans 
I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna 
                                        D 
and was blowing sad while Bobby sang the Blues 
with them windshield wipers slapping time  
   A                               E                  A 
and Bobby clapping hands we finally sang up every song that driver knew 
D                               A 
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose 
E                                   A 
Nothing ain't worth nothing but it's free 
D                              A 
Feeling good was easy Lord when Bobby sang the Blues 
E 
Feeling good was good enough for me 
                            A 
good enough for me and Bobby McGee 
B 
>From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun 
                              F#  
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul 
Standing right beside me Lord through everything I done 
                                B 
Every night she kept me from the cold 
Then somewhere near Salinas Lord I let her slip away 
                                    E 
searching for the home I hope she'll find 
                                    B 
And I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday 
F#                          B 
holding Bobby's body next to mine 
E                               B 
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose 
F#                              B 
Nothing left is all she left for me 
E                              B 
Feeling good was easy Lord when Bobby sang the Blues 
Buddy that was good enough for me 
                            B 
good enough for me and Bobby McGee 
(Fade out with) 
La de da de da de da da La de da de da 
                        F# 
La de da da me and Bobby McGee 
La de da de da de da da La de da de da 
                        B 
La de da da me and Bobby McGee

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