Me And Bobby Mcgee

artist : gordon lightfoot song : me and bobby mcgee tabbed by : dj 17th april 2013 tuning : standard capo : 2nd fret ( sounds in key of ’a’ ) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * G G/D G G/D | | : / / / / | / / / / : | | ( twice ) G G/D G G/D G G/D G G/D busted flat in baton rouge , headin’ for the train , G G/D G G/D D D/A D/C D D/A feeling nearly faded as my jeans , / / | / / / / | D D/A D D/A D D/A D D/A bobby thumbed a diesel down , just be - fore it rained , D D/A D D/F# G ( G/E ) ( G/D ) ( G/B ) took us all the way to new or - leans! G G/D G G/D G G/D G G/D i took my har - poon out of my dirty red ban - danna , G G/D G G/B C C/E and was blowing sad while bobby sang the blues , C C/E C C/E C C/E G G/D G with those windshield wipers slapping time , and . . . bobby clapping hands , G/D D D/A D D/F# G ( G/E ) G/D ( G ) ( G/A ) ( G/B ) we finally sung up every song that driver knew! | / / / / | C C/E C C/E G G/D G G/D freedom , just A - nother word for . . . nothing left to lose , D D/A D D/F# G G/D G ( G ) ( G/A ) ( G/B ) nothin’ ain’t worth nothin’ , but it’s free , | / / / / | C C/E C C/E G G/D G G/D feelin’ good was easy , lord , when . . . bobby sang the blues , D D/A D D/A D D/A D D/A feelin’ good was good E - nough for me , | / / / / | D D/A D D/F# G G/D G G/D good E - nough for me and bobby mc - gee! | / / / / | A A/E A A/E A A/E A A/E | / / / / | from the coal mines of ken - tucky , A A/E A A/E to the cali - fornia sun , A A/E A A/E E E/B E E/B bobby shared the secrets of my soul , | / / / / | E E/B E E/B E E/B E E/B standing right be - side me , lord , through . . . every - thing i’ve done , E E/B E E/G# A A/E A A/E every night she kept me from the cold , | / / / / | A A/E A A/E A A/E A A/E then somewhere near sa - linas , lord , i let her slip A - way , A A/E A A/C# D D/A searching for the home , i heard , she owned , D D/A D D/A D D/A A A/E A A/E and i’d give all my to - morrows for A . . . single yester - day E E/B E E/G# A A/E A ( A ) ( A/B ) ( A/C# ) holding bobby’s body close to mine! | / / / / | D D/A D D/A A A/E A A/E freedom , just A - nother word for . . . nothin’ left to lose , E E/B E E/B A A/E A ( A ) ( A/B ) ( A/C# ) nothin’ ain’t worth nothin’ , but it’s free , | / / / / | D D/A D D/A A A/E A A/E feelin’ good was easy lord when . . . bobby sang the blues , E E/B E E/B E E/B E E/B feelin’ good was good E - nough for me , | / / / / | E E/B E E/G# A A/E A A/E good E - nough for me and bobby mc - gee! | / / / / | A A/E A A/E A A/E A A/E | | : la - la , na , na , na - na , na , na! la - la , na , na , na! A A/E A A/E E E/B E E/B la - la , na , na , me and bobby mc - gee! | / / / / | E E/B E E/B E E/B E E/B la - la , na , na , na - na , na , na! la - la , na , na , na! E E/B E E/B A A/E A A/E la - la , na , na , me and bobby mc - gee! | / / / / : | | ( repeat ) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * fret positions are relative to capo : G = 320033 ( G/E ) = xx2033 A = x02220 ( A ) = x0 xxxxg/D = xx0033 ( G ) = 3xxxxx A/E = xx2220 ( A/B ) = x2 xxxxd = xx0232 ( G/A ) = x0xxxx E = 022100 ( A/C# ) = x4 xxxxd/A = x00232 ( G/B ) = x2xxxx E/B = x22100 D/C = x30232 C = x32010 E/G# = 4x2400 D/F# = 200232 C/E = xx2010