Chart
V1
G C
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
G D
And I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
G C
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
G D G
It rode us all the way to New Orleans
V2
G C
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
G D
I's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues
G C
Windshield wipers slappin' time, I's holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
G D G
We sang every song that driver knew
CHORUS
C
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
G D
Nothin' don't mean nothin' honey if it ain't free
C
And feelin' good was easy Lord, when he sang the blues
G D G
You know feelin' good was good enough for me
G D G
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
V3
G C
From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun
G D
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
G C
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
G D G
Bobby baby kept me from the cold
V4
G C
One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away
G D
He's lookin' for that home and I hope he finds it
G C
But I'd trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday
G D G
To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
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