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Me And Bobby Mcgee

Biography:

Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr., (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk, country, and popular music. He came to prominence in the 1960s, and broke through on the international music charts in the 1970s with songs such as "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970), "Sundown" (1974) and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976). His songs have been recorded by some of the world's most successful recording artists, including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.

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Song: Me and Bobby McGee
Artist: Gordon Lightfoot
Composers: Kris Kristofferson & Fred Foster
Album: Sit down young stranger

Tabbed by: DJ
17th April 2013

CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of 'A')

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
G = 320033 G/E = xx2033 A = x02220 A * = x0xxxx
G/D = xx0033 G * = 3xxxxx A/E = xx2220 A/B = x2xxxx
D = xx0232 G/A = x0xxxx E = 022100 A/C# = x4xxxx
D/A = x00232 G/B = x2xxxx E/B = x22100
D/C = x30232 C = x32010 E/G# = 4x2400
D/F# = 200232 C/E = xx2010

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[Intro]
G G/D G G/D
||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [x2]

[Verse 1]
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!

[Verse 2]
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! | / / / / |

[Chorus]
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! | / / / / |

[Verse 3]
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, | / / / / |

[Verse 4]
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! | / / / / |

[Chorus]
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/G# 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! | / / / / |

[Coda]
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]