C
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, headin' for the trains
G
Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans
G7
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
CG
Took us all the way to New Orleans
C
I took my mouth harp out of my old dirty red bandana
C7F
I was playin' sad while Bobby sang the blues
C
Those windshield wipers slappin' time and Bobby's clappin' hands we finally
GCC7
Sang up every song that driver knew, whoa
FC
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
GCC7
Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free, whoa
FC
Feelin' good was easy Lord when Bobby sang the blues
G
Feelin' good was good enough for me, Bobby McGee
D
From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun
A
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
A7
Standin' right beside me Lord thru everything I done
DA7
And every night she kept me from the cold
D
Then somewhere near Salinas Lord I let her slip away
G
Lookin' for the home I hope she'll find
D
I'd trade all of my tomorrows for a single yesterday
ADD9
Holdin' Bobby's body next to mine, whoa
GD
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
ADD9
Nothin' left is all she left for me, whoa
GD
Feelin' good was easy Lord when Bobby sang the blues
AD9
Feelin' good was good enough for me, Bobby McGee, whoa
GD
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
ADD9
Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free, whoa
GD
Feelin' good was easy Lord when Bobby sang the blues
A
Feelin' good was good enough for me, Bobby McGee
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.