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Me And Bobby Mcgee

by Kris Kristofferson

Written by: Kristofferson & Foster

ME AND BOBBY McGEE Kristofferson & Foster Kris Kristofferson C ||: Bust ed flat in | Ba ton Rouge ee | head ing for the | trains ss ss / | ||: Coal mines of Ken | tuc ky to the | Ca li for nia | sun nn nn / | G7 | Feel ing near ly | fa ded as my | jeans ss ss ss.| ss ss ss ss | | Bob by shared the | se crets of my | soul ll ll ll.| ll ll ll ll | | / Bobby thumbed a | die sel down nn | / just before it | rained dd dd dd | | / Standing right be | side me Lord thru | / every thing I'd | done ee ee ee | C | / Took^us all the | way to New Or | leans ss ss ss.| ss ss ss / | | ~ ^And every night she | kept me from the | cold dd dd dd.| dd dd dd Then | | I took my har | poon out of my | old dirty red ban | dan na and was | | some where near Sa | li nas Lord I | let her slip a | way yy // | C7 F | play ing sad while | Bob by sang the | blues ss ss ss.| ss / With them | | look ing for the | home I hope she'll | find dd dd dd.| dd / I'd trade | C | wind shield wi pers | slap ping time and | Bob by's clap ping | hands we final ly | | all of my to | mor rows for one | sin gle yes ter | day /// | G7 C | Sang up ev ery | song that dri ver | knew ww ww ww | //// | | Hold ing Bob bys | bo dy next to | mine ee ee ee | //// | F C | / Freedoms just an | oth er word for | noth ing left to | lose ee ee ee | | / Freedoms just an | oth er word for | noth ing left to | lose ee ee ee | G7 C | / nothing aint worth | noth ing but its | free ee ee ee.| ee /// | | / nothing left was | all she left for | me ee ee ee.| ee /// | F C | / Feeling good was | ea sy Lord when | / Bobby sang the | blues ss ss ss | | / Feeling good was | ea sy Lord when | / Bobby sang the | blues ss ss ss | G7 | ~ ^And feeling good was | good en ough for | me ee ee ee.| ee ee // | | ~ ^And buddy that was | good en ough for | me ee ee ee.| ee ee // | C 1. | / good enough for | me and Bobby Mc | Gee ee ee ee.| ee // From^the :|| up 1 semitone 2. | / good enough for | me and Bobby Mc | Gee ee ee ee.| ee /// ||

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Me And Bobby Mcgee is performed by Kris Kristofferson and written by Kristofferson & Foster. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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