Artist: Gordon Lightfoot
Song: Me and Bobby McGee
Tabbed by: DJ
17th April 2013
Tuning: Standard
CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in key of 'A')
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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! | / / / / |
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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)
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Fret positions are relative to 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
