Me and Bobby McGee 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] Busted [G/D]flat in Ba[G]ton R[G/D]ouge, [G] headin' [G/D]for the tr[G]ain,[G/D]
[G] Feeling n[G/D]early fa[G]ded [G/D]as my je[D]ans, [D/A] / [D/C]/ | [D]/ / [D/A] / / |
Bo[D]bby th[D/A]umbed a di[D]esel [D/A]down, [D] just be - [D/A]fore it ra[D]ined,[D/A]
[D] Took us [D/A]all the w[D]ay to [D/F#]New Or - le[G]ans![(G/E)] [(G/D)] [(G/B)]
[G]I took [G/D]my har - p[G]oon out [G/D]of my d[G]irty [G/D]red ban - da[G]nna,[G/D]
And was blo[G]wing [G/D]sad while B[G]obby [G/B]sang the bl[C]ues,[C/E]
[C] [C/E]With those win[C]dshield w[C/E]ipers sla[C]pping [C/E]time, and.[G]..Bobby cl[G/D]apping ha[G]nds,
We fi[G/D]nally su[D]ng up [D/A]every s[D]ong that d[D/F#]river k[G]new![(G/E)] | [G/D] / [(G)] / [(G/A)] / [(G/B)] / |
[C] Freedom, [C/E]just a - no[C]ther [C/E]word for..[G]. nothing [G/D]left to l[G]ose,[G/D]
No[D]thin' [D/A]ain't worth not[D]hin', [D/F#]but it's f[G]ree, [G/D] | [G]/ [(G)] / [(G/A)] / [(G/B)] / |
[C] Feelin' g[C/E]ood was ea[C]sy, L[C/E]ord, when..[G]. Bobby s[G/D]ang the Blu[G]es,[G/D]
[D] Feelin' [D/A]good was g[D]ood e - n[D/A]ough for [D]me, [D/A] | [D]/ / [D/A] / / |
[D] Good e - [D/A]nough for [D]me and [D/F#]Bobby Mc - G[G]ee! [G/D] | [G]/ / [G/D]/ / |
| [A]/ / [A/E] / / | [A] F[A/E]rom the c[A]oal mines [A/E]of Ken - tu[A]cky,[A/E]
To the Ca[A]li - f[A/E]ornia s[A]un, [A/E]
[A] Bobby sh[A/E]ared the se[A]crets [A/E]of my s[E]oul, [E/B] | [E]/ / [E/B] / / |
[E] Standing r[E/B]ight be - si[E]de me, [E/B]Lord, through.[E]..every - t[E/B]hing I've d[E]one,[E/B]
[E] Every n[E/B]ight she ke[E]pt me [E/G#]from the c[A]old, [A/E] | [A]/ / [A/E] / / |
Then som[A]ewhere [A/E]near Sa - l[A]inas, [A/E]Lord, I l[A]et her s[A/E]lip a - w[A]ay,[A/E]
[A] Searching [A/E]for the h[A]ome, I h[A/C#]eard, she ow[D]ned,[D/A]
[D] [D/A]And I'd g[D]ive all[D/A] my to - mo[D]rrows [D/A]for a..[A]. single y[A/E]ester - d[A]ay[A/E]
[E] Holding B[E/B]obby's b[E]ody c[E/G#]lose to m[A]ine! [A/E] | [A]/ [(A)] / [(A/B)(A/C#)] / / |
[D] Freedom, [D/A]just a - no[D]ther [D/A]word for.[A].. nothin' [A/E]left to lo[A]se,[A/E]
[E] Nothin' a[E/B]in't worth n[E]othin', [E/B]but it's f[A]ree, [A/E] | [A]/ [(A)] / [(A/B)(A/C#)] / / |
[D] Feelin' [D/A]good was e[D]asy [D/A]Lord when..[A]. Bobby s[A/E]ang the Bl[A]ues,[A/E]
[E] Feelin' [E/B]good was g[E]ood e - n[E/B]ough for [E]me, [E/B] | [E]/ / [E/B] / / |
[E] Good e - n[E/B]ough for [E]me and [E/G#]Bobby Mc - G[A]ee! [A/E] | [A]/ / [A/E] / / |
||: [A] La - la, [A/E]na, na, [A]na - na, [A/E]na, na! [A] La - la, [A/E]na, na, [A]na![A/E]
[A] La - la, [A/E]na, na, [A]me and B[A/E]obby Mc - G[E]ee! [E/B] | [E]/ / [E/B] / / |
[E] La - la, [E/B]na, na, [E]na - na,[E/B] na, na! [E] La - la,[E/B] na, na, [E]na![E/B]
[E] La - la, [E/B]na, na, [E]me and B[E/B]obby Mc - G[A]ee! [A/E] | [A]/ / [A/E]/ / :||(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
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