Gordon Lightfoot - Me And Bobby Mcgee

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
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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! | / / / / |

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 ) = x0
xxxxg/D = xx0033 ( G ) = 3xxxxx A/E = xx2220 ( A/B ) = x2
xxxxd = xx0232 ( G/A ) = x0xxxx E = 022100 ( A/C# ) = x4
xxxxd/A = x00232 ( G/B ) = x2xxxx E/B = x22100
D/C = x30232 C = x32010 E/G# = 4×2400
D/F# = 200232 C/E = xx2010