Me And Bobby Mcgee - Kris Kristofferson

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[Intro]
N.C.
If it sounds country, man, that's what it is! That's a country song.
N.C.
Yeah, okay. 1,2 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4

[Intro 2]
  


[Verse 1]
             
  Busted flat 

              
in Baton Rouge

             
, mmm, headin'

          
 for the train

s
             
  Feelin' near

              
ly faded as my

     
 jeans
            
  Bobby thumbe

              
d a diesel dow

            
n   just befor

    
e it rained
            
  Took us all 

              
the way to New

          
 Orleans
             
I took my harp

              
oon out of my 

             
dirty red band

  
ana
             
And was blowin

              
' sad while Bo

              
bby sang the b

     
lues
             
With them wind

              
shield wipers 

              
slappin' time 

    
and Bobby clap

pin' hands we 

finally
            
Sang up every 

              
song that driv

       
er knew


[Chorus]
             
   Freedom's j

              
ust another wo

             
rd for  nothin

          
' left to lose
            
   Nothin' ain

              
't worth nothi

             
n' but it's fr

    
ee
             
   Feelin' goo

              
d was easy, Lo

             
rd, when   Bob

            
by sang the bl

ues
            
   Feeling goo

              
d was good eno

        
ugh for me
            
    Good enoug

              
h for me and m

             
y Bobby McGee

 


[Verse 2]
             
From the coal 

              
mines of Kentu

            
cky to the Cal

ifornia sun
             
   Bobby share

              
d the secrets 

      
of my soul
           
   Standin' ri

              
ght beside me,

              
 Lord, through

 
    everything

 I done
           
    Every nigh

              
t she kept me 

          
from the cold
             
Then somewhere

              
 near Salinas,

         
 Lord, I let h

er slip away
             
    lookin' fo

              
r the home I h

             
ope she'll fin

d
             
And I'd trade 

              
all my tomorro

          
ws for a    si

ngle yesterday
           
   Holdin' Bob

              
by's body next

    
 to mine


[Chorus] 
             
   Freedom's j

              
ust another wo

      
rd for  nothin

' left to lose
           
   Nothin' lef

              
t is all she l

           
eft for me
             
   Feelin' goo

              
d was easy, Lo

          
rd, when    Bo

bby sang the b

lues

   Buddy, that

 was good enou

gh for me
           
   Good enough

              
 for me and Bo

       
bby McGee


[Bridge] 
             
   La-da-Da- d

              
a-Da da-Da Da 

  
    La-da-Da- 

da-Da 
             
   La-da-Da- d

              
a- me and Bobb

   
y McGee
           
   La-da-Da- d

             
a-Da da-Da Da 

#
    La-da-Da- 

da-Da 
           
   La-da-Da- d

              
a- me and Bobb

    
y McGee


[Outro] (fade out)
             
   La-da-Da- d

              
a-Da da-Da Da 

  
    La-da-Da- 

da-Da 
             
   La-da-Da- d

              
a- me and Bobb

   
y McGee
           
   La-da-Da- d

             
a-Da da-Da Da 

#
    La-da-Da- 

da-Da 
           
   La-da-Da- d

              
a- me and Bobb

    
y McGee

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