Me and Bobbi McGee
Kris Kristofferson (wrote and sang) with Judy Collins, Jerry Lee Lewis (stinks trashes this song)
Janis Joplin (sang - outstanding),  Pink, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Johnny Cash

Midi 1(C159)   Midi 2(C99)   Midi 3(C167)
Midi 4(C159)-harp  Midi 5(C89)    Midi 6(C99)

interesting blurb

 


  6 6    6   6  6 -5   5  -5  6  6   6  -5  5
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train.
  5  -5 5   6   6   -5  -5  -5 5 -4  4   -4
When I was feelin' near as faded as my jeans.
 -5 5    -5   5  -5 5   -4    -5   5 -5   5   -4
Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained.
  5   -5   5  -5 -5 5 -4  4  -4  5
That rode us all away to New Orleans.

6    6    6  6  6    -5  5 -5  6  6  6   6 -5 5
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana.
5  -5  6   6   6    -6  -7 -7   6   5    -5
I was blowin' sad while Bobby sang the blues.
 -6   -7    7    -7   7  -7   7  -7   -6   -5 6   -5  5   -5  5   6   -5   5
With them windshield wipers slappin' time, I was holding Bobby's hand in mine.
 5  -4  -4 -4  -5   -4    4 -3   4
We sang every song that driver knew.

Chorus:
  7  7      7   7 7 -7  -6   -6  6  -5    5  -5   6
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose.
 -5 5    -5    -5   -5  5   5   4  4   -4    5
Nothin' don't mean nothin, hon if it ain't free.
  7     7  7    7   7  7 -7  -6   -5   6 -5   5   -5   6
Yeah, feelin' good was easy Lord when Bobbi sang the blues.
 -4   4   -4 -4   -4   5   -5  -4  -4  -4 -3
You know feelin' good was good enough for me.
 -5  -5 -5   5  -4  -4 -4  -4 4 -3 4
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.

  6   6   6   6 6   6   -5   5  -5  6 6  6 -5  5
From the Kentucky coalmines to the California sun.
  5    5  6    6    5   -5  5  -4  4  -4
Yeah, Bobby shared the secrets of my soul.
   -5    5    -5  5    -5 -4     -5    5 -5   5    -5   5  -4
Through all kinds of weather, through every thing that we done.
  5   -5 5 -5 5   -5   5  -4   4   -4  
Yeah Bobby baby, kept me from the cold.
 6   6   6   6   6 6 -5    5   -5 6   6   6  -5  5
One day up near Salinas, Lord. I let him slip away.
  4    6  6   6    6   -6    -6 6   5       -5
He's looking for that home, and I hope he finds it.
 -6   -7   7    7   7  7  7 7  -7  -6  -6   6 -5   5 -5  6
Well I'd trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday.
-5  5  -4 -4  -4 5   -5-4   4  -3   4
To be holdin'Bobby's body next to mine.

Chorus:  (as above)

Janis Joplin puts this in but I haven't figured out the tab yet...

Lord, I call you my lover, call you my man.
I said I call you my lover, just the best I can, c'mon.
Hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah.
La-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-la
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, yeah!
 

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Pink                                                                                                                        Janis Joplin (outstanding!)

    
Janis Joplin and Kris Kristofferson                                                                                                                        Kris Kristofferson (on the harmonica)

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