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Midi 1(C159)
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Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train.
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When I was feelin' near as faded as my jeans.
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Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained.
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That rode us all away to New Orleans.
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I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana.
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6 5 -5
I was blowin' sad while Bobby sang the blues.
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With them windshield wipers slappin' time, I was holding Bobby's hand in mine.
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4
We sang every song that driver knew.
Chorus:
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Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose.
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Nothin' don't mean nothin, hon if it ain't free.
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Yeah, feelin' good was easy Lord when Bobbi sang the blues.
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You know feelin' good was good enough for me.
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Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.
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From the Kentucky coalmines to the California sun.
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Yeah, Bobby shared the secrets of my soul.
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Through all kinds of weather, through every thing that we done.
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4 -4
Yeah Bobby baby, kept me from the cold.
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One day up near Salinas, Lord. I let him slip away.
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He's looking for that home, and I hope he finds it.
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Well I'd trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday.
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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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