Each chord is the same length; that’s either one measure or
half a measure, depending on how you look at it.
half a measure, depending on how you look at it.
For the intro, strum 2 whole-beat G chords, then 4 half-beat C chords.
G
i
A
nt
C
ro
G
A
C
G
A
C
G
A
C
G
Busted flat in B
G
aton
Rouge,
G
waitin’ for a tr
G
ainWhen I’s
G
feelin’ near as f
G
aded as m
D7
y
jeans
D7
D7
Bobby thumbed a d
D7
iesel
down
D7
just before it r
D7
ainedAnd
r
D7
ode us all the w
D7
ay into New Or
G
le
A
an
C
s
G
I
G
pulled my harp
G
oon out of my
G
dirty red band
G
anaI’s
G
playin’ soft while B
G7
obby sang the bl
C
ues
C
C
Windshield wipers sl
C
appin’ time, I was
G
holdin’ Bobby’s
G
hand in mine
D7
We sang every s
D7
ong that driver k
D7
new
D7
C
Freedom’s just an
C
other word for
G
nothin’ left to l
G
ose
D7
Nothin’, it ain’t n
D7
othin’ honey, if it ain’t fr
G
ee
G
And
C
feelin’ good was
C
easy, lord, oh,
G
when he sang the
G
bluesYou know
D7
feelin’ good was
D7
good enough for m
D7
e
D7
D7
Good enough for m
D7
e and my Bobby Mc
G
Gee
G
A
A
From the
A
Kentucky
A
coal mines to the
A
California
A
sunYeah
A
Bobby shared the s
A
ecrets of m
E7
y
soul
E7
Through
E7
all kinds of w
E7
eather, through
E7
everything we d
E7
oneYeah
E7
Bobby baby
E7
kept me from the
A
cold
A
One
A
day up near Sal
A
inas,
lo-ord,
A
I let him slip aw
A
ayHe’s
A
lookin’ for that h
A7
ome and I hope he f
D
inds
it
D
Well I’d
D
trade all my tom
D
orrows for one
A
single
yester
A
dayTo be
E7
holdin’ Bobby’s b
E7
ody next to m
E7
ine
E7
D
Freedom’s just an
D
other word for
A
nothin’ left to l
A
ose
E7
Nothin’, and that’s a
E7
ll that Bobby l
A
eft
me
A
Well,
D
feelin’ good was
D
easy,
lo-o-
A
ord, when he sang the
A
bluesAnd
E7
feelin’ good was
E7
good enough for m
E7
e
E7
E7
Good enough for m
E7
e and my Bobby Mc
A
Gee
yeah
A
La da
A
da, la da
A
daa, la da
A
daa da daa da d
A
aa
A
La da da da d
A
aa dadada Bobby
E7
McGee-a
E7
h
E7
Laa li daa da d
E7
aa
daa,
E7
la da daa da d
E7
aa
E7
Laa la laa la d
E7
aada Bobby Mc
A
Gee-ah
y
A
eah
La di
A
da, ladida L
A
A dida LA di daa,
A
ladida LA dida L
A
A di daa
A
Hey now B
A
obby now now Bobby Mc
E7
Gee
yeah
E7
Lo lo L
E7
O lolo LO lo la
E7
a, lololo L
E7
O lolo LO lolo L
E7
O lolo LO la laa
E7
Hey now B
E7
obby now now Bobby McG
A
ee
ye
A
ah
Lord, I
A
called him my lover, I
A
called him my manI said I
A
called him my lover, did the
A
best I canC’mon,
A
hey now Bobby now,
A
hey now Bobby McG
E7
ee,
yeah
E7
Lo lo l
E7
ord, a lord, a l
E7
ord, a lord, a l
E7
ord, a lord, a l
E7
ord
oh
E7
Hey, hey, h
E7
ey, Bobby McG
A
ee,
lord
A
A
in
A
str
A
ume
A
ntal;
A
pi
A
ano
E7
sol
E7
o
E7
E7
E7
E7
E7
E7
A
A
A
in
A
str
A
ume
A
ntal
A
A
E7
E7
E7
E7
E7
E7
E7
E7
A
A
A A A A A A E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 A A A.
These known chords are used in this song.