Each chord is the same length; that’s either one measure or
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 
 
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 
 
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.