Me And Bobby Mcgee

Intro
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Verse 1
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    Busted flat in Baton Rouge,
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   Headin' for the train,
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   Feeling nearly faded as my jeans,
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   Bobby thumbed a diesel down,
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   Just be - fore it rained,
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   Took us all the way to New Or - leans

Verse 2
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I took my har - poon out of my...
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 ...Dirty red ban - danna,
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And was blowing sad while Bobby sang the blues,
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With those windshield wipers slapping time, and...
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 ...Bobby clapping hands, we finally...
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Sung up every song that driver
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...Knew!

Chorus
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    Freedom, just a - nother word for...
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 ...Nothing left to lose,
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Nothin' ain't worth nothin',
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But it's free|
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   Feelin' good was easy, Lord, when...
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...Bobby sang the Blues,
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   Feelin' good was good e- nough for me,
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   Good e- nough for me and Bobby Mc- Gee

Verse 3
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            From the coal mines of Ken - tucky,
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To the Cali - fornia sun,
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   Bobby shared the secrets of my soul,
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   Standing right be - side me, Lord, through...
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...Every - thing I've done,
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   Every night she kept me from the cold

Verse 4
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Then somewhere near Sa - linas, Lord,
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I let her slip a - way,
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   Searching for the home, I heard, she owned,
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And I'd give all my to - morrows for a...
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...Single yester - day,    ...holding Bobby's body...
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Close to mine

Chorus
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    Freedom, just a - nother word for...
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 ...Nothin' left to lose,
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    Nothin' ain't worth nothin',
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But it's free,
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    Feelin' good was easy, Lord, when...
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 ...Bobby sang the Blues,
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    Feelin' good was good e- nough for me,
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    Good e- nough for me and Bobby Mc- Gee

Coda- repeats
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||:    La - la, na, na, na - na, na, na!
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   La - la, na, na, na!
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   La - la, na, na, me and Bobby Mc - Gee!
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   La - la, na, na, na - na, na, na!
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   La - la, na, na, na!
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   La - la, na, na, me and Bobby Mc- Gee           :||