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The following is a variation with a chromatic passing note:

I V bVII VI

C G/B Bb Am

c b b flat a

r 1st r r

Because that Bb suggests F major, it may sound good to treat VI as a first inversion:

I V bVII IV

C G/B Bb F/A

c b b flat a

r 1st r 1st

Here's an extended variation:

I V bVII IV bVI

C G/B Bb F/A Ab

c b b flat a a flat

r 1st r 1st r

Sometimes we can treat that the note Bb as a 1st inversion:

I V Vm V

C G/B Gm/Bb F/A

c b b flat a

r 1st r 1st

Here's an avant-garde harmony for this chromatic line:

I VIImaj bVII VI bVI

C B Bb Am Ab

c b b flat a a flat

rr rrr

Here's a static harmonization using the inversions of the major seventh and dominant seventh chords:

I Imaj7 I7 VI (or IV)

C Cmaj7/B C7/Bb Am (or F/A)

c b b flat a

r 3rd 3rd r

In the bridge of 'The Long And Winding Road', we find this: