"MR. BOJANGLES" NINA SIMONE TRIBUTE (BEST HD QUALITY) Chords

_ I knew a [Db] man called Jangles [Ebm] and he danced for [Gb] you _
_ [B] _ _ [Abm] Worn out [Db] _ _ shoes
[Db] _
[Gb] _ With [Db] silver hair, [Ebm] a ragged shirt and baggy [Gb] _ _ [B]
pants
[Abm] The old [Db] soft shoe
He [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] jumped so [D] high, _ [Ebm] jumped so high
_ _ [Ab] _
_ Then he lightly [Db]
touched the ground
I _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Fm] met him in a cell in [Ebm] New Orleans
[Gb] I _ [B] was _ _ [Abm] down _ [Db]
and out
_ _ [Gb] _
He [Db] looked at me to be [Ebm] the eyes of [Gb] _ age
[B] _
_ [Abm] As he spoke [Db]
right out
_ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ He [Bbm] talked of _ [Bb] life, _ [Ebm]
talked of _ life
_ [C]
He laughed [Ab] and slapped his [Db] leg a stack
_ Mr. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Bojangles _ _
Mr.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ Bojangles
[B] _
Mr.
[Ebm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ Bojangles Dan
[Gb] _
_ _ [B] He _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Gb] _
said his [Bbm] name _ [Ebm] Bojangles
Then he danced for me
_ [B] _
_ _ [Abm] _ Across [Db]
the _ cell
_ [Gb] _
_ He grabbed his pants [Ebm] up at a stance
Oh [Gb] how he jumped up [B] high
_ _ _ He [Db]
clicked his _ heels
_ [Ebm] _
_ _ He [Bbm] let go alive, _ [Bb] _ let [Ebm]
go alive
[Gb] He _ [Ab] _
stood up and shook back his [Db] clothes all around
_ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Bbm] He danced for those [Ebm]
administral shows and [Gb] county _ _ [B]
fairs
_ [Abm] Throughout [Ab] the cell
[Db] _ _ _ [Gb] _
He [Fm] spoke with the tears of [Ebm]
fifteen [Gb] years
How his [B] dog and he [Abm] _ _ [Db] traveled _ [Db] about
_ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ His [Bbm] dog up and [Bb] died, _ [Ebm] he just up and died
_ _ _ [Ab] _
_ After twenty [Db] years he still _ _ _ grieved
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm]
Mr.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ Bojangles
[Ebm]
Mr. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bojangles
_ [Abm]
Mr.
_ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ Bojangles Dan
[Gb] _
_ [B] He _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ said I [Db]
dance now at every [Ebm] chance and hunky [Gb] _
-tonks
[B] _ _ _
For _ [Db] drinks and _ _ [Gb] tips
_ _ [Db]
But most of [Ebm] the time I spend [Db] behind these county [B] bars
He [Abm] said I [Db] drink to be _
_ [Ebm] He _ _ _ shook [Bbm] his head
_ [Bb] _
And as [Ebm] he shook his head
I [C] _ [Ab] heard someone _ [Db] respectfully ask me _ _ _ _ _
Mr.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ Bojangles _
_ [Ebm] _ Mr. _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ Bojangles _
_ [Abm] _ Mr. _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ Bojangles Dan
[Gb] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _