Chords for Bob Dylan - Mr. Bojangles (Official Audio)
Tempo:
139.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Am
F
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I knew a man [G] Bojangles and he'd [Am]
dance for you [C] in [F]
worn out [G]
shoes
[C]
Silver [G] hair, ragged [Am] shirt and baggy [C] pants
[F]
That old soft [G]
shoe, [F]
it jumped so [C] [E] high, it jumped so [Am]
high
[C] [D]
Then he lightly [G] touched down
[C] [G]
[Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [C]
dance
[Bm] [Am]
[F]
[G]
[C] I met him in [G] a cell in New [Am]
Orleans
[C] I was [F]
down and out
[G]
[C] He looked to me [G] with be the eyes of [Am]
age
[C] [F]
As he spoke right [G]
out
[F]
He talked [C] of a life, [E] he talked [Am] of a life
[C] [D] Laughed and slapped his legs [G]
still
[C] [G]
[Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [C]
dance
[G] [Am]
[C] He [F]
[G]
[C]
said the name [G] Bojangles and [Am] he danced a lick
[C] [F]
All across the [G] cell
He [F] [C]
grabbed his [G] pants for a better [Am]
stance
[C] [Am] Oh he jumped so high and clicked up his [G] heels
[F]
He let go and [C]
[Em] laughed, he let go [Am] and [C] laughed
[D]
He shit back his clothes [G] all around
[C] [Bbm]
[G] [Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [C]
dance
[Bm] [Am]
[C] Yeah [F]
dance
He [G]
[C]
danced for [G] those at minstrel [Am] shows and county [C] fairs
[F]
Throughout the [G]
south
He [C]
spoke with [G] tears of fifteen [Am]
years
I was [C] dogging him, [F] just traveled all [G]
about
[F]
His dog up and [C]
died, [E] he up and [Am] died
[C] [D] And after twenty years he [G] still breathes
[Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [C]
[G] [Am] dance
[C] [F]
[G]
[C] He said I [G] danced out every [Am] chance, honky tonks
[F]
For drinks and [G] tips
[C] But most of the [G] time I spent behind [Am] these county [C] bars
[F]
Cause I drank so [G] big
[F]
He shook [C] his head [E] and then he shook his [Am]
head
I [C] heard someone [D] ask him, [G]
please
[C] [G]
[Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [C]
dance
[Bm] [Am]
[C] [F]
[G]
[C]
Dance
[G] [Am]
[C] [F]
[G]
Mr.
[C]
Bojangles, [Bm] dance
[Am] [C] [F]
[G]
[C]
[Bm] [Am]
[C] [F]
[G]
[C]
dance for you [C] in [F]
worn out [G]
shoes
[C]
Silver [G] hair, ragged [Am] shirt and baggy [C] pants
[F]
That old soft [G]
shoe, [F]
it jumped so [C] [E] high, it jumped so [Am]
high
[C] [D]
Then he lightly [G] touched down
[C] [G]
[Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [C]
dance
[Bm] [Am]
[F]
[G]
[C] I met him in [G] a cell in New [Am]
Orleans
[C] I was [F]
down and out
[G]
[C] He looked to me [G] with be the eyes of [Am]
age
[C] [F]
As he spoke right [G]
out
[F]
He talked [C] of a life, [E] he talked [Am] of a life
[C] [D] Laughed and slapped his legs [G]
still
[C] [G]
[Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [C]
dance
[G] [Am]
[C] He [F]
[G]
[C]
said the name [G] Bojangles and [Am] he danced a lick
[C] [F]
All across the [G] cell
He [F] [C]
grabbed his [G] pants for a better [Am]
stance
[C] [Am] Oh he jumped so high and clicked up his [G] heels
[F]
He let go and [C]
[Em] laughed, he let go [Am] and [C] laughed
[D]
He shit back his clothes [G] all around
[C] [Bbm]
[G] [Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [C]
dance
[Bm] [Am]
[C] Yeah [F]
dance
He [G]
[C]
danced for [G] those at minstrel [Am] shows and county [C] fairs
[F]
Throughout the [G]
south
He [C]
spoke with [G] tears of fifteen [Am]
years
I was [C] dogging him, [F] just traveled all [G]
about
[F]
His dog up and [C]
died, [E] he up and [Am] died
[C] [D] And after twenty years he [G] still breathes
[Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [C]
[G] [Am] dance
[C] [F]
[G]
[C] He said I [G] danced out every [Am] chance, honky tonks
[F]
For drinks and [G] tips
[C] But most of the [G] time I spent behind [Am] these county [C] bars
[F]
Cause I drank so [G] big
[F]
He shook [C] his head [E] and then he shook his [Am]
head
I [C] heard someone [D] ask him, [G]
please
[C] [G]
[Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [Am]
Mr.
[Em]
Bojangles, [C]
dance
[Bm] [Am]
[C] [F]
[G]
[C]
Dance
[G] [Am]
[C] [F]
[G]
Mr.
[C]
Bojangles, [Bm] dance
[Am] [C] [F]
[G]
[C]
[Bm] [Am]
[C] [F]
[G]
[C]
Key:
C
G
Am
F
Em
C
G
Am
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I knew a man [G] Bojangles and he'd [Am]
dance for you [C] in _ [F] _
_ _ worn out [G]
shoes
_ _ _ _ [C]
Silver [G] hair, ragged [Am] shirt and baggy [C] pants
_ _ [F] _
_ That old soft [G]
shoe, _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ it jumped so [C] _ [E] high, it jumped so [Am]
high
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ Then he lightly [G] touched down
[C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
_ Bojangles, _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
Bojangles, _ _ _ [C]
dance
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] I met him in [G] a cell in New [Am]
Orleans
_ [C] I was [F] _
down and out
[G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] He looked to me [G] with be the eyes of [Am]
age
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ As he spoke right [G]
out
_ _ _ _ [F] _
He talked _ [C] of a life, [E] he talked [Am] of a life
[C] _ _ [D] Laughed and slapped his legs [G]
still
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
[Em] _ _
Bojangles, _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ Mr.
[Em] _ _
_ Bojangles, _ _ [C]
dance
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] He _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C]
said the name [G] Bojangles and [Am] he danced a lick
[C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ All across the [G] cell
_ He [F] _ _ [C]
grabbed his [G] pants for a better [Am]
stance
_ [C] _ _ [Am] Oh he jumped so high and clicked up his [G] heels
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
He let go and [C] _
_ [Em] laughed, he let go [Am] and _ [C] laughed
_ _ [D]
He shit back his clothes [G] all _ around
[C] _ _ [Bbm] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
_ Bojangles, _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
_ Bojangles, _ _ [C] _
dance
[Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] Yeah _ [F]
dance
He _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C]
danced for [G] those at minstrel [Am] shows and county _ [C] _ fairs
[F] _
_ Throughout the [G]
south
_ _ He [C]
spoke with [G] tears of fifteen [Am]
years
I was [C] dogging him, [F] just traveled all _ [G]
about
_ _ _ _ [F] _
His dog up and [C] _
died, [E] he up and [Am] died
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] And after twenty years he [G] still _ _ _ breathes _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
_ Bojangles, _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
Bojangles, _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] dance
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] He said I [G] danced out every [Am] chance, honky tonks
_ _ [F] _
For drinks and [G] tips
_ _ _ _ [C] But most of the [G] time I spent behind [Am] these county [C] bars
_ _ [F] _
_ Cause I drank so [G] big
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ He shook _ [C] his head [E] and then he shook his [Am]
head
I [C] heard someone [D] ask him, _ _ [G] _
_ please
[C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
Bojangles, _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
_ _ Bojangles, _ [C]
dance
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Dance
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [C]
Bojangles, [Bm] dance
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I knew a man [G] Bojangles and he'd [Am]
dance for you [C] in _ [F] _
_ _ worn out [G]
shoes
_ _ _ _ [C]
Silver [G] hair, ragged [Am] shirt and baggy [C] pants
_ _ [F] _
_ That old soft [G]
shoe, _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ it jumped so [C] _ [E] high, it jumped so [Am]
high
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ Then he lightly [G] touched down
[C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
_ Bojangles, _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
Bojangles, _ _ _ [C]
dance
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] I met him in [G] a cell in New [Am]
Orleans
_ [C] I was [F] _
down and out
[G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] He looked to me [G] with be the eyes of [Am]
age
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ As he spoke right [G]
out
_ _ _ _ [F] _
He talked _ [C] of a life, [E] he talked [Am] of a life
[C] _ _ [D] Laughed and slapped his legs [G]
still
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
[Em] _ _
Bojangles, _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ Mr.
[Em] _ _
_ Bojangles, _ _ [C]
dance
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] He _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C]
said the name [G] Bojangles and [Am] he danced a lick
[C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ All across the [G] cell
_ He [F] _ _ [C]
grabbed his [G] pants for a better [Am]
stance
_ [C] _ _ [Am] Oh he jumped so high and clicked up his [G] heels
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
He let go and [C] _
_ [Em] laughed, he let go [Am] and _ [C] laughed
_ _ [D]
He shit back his clothes [G] all _ around
[C] _ _ [Bbm] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
_ Bojangles, _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
_ Bojangles, _ _ [C] _
dance
[Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] Yeah _ [F]
dance
He _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C]
danced for [G] those at minstrel [Am] shows and county _ [C] _ fairs
[F] _
_ Throughout the [G]
south
_ _ He [C]
spoke with [G] tears of fifteen [Am]
years
I was [C] dogging him, [F] just traveled all _ [G]
about
_ _ _ _ [F] _
His dog up and [C] _
died, [E] he up and [Am] died
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] And after twenty years he [G] still _ _ _ breathes _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
_ Bojangles, _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
Bojangles, _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] dance
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] He said I [G] danced out every [Am] chance, honky tonks
_ _ [F] _
For drinks and [G] tips
_ _ _ _ [C] But most of the [G] time I spent behind [Am] these county [C] bars
_ _ [F] _
_ Cause I drank so [G] big
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ He shook _ [C] his head [E] and then he shook his [Am]
head
I [C] heard someone [D] ask him, _ _ [G] _
_ please
[C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
Bojangles, _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Em] _
_ _ Bojangles, _ [C]
dance
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Dance
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [C]
Bojangles, [Bm] dance
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _