Chords for Diamond - Mr. Bojangles .wmv

Tempo:
134.9 bpm
Chords used:

Am

C

F

G

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Diamond - Mr. Bojangles .wmv chords
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[C]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[E] New Man Bojangles and he [Am] danced with you
[C]
[F] In [C] worn out [Dm] shoes,
[C] silver hair, [E] ragged shirt [Am] and baggy pants
In [F]
old [Dm] soft shoes, [F]
jumped [C] so high, jumped [Am] so high
Then [D] he lightly touched [G] down, middle [Em] man of selling New [Am] Orleans he was
[F]
Down [Dm] and out, [C] he looked to me to be [Am] the eyes of age
[F] [Am] As he spoke right [Dm] out,
[F] he talked [C] of life, talked [Am] of life
He laughed, slapped his leg [G] a step,
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles,
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles,
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles
[C] Danced, said his name [Em] Bojangles and [Am] he danced the lick
[C]
[F] [Am]
Crossed [Dm] the cell, [G]
[C] grabbed his pants, [Em] a better stance [Am] and jumped so high
[F]
Clicked [Dm] his heels,
[F] let go [C] her laugh, [E] let go [Am] her laugh
Shook back [D] his clothes all [G] around,
[C] danced with those at [Em] men's shows [Am] and county fairs
[F] Threw out [Dm] the south, [F]
[C] spoke with tears of [Em] fifteen years I was [Am] dogging him
[C]
[F]
[Dm] Traveled about,
[F] his dog up [C] and died, [E] he up [Am] and died
[F#m] After [D] twenty years [G] he still agrees,
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles,
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles,
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles
[C] Danced, said I dance [Em] now at every [Am] chance and honky tonk
[C]
[F]
Drinks [Am] and [C] tips, most of the time [Em] I spend behind [Am] these county bars
Cause [F] [Am] I drink [Dm] so bitter,
[F] shook [C] his head [E] and as he shook [Am] his head
I [D] heard someone [G] ask please, Mr.
[Am]
[G] Bojangles,
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles,
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles
[C] Go on and dance
[Am]
[G] [F] [Am]
[D] [G]
[C]
[Am]
[F]
[Dm] [F]
[C]
Key:  
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Dm
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
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To start learning Neil Diamond - (Album Version) Mr. Bojangles chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Am, G, Am, C and Em. A strategic approach would be to train at 67 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 135. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[E] New Man Bojangles and he [Am] danced with you
_ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ In [C] worn out [Dm] _ shoes, _ _
_ [C] silver hair, [E] ragged shirt [Am] and baggy pants _
In [F] _ _ _ _
old [Dm] soft shoes, _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ jumped [C] so high, _ jumped [Am] so high _
Then _ [D] _ he lightly touched [G] down, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ middle [Em] man of selling New [Am] Orleans he was _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _
Down [Dm] and out, _ _ _ [C] he looked to me to be [Am] the eyes of age _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] As he spoke right [Dm] out, _ _
_ [F] _ _ he talked [C] of life, _ talked [Am] of life
_ He _ _ _ _ laughed, slapped his leg [G] a step, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ _ Bojangles, _ _
_ [Am] _ _ Mr. _
_ [G] _ Bojangles, _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [G] _ Bojangles _ _
[C] _ _ Danced, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ said his name [Em] Bojangles and [Am] he danced the lick
_ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am]
Crossed [Dm] the cell, _ _ [G] _
_ [C] grabbed his pants, [Em] a better stance [Am] and jumped so high _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _
Clicked [Dm] his heels, _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ let go [C] her laugh, [E] let go [Am] her laugh
_ Shook _ _ _ back [D] his clothes all [G] around, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] danced with those at [Em] men's shows [Am] and county fairs _
_ [F] _ _ Threw out [Dm] the south, _ [F] _ _
_ [C] spoke with tears of [Em] fifteen years I was [Am] dogging him
_ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] Traveled about, _ _
_ [F] _ _ his dog up [C] and _ died, [E] he up [Am] and died _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ After [D] twenty years [G] he still agrees, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [G] _ _ Bojangles, _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mr.
_ _ [G] _ Bojangles, _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Mr.
_ _ [G] _ Bojangles _
_ [C] _ _ Danced, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ said I dance [Em] now at every [Am] chance and honky tonk
_ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _
Drinks [Am] and [C] tips, _ _ _ most of the time [Em] I spend behind [Am] these county bars _
Cause [F] _ _ _ [Am] I drink [Dm] so bitter, _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ shook [C] his head [E] and as he shook [Am] his head _ _ _
_ _ I [D] heard someone [G] ask please, _ _ _ _ _ Mr. _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Bojangles, _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mr.
[G] _ _ Bojangles, _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mr.
_ _ [G] _ Bojangles _
[C] Go on and dance _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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This song was composed by Jerry Jeff Walker.

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