Chords for Jerry Jeff Walker - Mr.Bojangles

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_ [D] _ _ I knew a man Bojangles and [Bm] he danced for you
[D] _ [G] In _ _ _ worn out [A] shoes, _ _ _ _ [D] silver hair, a ragged shirt [Bm] and backy pants
[D] _ [G] And _ _ diddy old soft [A] shoe, _
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he jumped so [D] _ high, [F#] _ he jumped [Bm] so _ _
[D] _ high
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And then he lightly touched [A] _ down
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Oh, Mr.
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Bojangles, _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ Mr.
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Bojangles, _ _ _ [Bm] _
what a Mr.
_ [A] _
Bojangles to come on [D]
down
_ [A] I _ [Bm] _
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met him in a cell in New [Bm]
Orleans and [D] I was down, _ [G] _
_ _ _ down [A] and down
_ _ [D] He looked to me to be the eyes of age
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_ I spoke [A] right out, _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ talked of [D] his _ [F#] life, _ _ [Bm]
talked of his [D] life
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He _ laughed, slapped his [A] leg a step, _ _ _ _ _
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said the name [Bm] Bojangles
And he danced a [D] lick _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ across [A] the cell
_ _ [D] He grabbed his pants, a pair of [Bm] snips and then he jumped up [D] high
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_ He clicked his [A]
heels _ _ and [G] _
_ _ let him go [D]
laugh, _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] boy let him go [D] laugh
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He shook back his foes all [A] _
around
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Oh, Mr.
_ [A] _
_ Bojangles, _ _ [Bm] _
what a Mr.
_ [A] _
_ Bojangles
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Oh, _ Mr.
_ [A] _
_ Bojangles, come [D] on and _ [A] _ _ [Bm] dance
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[D] He danced for [A] those events, for [Bm] shows and county [D] _ fairs
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_ Threw out the [A] _ sound, _ _ [D] spoke with tears
[A] Fifteen [Bm]
years I was dogging [G] him, _ the _ [A] traveling bound
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His _ _ dog [D] up and _ [F#] died, _ [Bm] said he up and [D] died
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After twenty years he [A] still _ grieves
[F#m] _ _ [A] _
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Said he'd dance [A] at every chance [Bm] and honky tonks
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_ _ _ Drinks [A] and dips, _ _ _ _ [D]
most of the time [A] I spend behind [Bm] these county [D] bars
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And I drank [A] some beer, _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ shook his [D] _
head, _ [F#] _ I [Bm] shook his [D] head
_ [E] I _ heard someone ask [A] him _ _ [F#m] please
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Oh, Mr.
_ [A] _
_ Bojangles, _ _ [Bm] _
what a Mr.
_ [A] _
_ Bojangles
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Oh, Mr.
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_ [A] Bojangles, come [D] on and _ _ [A] _ dance
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