Chords for John McEuen & Jeff Hanna, Mr Bojangles (Music City Roots)

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_ That song [C] that we [B] did on that album [Bb] wouldn't have come about until [Ab] if Jeff Hanna hadn't been riding home late at [N] night after a rehearsal
He came in the next day said I heard a song on the radio about a guy with a dead dog _ and _ _ oh That's exciting _ _
No, it's perfect for me
And he was [Bb] right, [G] but we didn't know the song and Jimmy Ibbotson said I got that my record collection in the [Bb] trunk of my car
_ [G] He's just driven out in a Dodge Dart from Philadelphia
_ _ And when we got to the trunk of his car there was his record collection _ [N] _
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_ _ _ By Jerry Jeff Walker underneath the spare tires _ _ _
45 of mr.
Bo James all covered with rust _
_ Jeff took it out.
They washed it off.
He went in the back room and learned it.
Yeah, the rest is his story
So let's bring him out here.
Mr.
Jeff _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ I'm here without pay John
_ _ _ _ [N] Here's _ _ _ _ some great _ _ _
Backstage hanging out with a little band mates Bernie Lennon and Les Thompson and John cables so [G] cool
And you [D] Johnny look at [B] we've been playing together.
We've been playing music together for [N] coming up on 50 years _ _
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This song I played that I wanted to say Jesse McReynolds is the reason I played the mandolin on this
I just wanted to say that again.
I appreciate [Em] you saying that love to Jesse Jesse [Bb] and Jim
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And [G] _ I started out we had this _
_ On the record [C] _ [Gm] me and Jimmy Ibbotson both played this part.
It just kind of went like
_ then _ _ _ _ [D] another [G] of us went
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[Bm] and
Then we had to do the Tonight Show and if he [Gb] played didn't wasn't playing [G] guitar
So I had to learn how to play it like
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_ [Em] _ [G] Silver _ _ [C] _ _
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_ _ _ [G] hair [D] and red shirt [Em] and bag pants
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Do the old [D]-style _ _ shoes?
_ [C] _ _ _ Chunk [Bm] so _ [B] high
drunk [Em] so high
_ _ _ [A] _ _ They lie to [D] test _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ I'm in a minute [Bm] sailor New [E] Orleans.
I [Bm] was
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[D] He _ _ _ _ [G] looked at me
[D] _ _ [Em] because of [G] age
_ [C] And _ he smoked right [D] out
He _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ talked to [Bm] my
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He [Em] talked about
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_ [A] _ _ _ Athlete [D] disease and _ _ _ _ stills _ _
_ _ [G] Yes, it named [D] Bojangles and [Em] it takes to live
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_ _ across [D] the cell
_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ That's [D] fancy spread his [Em] dance or jump so high _ _ _
[C] _ And then he clicks his [D] _ _
heels
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Let go
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[Em] _ _ _ [Bm] Shake [G] _ _ [A] _
_ back his clothes [D] all around
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_ [Em] _ _ _ Mr.
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_ Bojangles
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_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _ Bojangles
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [D] _ _ _ Bojangles
I [G] want you to
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_ [A] danced _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] with the Rose [D] and Mr.
Shores
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[D] He [Em] was dog in him
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Well _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
the dog up [Bm] and _ [B] down
_ _ _ [Em] _ After [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ 20 years, he [D] still agrees _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Instead of [D] dance now at every chance in [Em] honky _ [G]-tonk
_ [C] _ _ for _ [D] drinks and tips
_ _ _ [G] What must have been [D] _ behind [Em] these county [G] bars?
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_ [D] _ His eyes
Shake _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] his _ [B] head and as he shook his [Em] head _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ But her son would ask [D] you _ please what y'all say
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_ [A] Mr.
_ [D] _ Bojangles _
_ _ [Em] Mr. _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ Bojangles _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Mr.
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Bojangles
[G] Mr. Bojangles
I want you to _ _
[D] _ dance
[Em] _ A [G] _ _
_ new man [Bm] Bojangles and [Em] he danced with you _ _ _ _
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