Mr. Bojangles Chords by Jerry Jeff Walker

_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you
_ [G] In _ _ worn [B] out _ shoes
[A] _
[D] With silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy pants
_ [G] The _ _ old soft [A] shoes
_ _ [G] _ _ He'd jump so [D] _ [F#] high, jump [Bm] so _ high
_ [E] _ _ Then he'd lightly [A] touch down
_ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Mr.
_ [A] _ Bojangles
_ _ [Bm] _
_ _ Mr.
[A] _ _ _
Bojangles
_ [Bm] _ _ Mr.
_ [A] _
_ Bojangles
_ [D] And _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ met him in a cell in New Orleans
I was _ [G] _ _ _ _ down and out
[A] _ He [D] looked at me to feed the eyes of AIDS
_ [G] I _ spoke right [A] _ out _
[G] He _ talked [Bm] of life, [F#] _ talked of _ life
[D] _
_ [E] _ _ Laughed, slapped his [A] legs to death _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Said the name Bojangles and he danced a lick
_ [G] _ _ _ _
Across [A] the cell
_ _ [D] He grabbed his pants up at a standstill
He jumped up high
_ [G] He clicked [A] his _ heels
_ [G] _ _ He let go [Bm] a laugh, [F#] he let go a _ laugh
_ [E] _ _ He'd zip back his clothes [A] all _ around _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [A] _ _ Bojangles
_ [Bm] Mr. _ _ _ [A] _ _ Bojangles _
_ [Bm] _ _ Mr.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ Bojangles [D] Yeah _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He'd dance for those at Mr.
Shores and county _ [D]
fairs
[G] _ _ _ Throughout the [A]
South
_ _ _ [D] Spoke with dear the 15 years how his dog and him
_ [G] _ _
_ _ Traveled [A] about _ _
[G] His _ _ dog [Bm] up and _ [F#] died, he up [Bm] and _ [D] died
[E] After _ 20 years [A] he still _ _ _ grieved _ _ _ _
_ [D] Said I dance now at every chance and honky-tonk
_ [G] _ _ _ _
Drinks and [A] tears
_ _ [D] The most time I spend behind these county bars
[G] Is _ I drink to [A] the bit
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Shook [D] his head [F#] and as he shook [Bm] his [D] head
_ [E] I _ heard someone [A] ask _ _ please _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ Mr.
_ [A] _ _ Bojangles
_ [Bm] _ _
_ Mr.
_ [A] _ _ Bojangles
_ [Bm] _ _ _ Mr.
[A] _ _
_ _ Bojangles
[D] Yeah _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
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