Mr. Bojangles Chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [G]
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you _ _ [C] _
_ _ in worn [D]-out _ shoes
_ _ [Em]
silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy [G] pants _ _ [C] _
_ the old [D] soft shoe _ _ [C] he _ _ jumped [Bm] so high
_ [B] _ [Em] jumped so high [G] _ and [A] _ _
then he lightly [D] touched down _ _ I _
_ _ _ _ [G] met him [Bm] in a cell in New
[Em] Orleans I was [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] down and out _ _ [G] he looked to me [Bm] to feed [Em] the eyes of [D] age _ _ [C] _ _
as the smoke [D] ran _ out
_ _ [C] _ _
_ talked [Bm] of life _ [B] _ talked [Em] of life _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
laughed clicked his heels [D] and stared _ he _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] said his
name [Bm] Bojangles and [Em] he danced a lick [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ across [D] the cell _ _ _ _ [G] grabbed his pants [Bm] and
stared at the man in the fair that stands [Em] for we jumped so [G] high _ _ [C] _
and then he clicked his [D] _ _
heels _ _ [C] _
he let [Bm] go of life
[B] let [Em] go of life _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
shook back his clothes [D] all _ around _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _
Bojangles _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Mr.
[D] _ _ _
Bojangles _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _
Bojangles
[E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] dance _
_ [G] _ _ he danced for those at minstrel [Em] shows and county _ [G] _ _ [C] fairs _ _ throughout [D] the south
_ _ _ [G] spoke to tears of 15 years [Em] how his dog and [G] him _ [C] _ _
_ _ traveled [D] _
about _ _ [F#m] _ [C] _ _
the dog up [Bm] and died
_ [B] _ yup [Em] and died _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
after 20 years he still [D] _ _
grieves _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] said a dance [D] now at every chance [Em] in honky _ [G] _ -tonk
[C] _ _
for drinks [D] and _ tips _ [G] but most the time [Bm] to spend behind [Em] these county [G] bars
_ _ [C] _
because I drink [D] so big _ _ _ [C] _ _
he shook [Bm] his head [B] and as he shook [Em] his head [G] _ _ _ [A] _
I heard someone ask [D] him _ please _ _ _ _
please _ _ [Em] _ _
Mr.
_ _ [D] _ _
Bojangles _ [Em] Mr. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Bojangles _ _ [Em] _ _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _
Bojangles _ _ [G] _
dance
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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