Chords for Mr. Bojangles
Tempo:
134.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
F
G
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[F]
[C]
[G]
[C] You remember [Em] jangles and [Am] he danced with [C] you.
[F] And worn [Dm] out shoes, [F]
[C] silver hair, ragged shirt [Am] and baggy [C] pants.
[F] And old [Dm] soft shoe [F] jumped [C] so [E] high, jumped [Am] so high.
[D] Then [Am] he lightly [G] touched down,
[C]
[G]
[C] You remember [Em] jangles and [Am] he danced with [C] you.
[F] And worn [Dm] out shoes, [F]
[C] silver hair, ragged shirt [Am] and baggy [C] pants.
[F] And old [Dm] soft shoe [F] jumped [C] so [E] high, jumped [Am] so high.
[D] Then [Am] he lightly [G] touched down,
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] You remember [Em] jangles and [Am] he danced with _ [C] you. _
[F] _ _ And worn [Dm] out shoes, [F] _ _ _
[C] silver hair, ragged shirt [Am] and baggy [C] pants. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ And old [Dm] soft shoe [F] _ jumped _ _ _ _ _
[C] so _ [E] high, jumped [Am] so high.
[Em] _ _
[D] Then _ _ [Am] he lightly [G] touched down, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ middleman of selling New [Am] Orleans he [C] was. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Down [Dm] and out [F] he _
[C] looked to me to be [Am] the eyes of [C] age. _ _
[F] _ _ As he spoke [Dm] right out, _ _ _
[F] _ _ he talked [C] of life, [E] _ talked [Am] of life.
_ [C] He _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] laughed, slapped his [G] leg a step. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ Bojangles, _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ Bojangles, _ _ _
[Am] Mr. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Bojangles, _ [C] _
_ dance. _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] Said his name [Em] Bojangles and [Am] he danced a leg [C] _ _
[F] across _ _ _ _ [Dm] the cell.
_ [G] _ _ _
[C] Grabbed his pants, [B] a bed of spans [Am] and jumped so high, [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ picked [Dm] his heels.
_ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ Let go [C] of her laugh, [E] let go [Am] of her laugh.
[C] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [D] Shook back his clothes [G] all around. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] That's what those admits were chosen count it there. _ _ _
[F] _ _ Threw out [Dm] the south, _ [F] _ _ _
[C] spoke with tears of 15 years.
I was doggin' here. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ We traveled _
[Dm] about, _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ his dog [C] opened up.
[E] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [D] After 20 years [G] he still agreed. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ _ Bojangles, _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ _ Bojangles, _ _
_ [Am] _ _ Mr. _
_ [G] _ Bojangles, _ _
[C] _ _ dance. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Said I dance [Em] now at every [Am] chance and honky _ [C]-tonks. _
[F] _ _ _ [Em] _ Dreams [Dm] and [G] tips, _ _ _
[C] most of the time [Em] I spend behind [Am] these county bars.
[C] _ Cause [F] _ _ _ [Am] I drink [Dm] so big, _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ shook [C] his head [E] and as he shook [Am] his head, _ [C] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [D] heard someone [G] ask please. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ Bojangles, _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ Bojangles, _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ _ Bojangles, _ [C] go on and dance. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
La _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ la [C] la la [F] la la [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ la la la la [C] _ la _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ la la [C] _ la [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ la la la la [G] la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] You remember [Em] jangles and [Am] he danced with _ [C] you. _
[F] _ _ And worn [Dm] out shoes, [F] _ _ _
[C] silver hair, ragged shirt [Am] and baggy [C] pants. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ And old [Dm] soft shoe [F] _ jumped _ _ _ _ _
[C] so _ [E] high, jumped [Am] so high.
[Em] _ _
[D] Then _ _ [Am] he lightly [G] touched down, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ middleman of selling New [Am] Orleans he [C] was. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Down [Dm] and out [F] he _
[C] looked to me to be [Am] the eyes of [C] age. _ _
[F] _ _ As he spoke [Dm] right out, _ _ _
[F] _ _ he talked [C] of life, [E] _ talked [Am] of life.
_ [C] He _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] laughed, slapped his [G] leg a step. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ Bojangles, _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ Bojangles, _ _ _
[Am] Mr. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Bojangles, _ [C] _
_ dance. _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] Said his name [Em] Bojangles and [Am] he danced a leg [C] _ _
[F] across _ _ _ _ [Dm] the cell.
_ [G] _ _ _
[C] Grabbed his pants, [B] a bed of spans [Am] and jumped so high, [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ picked [Dm] his heels.
_ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ Let go [C] of her laugh, [E] let go [Am] of her laugh.
[C] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [D] Shook back his clothes [G] all around. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] That's what those admits were chosen count it there. _ _ _
[F] _ _ Threw out [Dm] the south, _ [F] _ _ _
[C] spoke with tears of 15 years.
I was doggin' here. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ We traveled _
[Dm] about, _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ his dog [C] opened up.
[E] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [D] After 20 years [G] he still agreed. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ _ Bojangles, _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ _ Bojangles, _ _
_ [Am] _ _ Mr. _
_ [G] _ Bojangles, _ _
[C] _ _ dance. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Said I dance [Em] now at every [Am] chance and honky _ [C]-tonks. _
[F] _ _ _ [Em] _ Dreams [Dm] and [G] tips, _ _ _
[C] most of the time [Em] I spend behind [Am] these county bars.
[C] _ Cause [F] _ _ _ [Am] I drink [Dm] so big, _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ shook [C] his head [E] and as he shook [Am] his head, _ [C] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [D] heard someone [G] ask please. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ Bojangles, _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ Bojangles, _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ _ Bojangles, _ [C] go on and dance. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
La _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ la [C] la la [F] la la [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ la la la la [C] _ la _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ la la [C] _ la [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ la la la la [G] la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
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_ _ _ _ [N] _ _