Mr. Bojangles Chords by Jerry Jeff Walker
Tempo:
169.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
D
F#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [F#m]
[Bm] [D]
You're a [A] man though jangles [Bm] and he dance for [D] you
[G] worn [A] out shoes
[D] Silver [A] hair ragged [Bm] shirt Maggie [D] pan
[G] the old
[A]
[G] Jump [D] so [F#m] high
[Bm] [D]
[E] Like
[A] [F#m] Mr.
[Bm]
[A] Bojangles
[Bm] Mr.
[F#m] Bojangles
[Bm] Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[D] [F#m] [Bm]
[D]
Met him in a cell in New [Bm] Orleans of [D] us
[G] [A] Down and out [D] he looked to me [A] to be the [Bm] eyes [A] of age
[G]
Spoke [A]
right out
[G] We talked [D] to life [F#] talk [Bm] to
[D]
[E] Laughs left [A] his leg is dead
[F#m] [D] Said the name Bojangles [Bm] and he danced a lick
[D]
[G] Cross
[A] Grab
[D] his [A] pants a better stamp or [Bm] jump the [F#m] pie
[G] Clicked [A] his heels
[G] Letting go
[D] Laughs [F#] let [Bm] go
[E] Shit back his [A] clothes all around
[F#m]
[Bm] Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[Bm] Mr.
[F#m] [A]
[Bm] Bojangles
Mr.
[A] [F#m]
Bojangles
[D] [A] There
[Bm] [D]
is for [F#m] those that Mr.
[Bm] Shows and County [D] Fair [G] Throughout
[A]
[D] South
[A] 15 [Bm] years dog in [A]
him
[G] We travel
[A]
Dog [G]
up [D] and I
[F#]
[Bm] [Am]
[B] 20 [E] years
[A]
Said I
[D] dance now [Bm] at every chance
[D]
[G] Oh
Dreams [A] and tips
[F#m] [D] most time I [A] spend [Bm] behind this county [F#m] bar [G] is I drink [A] a bit
[G]
Shook his [F#m] head
[F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[E] Heard someone [A] asked me
Mr.
[G]
[F#m] [Bm]
[A] Bojangles
[Bm]
Mr. [A] Bojangles
[Bm]
Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[D]
[A] [Bm] [F#m]
[G]
[A]
[D] [F#m]
[Bm] You
[F#m] [G]
[A]
[G]
a [D] [F#]
[Bm] [F#m]
[E]
[A]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[D] [F#m] [Bm]
[D]
[F#m]
[Bm] [A] [D]
man [A] Bojangles
[Bm]
[D]
[G] One [A] out you [D] Silver
[Bm] The [F#m]
[G] old [A] soft shoe
[G] It jumps so [D] high
[F#]
[Bm]
Beautiful [E]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[A]
[D] [A] song
[Bm] [D]
[F#m]
[Bm] [D]
[A]
[Bm] [A] [D]
you wrote that
[N]
[Bm] [D]
You're a [A] man though jangles [Bm] and he dance for [D] you
[G] worn [A] out shoes
[D] Silver [A] hair ragged [Bm] shirt Maggie [D] pan
[G] the old
[A]
[G] Jump [D] so [F#m] high
[Bm] [D]
[E] Like
[A] [F#m] Mr.
[Bm]
[A] Bojangles
[Bm] Mr.
[F#m] Bojangles
[Bm] Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[D] [F#m] [Bm]
[D]
Met him in a cell in New [Bm] Orleans of [D] us
[G] [A] Down and out [D] he looked to me [A] to be the [Bm] eyes [A] of age
[G]
Spoke [A]
right out
[G] We talked [D] to life [F#] talk [Bm] to
[D]
[E] Laughs left [A] his leg is dead
[F#m] [D] Said the name Bojangles [Bm] and he danced a lick
[D]
[G] Cross
[A] Grab
[D] his [A] pants a better stamp or [Bm] jump the [F#m] pie
[G] Clicked [A] his heels
[G] Letting go
[D] Laughs [F#] let [Bm] go
[E] Shit back his [A] clothes all around
[F#m]
[Bm] Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[Bm] Mr.
[F#m] [A]
[Bm] Bojangles
Mr.
[A] [F#m]
Bojangles
[D] [A] There
[Bm] [D]
is for [F#m] those that Mr.
[Bm] Shows and County [D] Fair [G] Throughout
[A]
[D] South
[A] 15 [Bm] years dog in [A]
him
[G] We travel
[A]
Dog [G]
up [D] and I
[F#]
[Bm] [Am]
[B] 20 [E] years
[A]
Said I
[D] dance now [Bm] at every chance
[D]
[G] Oh
Dreams [A] and tips
[F#m] [D] most time I [A] spend [Bm] behind this county [F#m] bar [G] is I drink [A] a bit
[G]
Shook his [F#m] head
[F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[E] Heard someone [A] asked me
Mr.
[G]
[F#m] [Bm]
[A] Bojangles
[Bm]
Mr. [A] Bojangles
[Bm]
Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[D]
[A] [Bm] [F#m]
[G]
[A]
[D] [F#m]
[Bm] You
[F#m] [G]
[A]
[G]
a [D] [F#]
[Bm] [F#m]
[E]
[A]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[D] [F#m] [Bm]
[D]
[F#m]
[Bm] [A] [D]
man [A] Bojangles
[Bm]
[D]
[G] One [A] out you [D] Silver
[Bm] The [F#m]
[G] old [A] soft shoe
[G] It jumps so [D] high
[F#]
[Bm]
Beautiful [E]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[A]
[D] [A] song
[Bm] [D]
[F#m]
[Bm] [D]
[A]
[Bm] [A] [D]
you wrote that
[N]
Key:
A
Bm
D
F#m
G
A
Bm
D
[D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ You're a [A] man though jangles [Bm] and he dance for [D] _ you
[G] _ _ _ _ worn [A] out _ _ _ shoes
_ [D] Silver [A] hair ragged [Bm] shirt Maggie [D] pan _ _
[G] _ _ _ the old
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Jump _ _ _ [D] so _ [F#m] high _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ Like
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] Mr.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Bojangles
[Bm] _ _ _ Mr. _
[F#m] _ Bojangles _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Mr. _ _
[A] _ Bojangles _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Met him in a cell in New [Bm] Orleans of [D] us _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] Down and out _ _ _ [D] he looked to me [A] to be the [Bm] eyes [A] of age
[G] _
_ _ _ Spoke [A]
right out _ _ _
[G] _ We talked [D] to life _ [F#] talk [Bm] to
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ Laughs left [A] his leg is dead _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] Said the name Bojangles [Bm] and he danced a lick
[D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Cross
[A] _ _ _ Grab _
[D] his [A] pants a better stamp or [Bm] _ jump the [F#m] pie _
[G] _ _ _ Clicked [A] his heels _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ Letting go
_ [D] Laughs [F#] let [Bm] go _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ Shit back his [A] clothes all _ _ around _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ Mr. _
[A] _ _ Bojangles _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ Mr. _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] Bojangles
_ _ Mr. _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
Bojangles
[D] _ [A] There _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
is for [F#m] those that Mr.
[Bm] Shows and County _ [D] Fair _ [G] _ _ _ _ Throughout
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ South
[A] 15 [Bm] years _ dog in [A] _
him
[G] _ _ We travel
[A] _ _ _ _
Dog [G] _ _ _ _
up [D] and I
[F#] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[B] 20 [E] _ _ _ years
[A] _ _ _ _
Said _ _ I _
_ [D] _ _ dance now [Bm] at every chance
_ _ [D] _ _
[G] Oh
_ _ Dreams _ [A] and tips _
[F#m] _ _ [D] most time I [A] spend [Bm] behind this county [F#m] bar _ _ [G] _ is I drink [A] a bit _
_ _ [G] _ _ _
Shook his [F#m] head
[F#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ Heard someone [A] asked _ me
_ _ _ Mr.
[G] _
_ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ Bojangles
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Mr. _ [A] _ Bojangles _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Mr.
_ _ [A] _ Bojangles
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] You _ _ _
[F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _
a [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ man [A] Bojangles
[Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ One _ [A] out you _ _ _ [D] Silver _ _ _
[Bm] The _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[G] old _ _ _ [A] soft _ shoe _
[G] It _ _ jumps so [D] high
[F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
Beautiful [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] song _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ you wrote that
_ _ _ _ [N] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ You're a [A] man though jangles [Bm] and he dance for [D] _ you
[G] _ _ _ _ worn [A] out _ _ _ shoes
_ [D] Silver [A] hair ragged [Bm] shirt Maggie [D] pan _ _
[G] _ _ _ the old
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Jump _ _ _ [D] so _ [F#m] high _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ Like
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] Mr.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Bojangles
[Bm] _ _ _ Mr. _
[F#m] _ Bojangles _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Mr. _ _
[A] _ Bojangles _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Met him in a cell in New [Bm] Orleans of [D] us _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] Down and out _ _ _ [D] he looked to me [A] to be the [Bm] eyes [A] of age
[G] _
_ _ _ Spoke [A]
right out _ _ _
[G] _ We talked [D] to life _ [F#] talk [Bm] to
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ Laughs left [A] his leg is dead _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] Said the name Bojangles [Bm] and he danced a lick
[D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Cross
[A] _ _ _ Grab _
[D] his [A] pants a better stamp or [Bm] _ jump the [F#m] pie _
[G] _ _ _ Clicked [A] his heels _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ Letting go
_ [D] Laughs [F#] let [Bm] go _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ Shit back his [A] clothes all _ _ around _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ Mr. _
[A] _ _ Bojangles _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ Mr. _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] Bojangles
_ _ Mr. _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
Bojangles
[D] _ [A] There _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
is for [F#m] those that Mr.
[Bm] Shows and County _ [D] Fair _ [G] _ _ _ _ Throughout
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ South
[A] 15 [Bm] years _ dog in [A] _
him
[G] _ _ We travel
[A] _ _ _ _
Dog [G] _ _ _ _
up [D] and I
[F#] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[B] 20 [E] _ _ _ years
[A] _ _ _ _
Said _ _ I _
_ [D] _ _ dance now [Bm] at every chance
_ _ [D] _ _
[G] Oh
_ _ Dreams _ [A] and tips _
[F#m] _ _ [D] most time I [A] spend [Bm] behind this county [F#m] bar _ _ [G] _ is I drink [A] a bit _
_ _ [G] _ _ _
Shook his [F#m] head
[F#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ Heard someone [A] asked _ me
_ _ _ Mr.
[G] _
_ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ Bojangles
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Mr. _ [A] _ Bojangles _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Mr.
_ _ [A] _ Bojangles
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] You _ _ _
[F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _
a [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ man [A] Bojangles
[Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ One _ [A] out you _ _ _ [D] Silver _ _ _
[Bm] The _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[G] old _ _ _ [A] soft _ shoe _
[G] It _ _ jumps so [D] high
[F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
Beautiful [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] song _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ you wrote that
_ _ _ _ [N] _