Chords for Mr. Bojangles

_ I knew a [Db] man called [Ebm]
Jangles and he [Gb] danced for you
[B] _
_ _ [Abm] _ Worn [Db]
out _ _ shoes
[Gb] _
With [Db] silver hair, a [Ebm] ragged shirt and [Gb] baggy _ [B] pants
_ [Abm] The old [Db]
soft _ shoes
He [Ebm] _
_ _ _ jumped [Bbm] so _ [D] high, jumped [Ebm] so high
_ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Ab] Then he lightly _ [Db]
touched the down _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Fm] met him in a cell in [Ebm] New Orleans I _ was
[B] _
_ _ [Abm] Down [Db] and out
_ _ _ [Gb] _
He [Db] looked at me to be [Ebm] the eyes of [Gb] _ age
[B] _
_ As he spoke [Db]
right _ out
_ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] Talk of _ [Bb] life, _ [Ebm]
talk of _ life
_ [C]
He laughed [Ab] and slapped his [Db] leg a step _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm]
Mr.
[Bbm] _ Bojangles
_ [Ebm] _
_ Mr.
_ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ Bojangles
[Abm] _
Mr.
_ _ _ [B] _
_ _ Bojangles
_ [Gb]
He _ _ [B] said [Gb] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Gb] _
his [Bbm] name _ [Ebm] Bojangles
Then he danced for me
_ _ [B] _
_ _ [Abm] _ Across [Db]
the _ cell
_ [Gb] _
_ He grabbed his pants [Ebm] up at a stance
[Gb] Oh how he jumped up [B] high
_ _ _ He [Db]
clicked his _ heels
_ [Ebm] _
_ _ He let go a lot, [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] let go a lot
[Gb] He _ [Ab] _
stood up and shook back his [Db] clothes all around _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Bbm] He danced for [Ebm] those administral shows and [Gb] county _ [B] _
fairs
[Abm] Throughout _ [Db]
the south
_ _ [Gb] _
He [Fm] spoke with the tears [Ebm] of 15 [Gb] years
How his [B] dog and [Abm] he _ _ [Ab]
traveled _ [Db] about
_ [Ebm]
His _ _ _ [Bbm] dog up and _ [Bb] died, [Ebm] he just up and died
_ _ [Ab] _
_ After 20 [Db] years he still _ _ grieved
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm]
Mr.
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ Bojangles _
Mr.
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ Bojangles
[Abm] _
Mr.
_ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ Bojangles [Gb] danced
_ _ [B] He _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ said I [Fm] dance now at every [Ebm] chance and honky [Gb] _ -tonk
_ _ [Abm]
For _ _ [Db] drinks and _ _ _ tips
[Gb] _ _
[Db] But most of the time [Ebm] I spend behind these [Db] county [B] bars
He said [Abm] I drink [Db] a bit
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
He shook his _ [Bbm] head
_ [Bb] And as he shook [Ebm] his head
_ _ I [Ab] heard someone _ [Db] respectfully ask me _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ Mr. _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ Bojangles
_ _ [Ebm] _ Mr. _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
Bojangles
_ [Abm] _ Mr. _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _
Bojangles danced
[Gb] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _