Chords for Mr Bojangles - John Holt

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ I [G#m] knew a man both jangles [C#m] and he danced for [E] you
_ In [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] worn out shoes
_ _ [E] With _ _ silver [G#m] hair, a ragged shirt [C#m] and baggy pants
_ [Em] _ The [A] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] old soft _ [A#] [F#m] shoes
[B] _ _ _ [C#m] _
He _ _ jumped so [G#m] high, _ _ [G#] jumped so high
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_ _ Then he lightly _ [F#] touched you down
_ _ _ _ [B] I _
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met [G#m] him in a cell in New [C#m] Orleans
_ _ [E] I _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] was _ [B] down and _ out
_ He [E] _ _
looked [G#m] at me to be the [C#m] eyes of hate
[E] _ _ And [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] he spoke [B] right _ _ out
_ _ [C#m] He _ _ _ talked a [G#m] flight, _ _
_ [G#] talked a flight
[C#m] _ _ _
_ Laugh and slap his legs [F#] a step
_ _ _ _ [B] Mr. _
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Bothjangles
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Mr.
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ Bothjangles
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Mr.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ Bothjangles
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Danced
[E] _ He _ [B] _ _ _ [D#] _ [E] _ _
said [G#m] his name's Bothjangles, then [C#m] he danced away
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Across the cell
_ _ [E] _ He grabbed [G#m] his pants, a bed of stairs, oh how [C#m] he jumped up [E] high
_ [Bm] [A] He _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] clipped his _ _ _ ears
_ [C#m] He _ _ let go a [G#m] lie, _ _ [G#] let go a [C#m] lie _ _
Shook back his clothes [F#] all around _
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ He [G#m] danced for those at military [C#m] shows and county _
[E] _ _ fairs
[A] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] Throughout _ [B] the cell
_ _ _ _ [E] He _ spoke [G#m] with tears of fifteen [C#] years, oh how he dogged and he
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] Travelled about
_ _ _ _ [C#m] He _ _ _ dogged up and [G#m] died, _ _ [G#] dogged up and [C#m] died _ _
[E] After fifteen [F#] years he still _ _ _ _ _ [B] grieved _ _
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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ Mr.
_ [G#m] _ _ _
Bothjangles
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Mr.
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ Bothjangles
_ _ [F#m] Mr. _
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_ Bothjangles
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Danced
[E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ He said [G#m] I dance in every chance and [C#m] honky _ _
_ [E] _ -tonk
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_ _ [F#m] _ For [B] drinks and tea
_ _ _ _ [E] But _ _ [G#m] most of the time I stand [C#m] behind these country [E] bars
_ _ [A] He _ _ _ [F#m] said I [B] drink so big
_ _ _ [C#m] He _ _ _ _ shook his [G#m] _ head, _
_ [G#] and as he shook his [C#m] head _
_ I heard someone _ [F#] ask _ please
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_ Mr.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
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Bothjangles
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Mr.
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ Bothjangles
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_ Mr.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bothjangles
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] Danced _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ Mr.
_ [G#m] _ _
Bothjangles
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
Mr.
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ Bothjangles
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