Chords for Mr Bojangles - John Holt
Tempo:
152.55 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
E
G#m
B
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
I [G#m] knew a man both jangles [C#m] and he danced for [E] you
[A] [F#m] In [B] worn out shoes
[E] With silver [G#m] hair, a ragged [C#m] shirt and baggy [E] pants
[A] [F#m] The [B] old soft shoes
[C#m] He'd jam so [G#m] hard, [G#] jam so [C#] hard
[C#m] Then he lightly [F#] touched you down
[B]
[E] I [G#m] met him in a cell in New [C#m] Orleans
[E]
[A] [F#m] I was [B] down and out
[E] He looked [G#m] at me to be the [C#m] eyes of hate
[E]
[A] [F#m] As he spoke [B] right out
[C#m] He talked of [G#m] life, [G#] talked of [C#m] life
Laughed and slapped his [F#] legs to stay
[B]
[C#m]
Mr.
[G#m] Bothjangles
[C#m]
[G#m] Mr.
Bothjangles
[F#m]
Mr.
[B]
Bothjangles Dance
[E] [A]
[E] [B]
[E] He [G#m] said his name's Bothjangles, [C#m] then he danced a leg
[E]
[A] [F#m]
Across [B] the cell
[E] He [G#m] grabbed his pants, a bed of steers, [C#m] oh how he jumped up [E] high
[A] [F#m] He clicked [B] his ears
[C#m] He let go [G#m] alive
[G#]
[C#m] He shook back his clothes [F#] all around
[B]
[E] He [G#m] danced for those at mills, trade [C#m] shows and county [E]
fairs
[A]
[F#m] Throughout [B] the South
[E] He [G#m] spoke with tears of fifteen [C#m] years, oh how he talked and [E] he
[A] [F#m]
[B] Travelled about
[C#m]
He'd docked up and [G#m] dived, [G#] docked up and [C#m] dived
After fifteen [F#] years he still grieved
[B]
[B]
[C#m]
Mr.
[G#m] Bothjangles
[C#m]
Mr.
[G#m] Bothjangles
[F#m]
[B] Mr.
Bothjangles
[E] Dance
[A] [E]
[B] He said I [G#m] dance and never chants in [C#m] honky [E]-tonk
[A]
For [F#m] [B] drinks and tips
[E] But most of the time [G#m] I spend [C#m] behind these country bars
[E] [A]
He said [F#m] 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
[B]
Mr.
[C#m]
[G#m]
Bothjangles
[G#m] [C#m]
Mr.
Bothjangles
[F#m]
Mr.
[B]
Bothjangles [E] Dance
[A] [E]
[B] [C#m]
Mr.
[G#m]
Bothjangles
Mr.
[G#m]
Bothjangles
[F#m] [B]
[A] [F#m] In [B] worn out shoes
[E] With silver [G#m] hair, a ragged [C#m] shirt and baggy [E] pants
[A] [F#m] The [B] old soft shoes
[C#m] He'd jam so [G#m] hard, [G#] jam so [C#] hard
[C#m] Then he lightly [F#] touched you down
[B]
[E] I [G#m] met him in a cell in New [C#m] Orleans
[E]
[A] [F#m] I was [B] down and out
[E] He looked [G#m] at me to be the [C#m] eyes of hate
[E]
[A] [F#m] As he spoke [B] right out
[C#m] He talked of [G#m] life, [G#] talked of [C#m] life
Laughed and slapped his [F#] legs to stay
[B]
[C#m]
Mr.
[G#m] Bothjangles
[C#m]
[G#m] Mr.
Bothjangles
[F#m]
Mr.
[B]
Bothjangles Dance
[E] [A]
[E] [B]
[E] He [G#m] said his name's Bothjangles, [C#m] then he danced a leg
[E]
[A] [F#m]
Across [B] the cell
[E] He [G#m] grabbed his pants, a bed of steers, [C#m] oh how he jumped up [E] high
[A] [F#m] He clicked [B] his ears
[C#m] He let go [G#m] alive
[G#]
[C#m] He shook back his clothes [F#] all around
[B]
[E] He [G#m] danced for those at mills, trade [C#m] shows and county [E]
fairs
[A]
[F#m] Throughout [B] the South
[E] He [G#m] spoke with tears of fifteen [C#m] years, oh how he talked and [E] he
[A] [F#m]
[B] Travelled about
[C#m]
He'd docked up and [G#m] dived, [G#] docked up and [C#m] dived
After fifteen [F#] years he still grieved
[B]
[B]
[C#m]
Mr.
[G#m] Bothjangles
[C#m]
Mr.
[G#m] Bothjangles
[F#m]
[B] Mr.
Bothjangles
[E] Dance
[A] [E]
[B] He said I [G#m] dance and never chants in [C#m] honky [E]-tonk
[A]
For [F#m] [B] drinks and tips
[E] But most of the time [G#m] I spend [C#m] behind these country bars
[E] [A]
He said [F#m] 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
[B]
Mr.
[C#m]
[G#m]
Bothjangles
[G#m] [C#m]
Mr.
Bothjangles
[F#m]
Mr.
[B]
Bothjangles [E] Dance
[A] [E]
[B] [C#m]
Mr.
[G#m]
Bothjangles
Mr.
[G#m]
Bothjangles
[F#m] [B]
Key:
C#m
E
G#m
B
F#m
C#m
E
G#m
_ _ _ _ I [G#m] knew a man both jangles [C#m] and he danced for [E] you _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] In _ [B] worn out _ shoes _
_ _ [E] _ _ With silver [G#m] hair, a ragged [C#m] shirt and baggy _ [E] pants
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] The _ [B] old soft shoes _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ He'd jam so [G#m] hard, _ _ [G#] jam so [C#] hard
_ _ [C#m] _ Then he lightly [F#] touched you down _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ I [G#m] met him in a cell in New [C#m] _ Orleans
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] I was _ [B] down and _ out _
_ _ [E] _ He looked [G#m] at me to be the [C#m] eyes of hate
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] As he spoke [B] right _ out _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ He talked of _ [G#m] life, _ _ [G#] talked of _ [C#m] life
_ _ _ Laughed and slapped his [F#] legs to stay _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
Mr.
_ [G#m] _ _ _ Bothjangles _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] Mr.
_ _ Bothjangles
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
Mr.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
Bothjangles Dance
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ He [G#m] said his name's Bothjangles, [C#m] then he danced a leg
[E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
Across [B] the cell _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ He [G#m] grabbed his pants, a bed of steers, [C#m] oh how he jumped up [E] high _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] He clicked _ [B] his _ _ _ ears
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ He let go [G#m] alive
_ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ He shook back his clothes [F#] all _ around _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ He [G#m] danced for those at mills, trade [C#m] shows and county _ [E] _ _
fairs
[A] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Throughout _ [B] the _ _ South
_ _ [E] _ _ He [G#m] spoke with tears of fifteen [C#m] years, oh how he talked and [E] he
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] Travelled about _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
He'd docked up and _ [G#m] dived, _ _ [G#] docked up and [C#m] _ dived _ _
After fifteen [F#] years he still _ _ _ grieved
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
Mr.
_ [G#m] _ _ _ Bothjangles
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
Mr.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ Bothjangles
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] Mr. _ _
Bothjangles
_ _ _ [E] Dance _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ He said I [G#m] dance and never chants in [C#m] honky _ _ [E]-tonk
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
For _ [F#m] _ [B] drinks and tips
_ _ _ _ [E] _ But most of the time [G#m] I spend [C#m] behind these country bars
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
He said [F#m] 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
_ _ _ [B] _ _
Mr. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
Bothjangles
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
Mr. _ _ _ _ _ _
Bothjangles
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
Mr.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
Bothjangles _ _ _ [E] Dance _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ Mr.
[G#m] _ _ _
Bothjangles _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Mr.
_ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ Bothjangles
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] In _ [B] worn out _ shoes _
_ _ [E] _ _ With silver [G#m] hair, a ragged [C#m] shirt and baggy _ [E] pants
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] The _ [B] old soft shoes _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ He'd jam so [G#m] hard, _ _ [G#] jam so [C#] hard
_ _ [C#m] _ Then he lightly [F#] touched you down _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ I [G#m] met him in a cell in New [C#m] _ Orleans
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] I was _ [B] down and _ out _
_ _ [E] _ He looked [G#m] at me to be the [C#m] eyes of hate
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] As he spoke [B] right _ out _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ He talked of _ [G#m] life, _ _ [G#] talked of _ [C#m] life
_ _ _ Laughed and slapped his [F#] legs to stay _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
Mr.
_ [G#m] _ _ _ Bothjangles _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] Mr.
_ _ Bothjangles
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
Mr.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
Bothjangles Dance
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ He [G#m] said his name's Bothjangles, [C#m] then he danced a leg
[E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
Across [B] the cell _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ He [G#m] grabbed his pants, a bed of steers, [C#m] oh how he jumped up [E] high _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] He clicked _ [B] his _ _ _ ears
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ He let go [G#m] alive
_ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ He shook back his clothes [F#] all _ around _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ He [G#m] danced for those at mills, trade [C#m] shows and county _ [E] _ _
fairs
[A] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Throughout _ [B] the _ _ South
_ _ [E] _ _ He [G#m] spoke with tears of fifteen [C#m] years, oh how he talked and [E] he
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] Travelled about _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
He'd docked up and _ [G#m] dived, _ _ [G#] docked up and [C#m] _ dived _ _
After fifteen [F#] years he still _ _ _ grieved
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
Mr.
_ [G#m] _ _ _ Bothjangles
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
Mr.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ Bothjangles
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] Mr. _ _
Bothjangles
_ _ _ [E] Dance _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ He said I [G#m] dance and never chants in [C#m] honky _ _ [E]-tonk
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
For _ [F#m] _ [B] drinks and tips
_ _ _ _ [E] _ But most of the time [G#m] I spend [C#m] behind these country bars
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
He said [F#m] 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
_ _ _ [B] _ _
Mr. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
Bothjangles
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
Mr. _ _ _ _ _ _
Bothjangles
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
Mr.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
Bothjangles _ _ _ [E] Dance _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ Mr.
[G#m] _ _ _
Bothjangles _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Mr.
_ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ Bothjangles
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _