Chords for Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - [With Lyrics]

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I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you _ in [C] _ _ _ worn out [D] _ shoes _ _
[Em] silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy [G] pants _ _
[C] _ _ the old [D] soft shoe _ _ [C]
jump _ _ _ so [Bm] high
_ [B] _ [Em] jump so high [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ and then he lightly touched [D] down _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ [G]
met him [Bm] in a cell in New [Em]
Orleans
I was [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] down _ _ _ _ _ [G]
look to [Bm] me to be [Em] the eyes of age [D] _ _ [C] _
_ as the smoke [D] ran _ _ out _ [C] _
_ _ talked [Bm] of life
[B] _ talked [Em] of life _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ lap clicked his heels [D] and stare _ _ _ _
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said his name [Bm] Bojangles and [Em] he
danced a lick [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ across [D] the cell _ _ _ _ [G]
grabbed his pants [Bm] and fair that stance [Em] for we
jump so [D] high _ _ [C]
and then he clicked his [D] _
_ heels _ _ [C] _
he let go of [Bm] a laugh [B] he let [Em] go of a laugh
_ [G] shook _ [A] _
_ back his clothes [D] all _ around _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [D] _
Bojangles _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ Mr.
_ [D] _
Bojangles _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ Mr.
_ [D] _
_ Bojangles
[E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ dance [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [G] he danced for those at minstrel [Em] shows and county [G] _ fairs [C] _
_ _ throughout the [D] south
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spoke to [Bm] tears of 15 years [Em] how his dog and [G] him _ [C] _
_ _ _ traveled [D]
about _ _ _ [F#m] _ [C] _
_ the dog up [Bm] and
died _ [B] _ yup [Em] and died _ [G] after _ [A] _
_ 20 years he still [D] _
_ grieved _ _ _
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said a dance [D] now at every
chance [Em] in honky _ [G] _ -tonk [C] _
_ for drinks [D] and _ tips _ [G] but most the [Bm] town to spend behind
[Em] these county [G] bars _ _ [C] _
because I drink [D] so big _ he [C] _
_ _ shook [Bm] his head [B] and as he shook [Em] his
head [G] _ _ [A] I _ heard someone [D] ask him _ please _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ Mr.
_ _ [D] _
_ Bojangles _ [Em] Mr.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Bojangles _ _ [Em] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [D] _
_ Bojangles _ _ _
[G] _ dance
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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