Mr. Bojangles (Remastered) Chords

Tempo:
154.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Em

C

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mr. Bojangles (Remastered) chords
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[G]
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you
[C] in worn out [D] shoes
[Em]
silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy [G] pants [C]
the old [D] soft shoe
[C] he jumped [Bm] so high [B] [Em] jumped so high [G] [A]
and then he lightly [D] touched down
[G] I met him [Bm] in a cell in New [Em] Orleans I was [G] [C]
[D] down and out
[G] he looked to me [Bm] to be [Em] the eyes of [D] age [C]
as the smoke [D] ran out
[C]
talked [Bm] of life [B] talked [Em] of life
[G] [A]
laughed clicked his heels [D] and stared
[G] said his name [Bm] Bojangles and [Em] he danced a
[D] little music [C]
across [D] the cell
he [G] grabbed his pants [Bm] and felt it stands [Em] for we jumped so [D] high
[C]
and then he clicked [D] his heels [C] he let go of [Bm] a laugh
[B] he let [Em] go of a laugh [G] [A]
shook back his clothes [D] all around
[Em]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles [Em]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles [E]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[E] [A] [G]
[D] dance [Em] he [G] danced for [Bm] those at minstrel [Em] shows and county [G] fairs
[C]
throughout [D] the south [G] spoke through [Bm] tears of 15 years [Em] how his
dog and [G] him [C]
traveled [D]
about
[C]
the dog up [Bm] and died [B] he up [Em] and died [G] [A]
after 20 years he [D] still grieves
[F#] [G] said a dance [D] now at every [Em] chance in
[D] [G] honkytonk
[C]
for drinks [D] and toots [G] but most the [Bm] time to spend [Em] behind 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] I [A]
heard someone [D] ask him please please
[Em]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles [Em]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles [Em]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[E] [D] [G]
dance
[Bm] [Em] [D]
[G]
[B]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
Bm
13421112
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
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To learn Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bm, Em, G, Bm, Em, D, G and C. A good strategy is to initiate at 77 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 154 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you _ _ _
[C] _ _ in worn out [D] _ shoes
_ _ [Em]
silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy [G] pants _ _ [C] _
_ the old [D] soft shoe
_ _ _ [C] he _ _ jumped [Bm] so high _ [B] _ [Em] jumped so high [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
and then he lightly [D] touched down _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] I met him [Bm] in a cell in New [Em] Orleans I was [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] down and _ out
_ [G] he looked to me [Bm] to be [Em] the eyes of [D] age _ _ [C] _ _
as the smoke [D] ran _ _ out
_ [C] _ _
_ talked [Bm] of life [B] _ talked [Em] of life
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
laughed clicked his heels [D] and stared _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] said his name [Bm] Bojangles and [Em] he danced a
[D] little music _ [C] _ _
_ across [D] the cell
_ _ he [G] grabbed his pants [Bm] and felt it stands [Em] for we jumped so [D] high
_ [C] _
and then he clicked [D] his _ heels _ [C] he _ _ let go of [Bm] a laugh
[B] he let [Em] go of a laugh _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
shook back his clothes [D] all _ around _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _
Bojangles _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Mr.
[D] _ _ _
Bojangles _ [E] _ _ _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _
Bojangles
[E] _ [A] _ [G] _ _
_ [D] dance _ [Em] he _ _ _ _ [G] danced for [Bm] those at minstrel [Em] shows and county _ [G] fairs
[C] _ _
_ throughout [D] the _ south _ _ [G] spoke through [Bm] tears of 15 years [Em] how his
dog and [G] him _ [C] _ _
_ _ traveled [D] _
about
_ _ _ [C] _ _
the dog up [Bm] and died [B] he up [Em] and died _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
after 20 years he [D] still _ grieves _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G] said a dance [D] now at every [Em] chance in _
_ [D] _ [G] honkytonk
[C] _ _
for drinks [D] and toots _ _ [G] but most the [Bm] time to spend [Em] behind 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] _ I [A] _ _
heard someone [D] ask him please _ _ _ _ please
_ _ [Em] _ _
Mr.
_ _ [D] _ _
Bojangles _ _ [Em] _
Mr.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Bojangles _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ Mr.
_ [D] _
Bojangles
_ [E] _ [D] _ [G]
dance
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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