Mr. Bojangles (Remastered) Chords
Tempo:
154.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Em
C
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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]
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
G
Em
C
Bm
D
G
Em
[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] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
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] _ _