Chords for Mr Bojangles (Sammy Davis Jr 1989)
Tempo:
131.1 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Cm
Gm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ I
Jump [Cm] so high [Eb] _ _
[A] and _ then he'd lightly
[Bb] _ _ _ Touch _ _ _ _ down [Eb] I
[Bb] Met him in a cell _
[Cm] In New Orleans, [Gm] I was _
[Ab] Well, _ _ I [Bb] was down and out
He _
[Eb] looked to me [Bb] to be the [Eb] very eyes [Bb] of [Gm] age _
[Ab] As _ _ he [Bb] spoke right out _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gm] Talk to black _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ Talked of life
[A] _ _ _ laugh _
[C] slapped his leg a step _
[Bb] He _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] said his name was [Bb] _ Bojangles.
[Eb] Then he danced a lick _ _
[Ab] right _ _ _ _ [Bb] across the cell
_ Grab [Eb] his pants [Bb] take a better stance
[Cm] Jump up [Gm] high _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ That's [Bb] when he clicked his heels _
[Ab] Then _ _ he'd let [Gm] go that laugh
[G] _ _
[Cm] Lord Lord Lord, he'd let go a [A] laugh
_ Shake back his [Ab] clothes all _ around _
[Bb] That _ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ was mr. _
[Bb] _ Bojangles _ _
[Cm] Mr. _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ Bojangles
_ Mr.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Bojangles
_ The [Eb] _ _ [Bb] man could [Cm] dance
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ Tony [Gm] other times he worked [Cm] with _ [Gm] minstrel shows _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Traveling [Bb] throughout the South
_ [Ab] [Bb] Spoke [Eb] _ with [Gm] tears of 15 [Cm] years.
How is how [Gm] is dog in heat?
[Ab] _ _ They would travel [Bb] _ about
_ But [Ab] _ _ _ _ his [Gm] dog oven died _ the [Cm] _ _ [Eb] dog _
[A] Just got old and died
[Eb] But after [Ab] 20 years, he still [Bb] grieved
_ He _
[Eb] _ said I [Bb] dance now at every
[Cm] _ _ _ [D] Every chance [Ab] and honky _ -tonk
For [Bb] my drinks and tips
[Cm] _ [Bb]
[Eb] But most [Bb] the time I [Cm] spends behind the [Gm] county bars _
[Ab] _ You _ see son, [Dm] I drink
[Bb] Then _ _
[Ab] he _ _ _ _
[Gm] shook his head _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ Lord [A] God when he shook his head _
[C] I
Could swear I heard [Bb] someone say, please _ [Fm] please
[Cm] _
_ _ That's mr.
[Bb] _
_ [Gm] Bojangles
_ [Cm] Call _ _ me mr.
_ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] Bojangles
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_ _ Mr.
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Bojangles, [Bb] I come back [Eb] and dance
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_ [Eb] Mr.
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Bojangles
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_ Mr.
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_ _ _ [Cm] Bojangles _
Mr.
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[Eb] _ Bojangles _ _ _
Dance _ [Cm] _ I [Bb] won't you come [Eb] back and dance
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[Bb] Please _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] Bojangles
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[Bb] They call him mr.
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[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] Bojangles _
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[Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ I
Jump [Cm] so high [Eb] _ _
[A] and _ then he'd lightly
[Bb] _ _ _ Touch _ _ _ _ down [Eb] I
[Bb] Met him in a cell _
[Cm] In New Orleans, [Gm] I was _
[Ab] Well, _ _ I [Bb] was down and out
He _
[Eb] looked to me [Bb] to be the [Eb] very eyes [Bb] of [Gm] age _
[Ab] As _ _ he [Bb] spoke right out _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gm] Talk to black _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ Talked of life
[A] _ _ _ laugh _
[C] slapped his leg a step _
[Bb] He _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] said his name was [Bb] _ Bojangles.
[Eb] Then he danced a lick _ _
[Ab] right _ _ _ _ [Bb] across the cell
_ Grab [Eb] his pants [Bb] take a better stance
[Cm] Jump up [Gm] high _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ That's [Bb] when he clicked his heels _
[Ab] Then _ _ he'd let [Gm] go that laugh
[G] _ _
[Cm] Lord Lord Lord, he'd let go a [A] laugh
_ Shake back his [Ab] clothes all _ around _
[Bb] That _ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ was mr. _
[Bb] _ Bojangles _ _
[Cm] Mr. _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ Bojangles
_ Mr.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Bojangles
_ The [Eb] _ _ [Bb] man could [Cm] dance
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ Tony [Gm] other times he worked [Cm] with _ [Gm] minstrel shows _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Traveling [Bb] throughout the South
_ [Ab] [Bb] Spoke [Eb] _ with [Gm] tears of 15 [Cm] years.
How is how [Gm] is dog in heat?
[Ab] _ _ They would travel [Bb] _ about
_ But [Ab] _ _ _ _ his [Gm] dog oven died _ the [Cm] _ _ [Eb] dog _
[A] Just got old and died
[Eb] But after [Ab] 20 years, he still [Bb] grieved
_ He _
[Eb] _ said I [Bb] dance now at every
[Cm] _ _ _ [D] Every chance [Ab] and honky _ -tonk
For [Bb] my drinks and tips
[Cm] _ [Bb]
[Eb] But most [Bb] the time I [Cm] spends behind the [Gm] county bars _
[Ab] _ You _ see son, [Dm] I drink
[Bb] Then _ _
[Ab] he _ _ _ _
[Gm] shook his head _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ Lord [A] God when he shook his head _
[C] I
Could swear I heard [Bb] someone say, please _ [Fm] please
[Cm] _
_ _ That's mr.
[Bb] _
_ [Gm] Bojangles
_ [Cm] Call _ _ me mr.
_ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] Bojangles
_ _ [Cm] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [Gm] _
Bojangles, [Bb] I come back [Eb] and dance
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_ [Eb] Mr.
_ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
Bojangles
_ _ [Cm] _ _
_ Mr.
_ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] Bojangles _
Mr.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ Bojangles _ _ _
Dance _ [Cm] _ I [Bb] won't you come [Eb] back and dance
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[Bb] Please _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] Bojangles
_ _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] They call him mr.
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[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] Bojangles _
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