Chords for Mr Bojangles Sammy Davis Jr 1989

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[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ [Gm] _
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[Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] You alone, [Gm] _ no [Cm] jangles, any dance for you.
[Gm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ In worn [Bb] out shoes, _ [Dm] _
_ [Eb] silver [Bb] hair, ragged [Cm] shirt, _ _ [Gm] bad pants.
[Ab] _ _ He would do the old [Bb] _ _ _ soft shoe.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ He could [Gm] jump so [G] high, _ [Cm] jump so high.
[Eb] _ _ _
[A] _ And then he'd lightly [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] touch _
[Bb] _ _ _ down. _
[Eb] _ I [Bb] met him in a cell _
[Cm] in New Orleans [Gm] I was. _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Well I [Bb] was down in a_ _
[Eb] He looked to me [Bb] to beat [Cm] the very eyes [Gm] of age. _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ As he [Bb] spoke right out, _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Talked of life, _ [G] _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Eb] talked of life.
[A] _ _ _ _ Laughed, [Ab] _ slapped his leg a step.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb]
[Eb] He said his name [Bb] was Bojangles.
[Cm] Then he danced a [Eb] lick right [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] across the cell. _ _ _
[Eb] Grab 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 [Gm] let go that laugh.
[G] _ _
[Cm] Lord, Lord, Lord, he'd let go a laugh.
_ [A] _ Shake back his [Ab] clothes all _ around. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Cm] _ That was Mr. _
[Gm] _ Bojangles. _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ Mr. _
[Gm] _ Bojangles. _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ Mr. _
[Gm] _ Bojangles.
_ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] The man could [Cm] dance.
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_ Told me [Gm] of the times he worked [Cm] with Vince [Gm] _ _
[Ab] Munchausen.
_ _ _ Traveling [Bb] throughout the South.
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] Spoke with [Gm] tears of 15 [Cm] years how his _ [Gm] dog and he,
[Ab] _ They would travel [Bb] _ about. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ But his [Gm] dog never died. _ _ _
[Cm] _ The [Eb] dog _ [A] just got old and died.
[Eb] But [Fm] after 20 years he still [Bb] grieved. _ _ _ _
[Eb] He said I [Bb] dance now at every
[Cm] _ Delray [Bb] _ Chance [Ab] and Honky Tonk.
All [Bb] my drinks and tips.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] But most [Bb] of the time I [Cm] spends behind the [Gm] county bars. _
[Ab] _ _ _ You see son, [Bb] I drink a bit. _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Then [Gm] he shook his head. _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ Lord, [Gm] [Cm] God, when he shook his head. _
[C] I could swear I heard [Bb] someone say please.
_ [D] Please.
[G] _ [Cm] _
_ That's Mr.
_ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] Bojangles.
_ _ [Cm] _
_ Call me Mr.
_ [Gm] _
Bojangles.
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_ _ Mr.
_ [Gm] _
Bojangles.
[Bb] I come back [Eb] and dance.
_ Dance. _
Dance.
Dance.
_ [Cm] _ _
_ Mr.
[Gm] Bojangles. _
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_ Mr.
[Gm] _ _ _
_ Bojangles.
[Cm] _ _ _
Mr.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Bojangles.
Dance. _
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Won't you come back and dance.
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[Bb] _ Please [Eb] _ _
[Bb] Bojangles.
_ _ [Cm] _ They [Bb] call me Mr.
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[Dm] Bojangles.
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_ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Dm] _ _
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