Chords for Mr. Bojangles (With Prologue)

_ _ I was born in Kaufman County, Texas.
That was on _ the 11th of September, _ _ _ _ 1886.
[A#] _ I was born in California in _ 1906. _ _
I didn't have to get a raise from one who was too old for World War II.
One good _ thing that I've always been proud of, _ _
I was the youngest in the family and the rest was all married.
I've [A#] taken good care of my mother and father as long as they lived.
There's a fella up here [A#m] at the post office one day [A#] who's a pet to him.
I says to him, that dog, you have no idea how smart he is, I just thought I'd tell you.
You ain't telling me nothing, I know all about him.
Kids would come here, we want to hear old Kent sing.
In them days, I [F#] fooled with him more [A#] then.
I could just commence this way, I want you to sing now. _
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_ _ Now [A#m] I have to take the [G] harp and make a sound before you sing. _
Teddy, [N] come here, come on.
_ Come on now, come on.
Here now, sit down.
Sit down, Teddy.
_ Now here, I want you to sing.
Sing these folks' song, sing the old rugged cross.
Folks, listen, accord with this now. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _
No, no, no, no, no, [A#] sing.
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[C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you
_ _ _ [B] _ _
In worn out [C#] _ shoes
_ _ [F#] Silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy pants
_ _ _ [B] _ The old soft [D#] shoe _
_ _ [B] _ _ He jumped so [A#m] high, _ [A#] _
[D#m] jumped so high
_ [C#] _
_ [G#] _ _ And then he lightly [C#] touched _ down _
I _ _ _ _
_ [F#] met him [A#m] in a cell in New [D#m] Orleans I was
[C#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] Down and _ out _
[F#] He looked to me [A#m] to feed [D#m] the eyes of [C#] age _
_ [B] _ _ As the smoke [C#] ran _ out _
_ [B] _ _ _ _
Talked [A#m] of life, [A#] _
talked [D#m] of life
_ [C#] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ Laughed, clicked his heels [C#] and stared _ _
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[F#] He said his name [Fm] Bojangles and [D#m] he danced a lick
[C#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ Across [C#] the cell
_ _ [F] _
_ [F#] Grabbed his pants [Fm] and feathered stance, [D#m] boy, he jumped so [C#] high _
_ [B] _ And then he clicked [C#] his _ heels _
[B] He _ _ let go a [A#m] laugh, [A#] he let go [D#m] a laugh
_ [F#] _ _
_ [G#] _ Shook back his clothes [C#] all around _ _
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_ [D#m] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [C#] _ Bojangles _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ _ Mr.
_ [C#] _ Bojangles _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [C#] _ _ Bojangles _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [Fm] Danced
_ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] He danced for [A#m] those at minstrel shows [D#m] and county [F#] fairs _
_ [B] _ _ _ Throughout [C#] the _ South _
_ [F#] Smoked through tears [A#m] of fifteen years, [D#m] how his dog and [C#] him
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] Traveled about _ _
_ [B] _ _ The dog up [A#m] and died, _ [A#] he up [D#m] and died
_ [F#] _ _
_ [G#] _ After twenty years he still [C#] _ grieves _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [F#] Said to dance [C#] now at every chance [D#m] in Honkytonk
_ [F#] _
_ [B] _ _ For drinks [C#] and _ tunes _
[F#] But most the time [A#m] was spent behind [D#m] these county [F#] bars _
[B] Cause _ his hot drinks [C#] a bit _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ He shook his [A#m] head
[A#] And as he shook [D#m] his head
[C#] I _ [G#] _ _ heard someone ask [C#] him _ please _
_ _ _ Leave _
_ [D#] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [C#] _ Bojangles _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ _ Mr.
_ [C#] _ Bojangles _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [C#] _ _ Bojangles _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [Fm] Danced
_ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
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