Chords for NEW * Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band {Stereo} 1970
Tempo:
154.4 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 in [C] worn [D]-out shoes
[G]
Silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy pants
[C]
the old [D] soft shoe
[E] [C]
He jumped [Bm] so high
[B] Jump [Em] so high
[D] [A]
And then he lightly [D] touched down
[G] I met him [Bm] in a cell in New [Em] Orleans.
I was
[D] [C]
Down
[D]
He [G] looked to me [Bm] to be [Em] the eyes of [D] age [C]
as the smoke [D] ran out
[C]
Talked [Bm] up like
[B] [Em] Talked of life
[G] [A]
Laugh clicked his heels [D] and stare
[G] He said his name [Bm] Bojangles and [Em] he danced a lick
[D] [C]
across [D] the cell
[F#] [G] Grabbed his pants [F#m] and fair that stands [Em] for we jumped so [D] high
[C]
Many clicked is [D] he
[C]
He let go
[Bm]
Let [B] [Em] go
[D] [A]
Shook back his clothes [D] all around
[Em]
[D] Mr.
Bojangles
[Em]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[Em] [E]
Mr.
[D]
[E] Bojangles
[G]
[F#m] dance
[Em]
[G] He danced for [Bm] those admins for [Em] shows in county fairs
[G] [C]
[D]
[G] Smoked two [Bm] years of 15 years.
[Em] How is dog in [G] him?
[C]
[D] Traveled about [C]
the dog up [Bm] and died
[B] Yup, [Em] and I
[G] [A]
After 20 years, he still [D] breathes
[G] Said a dance [D] now at every [E] chance and honky-tonk
[G] [C]
for drinks [D] and
[G] But most the [Bm] town to spend behind [Em] these county [G] bars
[C] Cuz I drink [D] so big
[C]
He shook [Bm] his head
[B] And as he shook [Em] his head, [D] I [A]
heard someone [D] ask him, please
Please
[E]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[Em]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[Em]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[E] [G]
dance
[F#m] [Em] [D]
[G]
[A#] [N]
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you in [C] worn [D]-out shoes
[G]
Silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy pants
[C]
the old [D] soft shoe
[E] [C]
He jumped [Bm] so high
[B] Jump [Em] so high
[D] [A]
And then he lightly [D] touched down
[G] I met him [Bm] in a cell in New [Em] Orleans.
I was
[D] [C]
Down
[D]
He [G] looked to me [Bm] to be [Em] the eyes of [D] age [C]
as the smoke [D] ran out
[C]
Talked [Bm] up like
[B] [Em] Talked of life
[G] [A]
Laugh clicked his heels [D] and stare
[G] He said his name [Bm] Bojangles and [Em] he danced a lick
[D] [C]
across [D] the cell
[F#] [G] Grabbed his pants [F#m] and fair that stands [Em] for we jumped so [D] high
[C]
Many clicked is [D] he
[C]
He let go
[Bm]
Let [B] [Em] go
[D] [A]
Shook back his clothes [D] all around
[Em]
[D] Mr.
Bojangles
[Em]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[Em] [E]
Mr.
[D]
[E] Bojangles
[G]
[F#m] dance
[Em]
[G] He danced for [Bm] those admins for [Em] shows in county fairs
[G] [C]
[D]
[G] Smoked two [Bm] years of 15 years.
[Em] How is dog in [G] him?
[C]
[D] Traveled about [C]
the dog up [Bm] and died
[B] Yup, [Em] and I
[G] [A]
After 20 years, he still [D] breathes
[G] Said a dance [D] now at every [E] chance and honky-tonk
[G] [C]
for drinks [D] and
[G] But most the [Bm] town to spend behind [Em] these county [G] bars
[C] Cuz I drink [D] so big
[C]
He shook [Bm] his head
[B] And as he shook [Em] his head, [D] I [A]
heard someone [D] ask him, please
Please
[E]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[Em]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[Em]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[E] [G]
dance
[F#m] [Em] [D]
[G]
[A#] [N]
Key:
D
G
Em
C
Bm
D
G
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you _ in [C] _ _ worn [D]-out shoes
_ _ _ _ [G]
Silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy pants
_ _ [C] _
_ the old [D] soft shoe
_ _ [E] _ [C] _
_ He jumped [Bm] so high
_ [B] Jump [Em] so high
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
And then he lightly [D] touched down
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] I met him [Bm] in a cell in New [Em] Orleans.
I was
[D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ Down
[D] _ _
_ He _ [G] looked to me [Bm] to be [Em] the eyes of [D] age _ _ [C] _ _
as the smoke [D] ran out
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ Talked [Bm] up like
[B] _ _ [Em] Talked of life
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
Laugh clicked his heels [D] and stare _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] He said his name [Bm] Bojangles and [Em] he danced a lick
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ across [D] the cell
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G] Grabbed his pants [F#m] and fair that stands [Em] for we jumped so [D] high
_ _ [C] _ _
Many clicked is [D] he
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
He let go
[Bm] _
Let [B] _ [Em] go _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
Shook back his clothes [D] all around
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] Mr. _
Bojangles
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _
Bojangles
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] Bojangles
[G] _ _
_ [F#m] dance
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G] He danced for [Bm] those admins for [Em] shows in county fairs
[G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Smoked two [Bm] years of 15 years.
[Em] How is dog in [G] him?
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] Traveled about _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
the dog up [Bm] and died
_ [B] _ Yup, [Em] and I
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
After 20 years, he still [D] breathes
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Said a dance [D] now at every [E] chance and honky-tonk
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
for drinks [D] and _
_ _ _ [G] But most the [Bm] town to spend behind [Em] these county [G] bars
_ [C] Cuz _ I drink [D] so big
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
He shook [Bm] his head
[B] And as he shook [Em] his head, [D] I _ [A] _ _
heard someone [D] ask him, _ please _ _ _
Please
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _
Bojangles
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _
Bojangles
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ Mr.
_ _ [D] _
Bojangles
_ [E] _ _ [G] _
dance
[F#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you _ in [C] _ _ worn [D]-out shoes
_ _ _ _ [G]
Silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy pants
_ _ [C] _
_ the old [D] soft shoe
_ _ [E] _ [C] _
_ He jumped [Bm] so high
_ [B] Jump [Em] so high
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
And then he lightly [D] touched down
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] I met him [Bm] in a cell in New [Em] Orleans.
I was
[D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ Down
[D] _ _
_ He _ [G] looked to me [Bm] to be [Em] the eyes of [D] age _ _ [C] _ _
as the smoke [D] ran out
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ Talked [Bm] up like
[B] _ _ [Em] Talked of life
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
Laugh clicked his heels [D] and stare _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] He said his name [Bm] Bojangles and [Em] he danced a lick
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ across [D] the cell
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G] Grabbed his pants [F#m] and fair that stands [Em] for we jumped so [D] high
_ _ [C] _ _
Many clicked is [D] he
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
He let go
[Bm] _
Let [B] _ [Em] go _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
Shook back his clothes [D] all around
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] Mr. _
Bojangles
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _
Bojangles
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] Bojangles
[G] _ _
_ [F#m] dance
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G] He danced for [Bm] those admins for [Em] shows in county fairs
[G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Smoked two [Bm] years of 15 years.
[Em] How is dog in [G] him?
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] Traveled about _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
the dog up [Bm] and died
_ [B] _ Yup, [Em] and I
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
After 20 years, he still [D] breathes
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Said a dance [D] now at every [E] chance and honky-tonk
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
for drinks [D] and _
_ _ _ [G] But most the [Bm] town to spend behind [Em] these county [G] bars
_ [C] Cuz _ I drink [D] so big
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
He shook [Bm] his head
[B] And as he shook [Em] his head, [D] I _ [A] _ _
heard someone [D] ask him, _ please _ _ _
Please
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _
Bojangles
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _
Bojangles
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ Mr.
_ _ [D] _
Bojangles
_ [E] _ _ [G] _
dance
[F#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ [N] _