Chords for Nina Simone - Mr. Bojangles (Official Audio - Live)

[Gb] _ _ I knew a [Bbm] man called [Ebm] Jangles and he danced [Gb] for you
[B] In _ _ _ [Db]
worn out _ shoes _
_ [Gb] _ With silver [Bbm] hair, a [Ebm] ragged shirt and [Gb] baggy _ pants
[B] _ _ [Abm] In [Db] old soft shoes
He [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] jumped so _ [Dm] high, [Ebm] jumped so high _ _
[Ab] _ _ Then he lightly [Db] touched the ground _ _
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[Gb] _ _ I met [Bbm] him in a cell in [Ebm] New Orleans [Gb] I _ [B] was
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [Db]
Down and out _ _
[Gb] _ He looked at [Db] me to be [Ebm] the eyes of [Gb] _ age
[B] _ _ As [Abm] he spoke [Db] right _ out _
[Ebm] _ _ _ He [Bbm] talked of _ [Dm] life, _
[Ebm] talked of _ life _
[Cm] He laughed [Ab] and slapped his [Db] leg a step _ _ _
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[Ebm] _ _ Mr. _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ Bojangles _
[Ebm] _ Mr.
_ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ Bojangles
[Abm] _ Mr. _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ Bojangles _
He _ _ said _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gb] _ his name _ Bojangles
[Ebm] Then he danced for me _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ Across [Db] the cell _
[Gb] He _ grabbed his pants [Ebm] up at a stance
Oh how he [Gb] jumped up [B] high
_ _ He clicked his [Db] heels _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ He let go [Bbm] alive, _ [Dm] _ let [Ebm] go alive
He _ _
_ [Ab] stood up and shook back his [Db] clothes all around _ _ _
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[Gb] _ _ [Bbm] He danced for those [Ebm] at minstrel shows and [Gb] county _ _
[B] fairs
_ [Abm] Throughout _
[Db] the cell _ _ _
[Gb] _ He spoke with [Fm] the tears of [Ebm] fifteen years
[Gb] How his [B] dog and he _ [Abm] _ _
[Db] traveled about
_ [Ebm] _
_ _ His _ [Bb]
dog up and _ died
[Ebm] He just up and [Gb] died _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ After twenty [Db]
years he stilled _ _ grieved
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
Mr.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ Bojangles
_ [Ebm] _
Mr.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ Bojangles
[Abm] _
Mr. _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Bojangles
He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ said I [Bbm] dance now at [Ebm] every chance and honky tonk
_ [B] _ _ _
[Abm] For _ [Db] drinks and _ _ [Gb] tips
But [Db] _ most [Ebm] of the time I spend behind [Db] these county [B] bars
He said [Abm] I'll [Db] drink some beer
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ He shook [Bbm] his head _
_ [Dm] And [Ebm] as he shook his head
_ _ [Cm] I [Eb] heard someone [Db] respectfully ask _ me _ _ _
Mr.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ Bojangles
_ _ [Ebm] _ Mr. _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
Bojangles
_ [Abm] _ Mr. _
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Bojangles _ _ Dance _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
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