Chords for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles - 5/2/13

[N] _ [B] history right now [C#] here [D#] hold on buddy hold on [C#] hold [D] on i got you
you get it
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[B] _ _ [A] _ _ like apple bobbing up here [C] um _ _ [G] _ our band [Em] as john said [D] started a long long time
ago and uh [B] around 1969 [C#] we found this tune and it's
[B] really responsible for us [G] being out here up until
last time and while i'm talking about us being out here i want to thank
i want to thank you guys [D] for coming out and seeing us [C#] tonight we appreciate you
all _ _ [G] you've _ _ [Gm] been [A#] doing this for [D] years
this is very grateful [G] _
i'd also like to [C#] thank anybody who's [Gm] ever bought a dirt
band [C#] record over the [D#] years thank you for [C] that _
[C#] maybe [Gm] an eight track [D] tape _ _ appreciate that or maybe [G] a dirt band cassette [C] maybe
_ _ [G] _ _ but _ especially i'd [Gm] like to thank those folks [C] that have uh
that [A#] have made their kids listen [B] to the [A#] nitty gritty dirt
[A] worn [Em] _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _ [C] _ _ _
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[C] _ _ _ out [G] _ _ _
[D] shoes _ _ _ silver hair and ragged [Em] shirt and baggy [G] pants _
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_ [A] _ and then it lied when touched [D] _
down _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ if i [G] met a man to sell [D] in new [Em] orleans i was _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] down _ _ _ _ _ you [G] looked at me defeated _ [Em] because of
ease _ [G] _
_ [C] _ and he spoke right [D] out
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he talked of [Bm] my heart _ _ talked of [Em] my
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life
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_ _ _ _ [G] stands
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stands
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_ is
_ [D] _ _ jingles
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_ [Em] _ _ loves _ [G] _ _
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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ and [Bm] misses shows and [Em] town
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_ _ [C] _ _ throughout _ [D]
the south _ _ they [G] spoke to tears for 15 [Bm] years i [Em] was dog _
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_ _ [D] he
he _ _ _
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said to dance now at every chance and honky _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]-tonk
for drinks [D] and tips _ _ but [G] most of the time [Bm] i spend behind these county [G] bars _ _ _
because i drink to [D] be _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ shook his [Bm] head _ as he shook his [Em] head
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i heard someone ask [D] him all right [C] let's hear y'all [Bm] sing come [D] on
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love
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_ _ _ [D] _ watch _ _ _ [G] it _ _ _ [D] dance
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ do you remember jay [Bm] does any [Em] dancing
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