Mr. Bojangles Chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Tempo:
154.15 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
[C] in worn out [D] shoes
[Em]
Silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy [G] pants [C] the old [D] soft shoe
[C] Jump so [Bm]
high
[B] Jump so [Em]
high
[G] [A]
And then he lightly [D] touched down I
[G] Met him [Bm] in a cell in New [Em] Orleans.
I was
[G] [C]
[D]
Down
He [G] looked to [Bm] me to be [Em] the eyes of [D] age [C]
as the smoke [D] ran out
[C]
talked [Bm] of life
[B] talked [Em] of life
[G] [A]
Left clicked his heels [D] and stared
[G] Said his name [Bm] Bojangles and [Em] he danced a lick
[D] [C]
across [D] the cell
[G] Grabbed his pants [Bm] and fair that stands [Em] for a jump so [D] high
[C]
Then he clicked his [D]
heels
[C]
He let go
[Bm] Let [B] [Em] go
[G] Shook [A]
back his clothes [D] all around
Mr.
[Em]
[D]
Bojangles
[Em]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[E]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[A] [G]
[D] dance
[Em]
[G] He danced for [Bm] those admins for [Em] shows and county [G] [C] fairs
[D]
[G] Spoke to [Bm] tears of 15 years [Em] how his dog and [D] him
[C]
[D] Traveled about
the [C]
dog up [Bm] and died
[B] Yup, [Em] and I
[G] After [A]
20 years, he still [D]
breathes
[F#] [G] Said a dance [D] now with every [Em] chance and honky [D] [G]-tonk
[C]
For drinks [D] and tips
[G] But most the [Bm] time to spend behind [Em] these county [G] bars
[C] Cuz I drink [D] so big
He [C]
shook [Bm] his head
[B] And as he shook [Em] his head, [G] [A]
I heard someone [D] ask him, please
Please
[E]
Mr.
[D] Bojangles
[Em] Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[Em]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[G]
dance
[Bm] [Em] [D]
[G]
[B]
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you
[C] in worn out [D] shoes
[Em]
Silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy [G] pants [C] the old [D] soft shoe
[C] Jump so [Bm]
high
[B] Jump so [Em]
high
[G] [A]
And then he lightly [D] touched down I
[G] Met him [Bm] in a cell in New [Em] Orleans.
I was
[G] [C]
[D]
Down
He [G] looked to [Bm] me to be [Em] the eyes of [D] age [C]
as the smoke [D] ran out
[C]
talked [Bm] of life
[B] talked [Em] of life
[G] [A]
Left clicked his heels [D] and stared
[G] Said his name [Bm] Bojangles and [Em] he danced a lick
[D] [C]
across [D] the cell
[G] Grabbed his pants [Bm] and fair that stands [Em] for a jump so [D] high
[C]
Then he clicked his [D]
heels
[C]
He let go
[Bm] Let [B] [Em] go
[G] Shook [A]
back his clothes [D] all around
Mr.
[Em]
[D]
Bojangles
[Em]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[E]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[A] [G]
[D] dance
[Em]
[G] He danced for [Bm] those admins for [Em] shows and county [G] [C] fairs
[D]
[G] Spoke to [Bm] tears of 15 years [Em] how his dog and [D] him
[C]
[D] Traveled about
the [C]
dog up [Bm] and died
[B] Yup, [Em] and I
[G] After [A]
20 years, he still [D]
breathes
[F#] [G] Said a dance [D] now with every [Em] chance and honky [D] [G]-tonk
[C]
For drinks [D] and tips
[G] But most the [Bm] time to spend behind [Em] these county [G] bars
[C] Cuz I drink [D] so big
He [C]
shook [Bm] his head
[B] And as he shook [Em] his head, [G] [A]
I heard someone [D] ask him, please
Please
[E]
Mr.
[D] Bojangles
[Em] Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[Em]
Mr.
[D]
Bojangles
[G]
dance
[Bm] [Em] [D]
[G]
[B]
Key:Β Β
D
G
Em
C
Bm
D
G
Em
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you _ _ _
[C] _ _ in worn out [D] _ _ shoes
_ [Em]
Silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy [G] pants _ [C] the _ _ _ old [D] soft shoe
_ _ [C] Jump _ _ _ so [Bm]
high
_ [B] _ Jump so [Em]
high
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
And then he lightly [D] touched _ down _ _ I
_ _ _ _ [G] Met him [Bm] in a cell in New [Em] Orleans.
I was
[G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ Down
He _ [G] looked to [Bm] me to be [Em] the eyes of [D] age _ _ [C] _ _
as the smoke [D] ran _ out
_ _ [C] _ _
_ talked [Bm] of life
[B] _ talked [Em] of life
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
Left clicked his heels [D] and _ stared _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Said his name [Bm] Bojangles and [Em] he danced a lick
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ across [D] the cell
_ _ _ [G] Grabbed his pants [Bm] and fair that stands [Em] for a jump so [D] high
_ _ [C] _
Then he clicked his [D] _ _
heels
_ _ [C] _ _
He let go
[Bm] _ Let [B] _ [Em] go _ _
_ [G] Shook _ [A] _ _
back his clothes [D] all around
_ _ Mr. _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _
Bojangles
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Mr.
[D] _ _ _
Bojangles
_ _ [E] _ _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _
Bojangles
[A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] dance
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G] He danced for [Bm] those admins for [Em] shows and county _ _ [G] _ [C] fairs _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Spoke to [Bm] tears of 15 years [Em] how his dog and [D] him
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] Traveled about
_ the _ [C] _ _
_ dog up [Bm] and died
_ [B] _ Yup, [Em] and I
_ [G] After _ [A] _ _
20 years, he still [D] _ _
_ _ breathes _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G] Said a dance [D] now with every [Em] chance and honky _ [D] _ [G]-tonk
[C] _ _
For drinks [D] and _ tips
_ [G] But most the [Bm] time to spend behind [Em] these county [G] bars
_ [C] Cuz _ I drink [D] so big
_ He [C] _ _
_ shook [Bm] his head
[B] And as he shook [Em] his head, [G] _ _ _ [A] _
I heard someone [D] ask him, _ please _ _ _
Please
_ _ _ [E] _ _
Mr.
_ _ [D] _ _ Bojangles
_ [Em] Mr. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Bojangles
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _
Bojangles
_ _ _ [G]
dance
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you _ _ _
[C] _ _ in worn out [D] _ _ shoes
_ [Em]
Silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy [G] pants _ [C] the _ _ _ old [D] soft shoe
_ _ [C] Jump _ _ _ so [Bm]
high
_ [B] _ Jump so [Em]
high
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
And then he lightly [D] touched _ down _ _ I
_ _ _ _ [G] Met him [Bm] in a cell in New [Em] Orleans.
I was
[G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ Down
He _ [G] looked to [Bm] me to be [Em] the eyes of [D] age _ _ [C] _ _
as the smoke [D] ran _ out
_ _ [C] _ _
_ talked [Bm] of life
[B] _ talked [Em] of life
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
Left clicked his heels [D] and _ stared _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Said his name [Bm] Bojangles and [Em] he danced a lick
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ across [D] the cell
_ _ _ [G] Grabbed his pants [Bm] and fair that stands [Em] for a jump so [D] high
_ _ [C] _
Then he clicked his [D] _ _
heels
_ _ [C] _ _
He let go
[Bm] _ Let [B] _ [Em] go _ _
_ [G] Shook _ [A] _ _
back his clothes [D] all around
_ _ Mr. _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _
Bojangles
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Mr.
[D] _ _ _
Bojangles
_ _ [E] _ _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _
Bojangles
[A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] dance
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G] He danced for [Bm] those admins for [Em] shows and county _ _ [G] _ [C] fairs _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Spoke to [Bm] tears of 15 years [Em] how his dog and [D] him
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] Traveled about
_ the _ [C] _ _
_ dog up [Bm] and died
_ [B] _ Yup, [Em] and I
_ [G] After _ [A] _ _
20 years, he still [D] _ _
_ _ breathes _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G] Said a dance [D] now with every [Em] chance and honky _ [D] _ [G]-tonk
[C] _ _
For drinks [D] and _ tips
_ [G] But most the [Bm] time to spend behind [Em] these county [G] bars
_ [C] Cuz _ I drink [D] so big
_ He [C] _ _
_ shook [Bm] his head
[B] And as he shook [Em] his head, [G] _ _ _ [A] _
I heard someone [D] ask him, _ please _ _ _
Please
_ _ _ [E] _ _
Mr.
_ _ [D] _ _ Bojangles
_ [Em] Mr. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Bojangles
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ Mr.
_ [D] _ _
Bojangles
_ _ _ [G]
dance
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
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