Mr. Bojangles Chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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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] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ _