Chords for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr Bojangles

_ _ [Em] Sometimes when we're out on the road, there's a lot of people that come to see us and they say things like
we didn't know you did that.
_ _ As we've been doing that for 20 years,
we've come across [G#] some funny [G] songs.
_ Maybe this is one you all remember. _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ We were [Bm] bandy jiggers and [Em] a dance breed.
[G] Thank you!
_ [C] _ _ He wore nice [D] _ _ shoes
[Em] _
_ Silver hair [Bm] and ragged [Em] shirt and baggy pants _ _
[C] He did the old soft [D] shoe _ _
[C] He _ _ jumped [Bm] so high, [B] _ jumped so [Em] _ high _ _
[A] _ _ And he lied to [D] touchdown _ _ _ _
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[G] I met him in a cell in New [Em] Orleans I [G] was _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ Down [D] and out
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He looked at me to be the eyes of age
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And he spoke right [D] out
_ _ He _ _
[C] _ _ _ talked [Bm] of life, _ [B] _ [Em] talked of life
[G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ Laughed, wigged his heels [D] and his steps
_ _ Well _ _ _ _ [G] _
he said his name Bojangles [Em] and he danced a lick
[G] _ _ [C]
I _ _ _ [D] crossed the cell
_ _ _ [G]
Grabbed his [Bm] pants and spread his stance
Well [G] he jumped so high
_ [C] _
_ And he clicked his [D]
heels
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He let go [Bm] and laughed, [B] he let go [E] and [G] laughed
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Shirt back and his clothes [D] all around
_ [C] _ Mr.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
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_ Bojangles, _ _ [E] _
_ _ Mr.
[Em] _ [D] _
_ Bojangles
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Mr.
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_ Bojangles, [F#m] oh, [G] won't you dance
[Bm] _ [Em] Dance _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
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for those [G#] at minstrel shows [Em] and county _ [Bm] fairs
_ [C] _
_ Throughout _ [D] the South
_ _ _ [G] He spoke to tears [G#] of 15 years, [Em] how his dog and him
[G] _ _ [C] They _ _ _ traveled [D]
about
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_ Well the dog up and [Bm] _
died, [B] he up and [Em]
died
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
After 20 years he [D] stood a goose
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] He said he'd dance now at every [Em] chance and honky [G] _ tonk
[C] _
_ For _ [D] drinks and tips
_ _ [G] Most of the time was spent behind these county bars _
[C] As _ I drank [D] some beer
_ _ He [C] _ _ _ shook [Bm] his head
[B] And as he shook [Em] his head
_ _ [G] _
[A] _ I heard someone ask [D] him please
_ Let's see you sing it yourselves this time, come _ [Em] on
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[G] Won't you _ [Bm] dance, _ won't [Em] you _ dance
God [G] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ bless you folks, thanks a lot _ _ _
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