Chords for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr Bojangles

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
You knew a [D] man played jangles and he [G] danced for you
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A _ worn out [D] shoe, _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ [G]
silver hair [D] and ragged [G] shirt and baggy pants
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He did the old soft [D]
shoe, _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ he jumped so [Bm]
high, _ [B] he [Em] jumped so high
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And then he lied to touch [D]
down, _ _ _ I _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ met him in a cell in New [Em] Orleans
I [D] was _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ down [D] and out, _ _ [A] _ [G] he looked at me [Bm] to feed the [Em] eyes of age
[D] _ _ [C] As _ he spoke right [D] out, _ _
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he talked [Bm] of life, [B] he talked [Em] of life _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ He laughed, clicked his heels [D] and stared _
_ _ _ Well _
_ [E] _ [D] [G] he said the name [D] Bojangles and [Em] he danced a lick [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
across [D] the cell _
_ [Em] _ [G] Grabbed his pants and [D] spread his [Em] stance, oh he jumped so [G] high
_ _ _ [C] And then he clicked [D] his heels _
_ _ [G] _ _ He let go of a [Bm] laugh, [B] he let go of a [Em] laugh
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_ [A] Shirt _ _ back, his clothes [D] all around
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_ [Bm] Mr. _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ Bojangles, _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
Mr.
_ [D] _ Bojangles
_ _ _ [Em] Mr. _
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Bojangles, [Em] _ [G] won't you _ dance
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_ [Em] _ [G] He danced for those at minstrel [Em] shows and county _ _ fairs
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Throughout [D] the south _
_ [G] _ He spoke to cheers at fifteen years, [Em] how his dog and [G] him
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_ _ Traveled [D] around
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the [D] dog up [Bm] and died, [B] _ up [Em] and died _
_ _ _ [A] _ After twenty years he [D] still _ breathes
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_ [G] _ He said he'll dance now every [Em] chance and honky [G] _ tonk
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For drinks [D] and tips
_ _ _ [G] But most of the time I spend behind [Em] these county [G] bars
_ _ [C] _ Cause I've drank [D] so big _
_ _ _ [C] _ He shook [Bm] his head, [B] and as he shook [Em] his head
_ _ _ [A] _ I heard someone asking [D] _ please
[Am] _ Who's singing [Bm] this time, come [D] _ on
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Won't _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] you dance, [Bm] _ _ won't [Em] you _ _ _ dance
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