Chords for Sammy Davis Jr. "Mr. Bojangles"

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[Eb] I knew a man, [Gm] _ Bojangles, and [Cm] _
he'd dance for you [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ in _ [Bb] worn out _ shoes
with [Eb] silver hair, [Gm] a ragged shirt, [Cm] [C] and ragged [Bb] pants. _ _
[Ab] _ He would do the _
[Bb] _ old soft shoe.
[Ab] _ _ _ He could jump [G] so high, _ [Cm] jump so high. _ _
[A] _ Then he would lightly [C] touch down.
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[Eb] I met him in [G] a cell [Cm] in New Orleans [Bb] I was. _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Well, [Bb] I was down and out.
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He looked to me [G] to be the [Cm] very eyes of [Eb] a_ _
[Ab] _ _ _ As he _
[Bb] spoke right out, _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ talked [Gm] over loud.
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[Cm] _ Lord, that man talked a [A] lie, _ _ laughs like [Eb] his [Fm] leg is. _ _ _ _
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[Eb] He said his name was [D] Bojangles.
[Cm] Then he danced a lick [Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ right [Bb] across the cell. _ _
[Eb] He grabbed his pants, [Bb] took a better stance, [Cm] jumped up high.
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[Ab] _ _ That's when he _
[Bb] clicked his heels.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Then he [G] let go a laugh. _ _
[Cm] _ Lord, he let go a [G] laugh.
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Shook back [Bb] his clothes all around.
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[Cm] _ _ That was Mr. _
[Bb] _ Bojangles.
[Gm] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ Mr. _
[Bb] _ Bojangles.
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[Cm] _ _ _ Mr. _
[Bb] _ Bojangles.
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_ _ [Gm] Lord, he could [Eb]
[Cm] dance.
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He told me about the [Gm] times _ [Cm]
he'd spent with minstrel shows.
_ [Bb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Traveling [Bb] throughout the South.
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He spoke with tears [Gm] of fifteen years.
[Cm] How his [Eb] dog and he, _ [Ab] _
_ they just _ [C] _
[Bb] traveled about.
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_ _ _ _ But [Gm] his dog up and died. _ _
[Cm] His dog up [Eb] and died. _
[A] _ _ _ After twenty [Bb] years he still breathed. _
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[Eb] _ _ [Gm] Said I dance now at [Cm] every chance and honky-tonks.
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] For my drinks and tips. _ _
[Eb] _ Most of the [Gm] time I spend [Cm] behind these county [Eb] bars. _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ You see son, [Bb] I drink a bit. _
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Then he [Gm] shook his head. _ _ _
[Cm] Lord, when he shook his head.
_ [A] I could swear [Ab] I heard someone [Bb] _
say [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] please.
_ [Cm] _ _ Mr. _
[Bb] _ _ Bojangles. _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ Mr. _
[Bb] _ _ Bojangles. _ _
[Cm] _ _ Mr. _ _
[Bb] _ Bojangles.
Come [Eb] back and _ _ _ [Gm] dance.
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Dance, please, [Cm] dance.
_ _ Mr.
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Bojangles.
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Mr.
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_ _ [Eb] Bojangles. _ _
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[Bb] Dance.
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_ _ Why can't you come back _ _ _ and _ dance?
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[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] And _ dance. _ _ _ _
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