Chords for Sammy Davis Jr. - Mr. Bojangles (1972 Berlin - Unicef Concert)

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134.05 bpm
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Cm

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Ab

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Sammy Davis Jr. - Mr. Bojangles (1972 Berlin - Unicef Concert) chords
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[Eb]
[N]
[Cm]
[Bb] [D] [Eb] I knew a man, [Gm] old Changles, [Cm] and he'd dance [Gm] for you
[Ab] In [Bb] worn out shoes, [Eb] with silver hair, [Gm] a ragged shirt, [Cm] and baggy [Gm] pants
[Ab] Who would do thee, [Bb] old soft shoes
[Ab]
He could [Gm] jump so [G] high, [Cm] jump so high
And then he'd lightly [Ab]
touch [Bb] down
I [Eb] met him [Gm] in a cell, in New Orleans I was
[Ab]
Well I was down [Bb] and out, [Eb] he looked to me [Gm] to be
The very eyes of age, [Ab]
as he [Bb] spoke right out
[Ab]
Talked [Gm] of life, [G] [Cm] talked of life
Laughed, slapped his [Ab] biggest
He [Bb]
[Eb] said his name [Gm] was Bojangles, then he danced a lick
[Ab]
Right [Bb] across the cell, [Eb] he grabbed his pants, [Gm] took a better [Eb] stance, jumped [Gm] up high
[Ab]
That's when he [Bb]
pricked his heels, [Ab]
then [Gm] he let go a [G] laugh
[Cm] Lord he let go a laugh, shook back [Ab] his clothes all around
[Bb] That [Cm]
was Mr.
[Gm]
Bojangles, [Cm]
Mr.
[Bb]
Bojangles, [Cm]
Mr.
[Bb]
Bojangles
[Eb]
Lord he [Gm] could [Eb] dance
Told
[Gm] me of the [Cm] times he worked [Gm] with minstrel shows
[Ab]
[Bb] Traveling throughout the South
[Eb] He spoke with [Bb] tears of fifteen [Cm] years, of his [Gm] dog and he
[Ab]
They just [Bb] traveled about
[Ab] But his [Gm] dog up and died, [Cm]
[Fm] dog [Bb] up and [Cm] died
[A] And after twenty years [Ab] he's still [Bb] [Ab] green
[Gm] [Eb] He [Gm] said I dance now at [Cm] every chance and honky [Gm]-tonk
[Ab] For [Bb] my drinks and tips
[Eb] But most of [Bb] the time I [Cm] spend behind these [Gm] county bars
[Ab]
You see [Bb] son, I drink a bit
[Ab]
[Gm] Then he shook his head
[Cm]
[Bb] Lord as he shook his [Cm] head
[A] I could [Ab] swear [Bb] I heard [Ab] someone say [Bb] please
[G] [Cm]
Mr.
[Bb]
Bojangles, [Cm] Mr.
[Bb]
Bojangles, [Cm]
Mr.
[Bb] Bojangles
Come back [Eb] and dance, [Gm] dance, [Cm] dance, [Eb] please dance
[Cm]
Mr.
[Gm] [Bb] Bojangles, [Cm]
Mr.
[Bb]
[Cm] Bojangles,
[Bb] Mr.
[Cm] [Eb] Bojangles
Dance, [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] why can't you [Cm] come back and [Gm] dance
Please [Cm] Bojangles, [Gm]
come [Eb] back and [Bb] dance
Mr. [Cm] Bojangles
[Fm]
[Eb] [G]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [E]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb]
[N]
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Eb
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [D] [Eb] I knew a man, [Gm] old Changles, [Cm] and he'd dance [Gm] for you
_ [Ab] In _ _ _ [Bb] worn out _ shoes, _ [Eb] with silver hair, [Gm] a ragged shirt, [Cm] and baggy [Gm] pants
_ [Ab] Who would do thee, _ [Bb] old soft shoes
_ _ [Ab] _
He _ could [Gm] jump so [G] high, _ [Cm] jump so high _ _ _
And then he'd lightly _ [Ab] _
touch _ [Bb] down _
_ _ I [Eb] met him [Gm] in a cell, _ in New Orleans I was
[Ab] _ _
_ Well I was down [Bb] and out, _ _ [Eb] he looked to me [Gm] to be
The very eyes of age, [Ab] _ _ _
_ as he [Bb] spoke right out
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ Talked [Gm] of life, [G] _ _ [Cm] talked of life _ _ _ _
Laughed, slapped his [Ab] biggest _
_ He [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] said his name [Gm] was _ Bojangles, then he danced a lick
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ Right [Bb] across the cell, _ _ [Eb] he grabbed his pants, [Gm] took a better [Eb] stance, jumped [Gm] up high
_ _ [Ab] _
That's when he _ _ [Bb]
pricked his heels, [Ab] _ _ _
_ then [Gm] he let go a [G] laugh
_ _ [Cm] _ Lord he let go a laugh, _ _ shook back [Ab] his clothes all around
_ [Bb] _ That _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
was Mr.
_ [Gm] _
Bojangles, _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
Mr.
_ [Bb] _ _
Bojangles, _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
Mr.
_ _ [Bb] _
Bojangles
_ [Eb] _ _ _
Lord he [Gm] could [Eb] _ dance _
_ _ _ Told _
_ [Gm] me of the [Cm] times he worked [Gm] with minstrel shows
[Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] Traveling throughout the South
_ [Eb] He spoke with [Bb] tears of fifteen [Cm] years, of his [Gm] dog and he
_ [Ab] _
They just _ [Bb] traveled about
_ [Ab] But _ _ _ his [Gm] dog up and died, _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Fm] dog [Bb] up and [Cm] died
[A] And after twenty years [Ab] he's still _ [Bb] _ [Ab] green _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] He _ [Gm] said I dance now at [Cm] every chance and honky [Gm]-tonk
_ [Ab] For _ _ _ _ [Bb] my drinks and tips
_ [Eb] But most of [Bb] the time I [Cm] spend behind these [Gm] county bars
[Ab] _ _
You see [Bb] son, I drink a bit
_ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] Then he shook his head
_ _ [Cm] _
[Bb] Lord as he shook his [Cm] head
[A] _ I could [Ab] swear _ [Bb] I heard [Ab] someone say _ [Bb] please
[G] _ [Cm] _ _
_ Mr.
[Bb] _ _
Bojangles, _ _ [Cm] Mr. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
Bojangles, _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
Mr.
_ [Bb] _ Bojangles
Come back [Eb] and dance, [Gm] dance, _ [Cm] dance, [Eb] please dance
[Cm] _ _
Mr.
_ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ Bojangles, _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
Mr.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] Bojangles, _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Mr. _ _
[Cm] _ [Eb] Bojangles _ _
Dance, _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] why can't you [Cm] come back and [Gm] dance
_ _ Please _ _ [Cm] Bojangles, _ _ [Gm] _
come [Eb] back _ and _ _ _ [Bb] dance
Mr. [Cm] _ _ Bojangles _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _

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