Mr. Bojangles Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]I know a man b[G]ut jangles
any dance [Am]for [C]you
[F]In worn [G]out shoes, [C]silver hair,
[G]ragged shirt and [Am]baggy pants
[C]That [F]old soft sho[G]e
[F]Jumped so hig[C]h, jum[E]ped so hig[Am]h
[C]The[D]n he lightly touched
[G]down[Am][C][G]
[Am]Mr.
[Em]Bojangles[Am][Em][C][G][Am][C][F]
[G]
I [C]met him in [G]a cell in
New
[Em]Or l[Am]eans, I was do[C]wn a[F]nd out[G]
He [C]looked to me to be [G]the eyes of age
[Am]As h[C]e sp[F]oke right out[G]
[F]He talked of [C]the light,
he [Em]talked [E]of the [Am]light[C]
[D]Laughin', slappin' his
legs [G]to stay[Am][C][G]
[Am]Mr.
[Em]Bojangles[Am]
Mr.
[Em]Bojangles
Dam[C]n[G][Am][C][F][G]
He [C]said the name
[G]Bojangles and he danced [Am]a li[C]ck
[F]All across the cel[G]l
He [C]grabbed his pants [G]for a better [Am]stance
[C]Oh, he [Dm]jumped so high
and clicked up his [D]heels[G]
[F]He let go and laughed,
[C]he let go [Em]and laug[Am]hed
[C]She [D]pack his clothes all
[G]around[Am][C][G][Am]
Mr.
[Em]Bojangles
[Am]Mr.
[Em]Bojangles[C]
[G]Dance, [Am]yeah [C]dance[F][G]
He [C]danced for those at [G]minstrel
shows and [Am]county fairs
[C]Thr[F]oughout the
[G]South
He [C]spoke with tears of [G]fifteen years
[Am]Of how his dog and him
[C]Just [Dm]traveled all [G]about
[F]His dog up and died
[C]He up [E]and died
[Am]And after [D]twenty years
he still [G]breathes[C][G]
[Am]Mr.
[Em]Bojangles
[Am]Mr.
[Em]Bojangles[C]
[G]Dance[Am][C][F][G]
He [C]said I danced out [G]every chance,
[Am]honky [C]tonks
[F]For drinks and [G]tips
But [C]most of the time I [G]spend behind
these [Am]county [C]bars
[Dm]Cause I drink a [G]bit
[F]He shook his [C]head and then
he [E]shook his head
[Am]I heard someone as[D]k him,
[G]please[C][G]
[Am]Mr.
[Em]Bojangles
[Am]Mr.
[Em]Bojangles
[C]Dance[G][Am][C][F][G][C][G]
[Am][C][F]
[G]Days...
Miserable, jangled [C]days[G][Am]
[C][F][G][C][Am][C][F]
[G]
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