Mr. Bojangles

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Chords:
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Year
1970
G
G
D
D
Em
Em
C
C
Bm
Bm
B7
B7
A
A
I
G
knew a man
D
Bojangles and he
Em
danced for you
C
in warn out
D
shoes
G
Silver hair a
D
ragged shirt and
Em
baggy pants
C
the old sof'
D
shoe
C
he jumped so
Bm
high
B7
jumped so
Em
high
A
then he lightly touched
D
down
I
G
met a man in a
D
cell in New Orle
Em
ans that was
C
down and o
D
ut
He lo
G
oked at me to
D
be the ey
Em
es of age
C
as the smoke ran
D
out
C
he talked of l
Bm
ife
B7
he talked of l
Em
ife
A
laughed clicked his heals and
ste
D
pped
He s
G
aid his name Boj
D
angles and he da
Em
nced a lick
C
across the c
D
ell
he gr
G
abbed his pants and fe
D
atherd stance for he ju
Em
mped so high
C
then he
clicked his h
D
eals
C
He let go a la
Bm
ugh
B7
let go a l
Em
augh
A
shook back
his clothes all ar
D
ound
{chorus}
Em
Mr.Bo
D
jangles
Em
Mr.boj
D
angles
Em
Mr.boj
D
angles wont you d
G
ance
He da
G
nced for those in mi
D
nstral shows and c
Em
ounty fairs
C
throughout the
s
D
outh
He s
G
poke through tears of fi
D
fteen years how his
Em
dog and him
C
traveled
ab
D
out
C
the dog up and
Bm
died
B7
he up and
Em
died
A
after twenty years he still
D
greeved
G
Set a dance now at
D
every chance in a
Em
honkey tonks
C
for drinks and
D
tips
But m
G
ost the time was s
D
pent behind these co
Em
unty bars
C
cause i drinks a b
D
it
C
He shook his h
Bm
ead
B7
and as he shook his h
Em
ead
A
i heard someone ask
him pl
D
ease PLE
A
SE
{chorus}
Em
Mr.Bo
D
jangles
Em
Mr.Bo
D
jangles
Em
Mr.Bo
D
jangles wont you da
G
nce.