Mr. Bojangles

Jerry Jeff Walker (born March 16, 1942) is a country music singer.  Walker was born Ronald Clyde Crosby in Oneonta, New York. During the late 1950s, Crosby was a member of a local Oneonta teen band called The Tones. The band traveled to Philadelphia to audition for Dick Clark's &quot;American Bandstand&quot;, but were turned down. Members of the band found Dick Clark's house and were able to get a recommendation to audition at New York City's Baton Records through the company's lead producer Sol Rabinowitz.

Chords Courtesy of Ukulele Mike  

 C          Cmaj7          Am7           Cmaj7
I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you

F           G
In worn out shoes

C              Cmaj7      Am7       Cmaj7
Silver hair, ragged shirt and baggy pants,

     F        G
that old soft shoe

F               C   E7   Am Am7 D7
He'd jump so high, he'd jump so high, 

                  G     Gsus4  G
Then he lightly touched down

Am     G   Gsus4  G  Am     G   Gsus4  G   
   Mr. Bojangles,       Mr. Bojangles,

  Am       G    C
Mr. Bojangles dance

Cmaj7    Am7    Cmaj7

C              Cmaj7
I met him in a cell 

       Am7        Cmaj7
in New Orleans, I was 

F        G
down and out

C               Cmaj7   Am7     Cmaj7
He looked to me to be the eye of age

  F          G  Gsus4  G
as he spoke right out

F            C
He talked of life, 

E7    Am  Am7  D7
he talked of life,

  D7                      G  Gsus4  G 
laughing he slapped his leg a step

Am  G  Gsus4  G  Am  G  Gsus4  G
Mr. Bojangles,   Mr. Bojangles,

Am         G    C
Mr. Bojangles Dance

Cmaj7   Am7  Cmaj7

C                  Cmaj7
He said the name Bojangles 

     Am7        Cmaj7
and he danced a lick

F       G  Gsus2 G
across the cell

            C                 Cmaj7
He grabbed his pants for a better stance,

      Am7        G
oh he jumped so high 

F       G  Gsus4  G
He Jumped so high

F     
and he clicked

           C 
up his heels

E7     Am Am7 D7
He let go laugh,

         D7           g  Gsus4  G
shook back his clothes all around

Am  G  Gsus4  G  Am  G  Gsus4  G
Mr. Bojangles,   Mr. Bojangles,

Am         G    C
Mr. Bojangles Dance

Cmaj7   Am7  Cmaj7

       C            Cmaj7                  Am7   Cmaj7
He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs 

F                  G Gsus4 G
   throughtout the south

        C              Cmaj7
He spoke with tears of 15 years
 
      Am7         Gmaj7
of how his dog and him 

F              G  Gsus4  G
  just travelled about

F                  C
 His dog up and died,

E7    Am  Am7 D7
   up and died, 

          D7          G  Gsus4 G
and after 20 years he still grieves

Am  G  Gsus4  G  Am  G  Gsus4  G
Mr. Bojangles,   Mr. Bojangles,

Am         G    C
Mr. Bojangles Dance

Cmaj7   Am7  Cmaj7

        C
He said I dance

      Cmaj7
at every chance
 
   Am7   Cmaj7
 at honky-tonks 

F                G Gsus4 G
    for drinks and tips

         C
But most of the time 

     Cmaj7
I spend behind 

Am7          Cmaj7
these county bars,

F      G Gsus4 G
  I drink's a bit

F              C
He shook his head,

E7              Am Am7 D7
   and he shook his head

       D7            G Gsus4 G
I heard someone ask him, please,


Am  G  Gsus4  G  Am  G  Gsus4  G
Mr. Bojangles,   Mr. Bojangles,

Am         G    C
Mr. Bojangles Dance

Cmaj7   Am7  Cmaj7

C  Cmaj7  Am7  Cmaj7

(Chorus)
C                    G
Pissin' in the wind, bettin' on a losing friend
 
D                                        C          D
Makin' the same mistakes, we swear we'll never make again

C                             G
Pissin' in the wind, but it's blowing on all our friends

D                   C                  G
We're gonna sit and grin and tell our grandchildren


          D
About the time I called this guy - it was four in the morning

C                         G                    C  D   G   C  D   G
Teach me the words to the song I was humming - mm hm hmm, mm hm hmm

         D                                            C                 G
He just laughed and he said that the ole grey cat is sneakin' down the hall

D                                              C               D
But all he wants to know is who in the hell is paying for his call

(Chorus)

How this Nunn called me up, it was eight in the morning
Wanted to know how in the world am I doin', mm hm hmm, mm hm hmm
He just laughed and he said get it together boy, and fall on by the house
Some Gonzo buddies would like to play anything you're picking now

(Chorus)

Now we worked and we suffered and struggled
Makin' our record till we got it right
Now we're waiting on the check to come sneaking down the hall
  like that old time feeling
That we never should have ever put the record out at all

(Chorus)

         C         D              G              Em
That the answer my friend is just pissin' in the wind

    C         D              G
The answer is pissin' in the sink

Pissing In The Wind

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

Sorry I couldn't figure out the chords in the original song, nor in the Kris Allen version, but here's what I wrote

Intro: Dm, Bb, Dm, C
 
Dm
In the night I hear 'em talk,

Bb
The coldest story ever told,

Dm
Somewhere far along this road

C
He lost his soul
To a woman so heartless...
How could you be so heartless... oh
How could you be so heartless?

Dm, Bb, Dm, C (it continues like this for the rest of the song, the rest is just the lyrics)

How could you be so,
Cold as the winter wind when it breeze yo
Just remember that you talking to me yo
You need to watch the way you talking to me you know
I mean after all the things that we been through
I mean after all the things we got into
And yo I know of some things that you ain't told me
And yo I did some things but that's the old me
And now you wanna get me back
And you gon' show me
So you walk around like you don't know me
You got a new friend
Well I got homies
But in the end it's still so lonely

In the night I hear 'em talk,
The coldest story ever told,
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul
To a woman so heartless...
How could you be so heartless... oh
How could you be so heartless?


How could you be so Dr. Evil
You're bringing out a side of me that I don't know
I decided we weren't gonna speak so why we up 3 a.m. on the phone
Why does she be so mad at me for, homie I don't know she's hot and cold
I won't stop, won't mess my groove up cause I already know how this thing goes,
You run and tell your friends that you're leavin' me
They say that they don't see what you see in me
You wait a couple months then you gon' see,
You'll never find nobody better than me

In the night I hear 'em talk,
The coldest story ever told,
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul
To a woman so heartless...
How could you be so heartless... oh
How could you be so heartless?


Talkin', talkin', talkin', talk,
Baby lets just knock it off
They don't know what we been through
They don't know 'bout me and you
So I got something new to see
And you just gon' keep hatin' me
And we just gon' be enemies
I know you can't believe
I could just leave it wrong
and you can't make it right
Im gon' take off tonight
Into the night...

In the night I hear 'em talk,
The coldest story ever told,
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul
To a woman so heartless...
How could you be so heartless... oh
How could you be so heartless?

Heartless

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Intro
G G G G G G G C D D C G G G C D D C G

G                        G    C    D
You think it's fair, to walk right up
D                 D   C   G
Take my life and fuck it up
G                      G     C     D
I don't care if every drops been drunk
D                      D    C    G 
I don't care it every wars been won

Second verse same

G
Oh, you think you're dangerous
G
Oh, so very dangerous
G
Oh, I think you're special
G
Oh, so very special

(pause)

G                        D   C  D
So why'd you have to go fuck it up
D                      D   C  G
Why'd you have to go fuck it up
G                        G   C  D    
Seems you always gotta fuck it up
D                       D    C  G                
So why'd you always go fuck it up


Repeat all that, then

G     C  D
Fuck it up
D    C   G   
Fuck it up
G    C  D
Fuck it up
D    C   G    
Fuck it up
G    C  D
Fuck it up
D     C  G
Fuck it up
G    C  D
Fuck it up
D    C   G
Fuck it up

Fuck It Up 

Intro: E - A - E - A


E                   A
Tú endulzas mi canción
                   E
Le das un buen sabor,
               A
a cada situación
         E  A  E  A
Siempre Tú

  E                   A
¿Quién podría ser mejor?
                 E
Contigo sale el sol
                A
Sazonas mi interior, siempre


E
Se derrite el corazón
     F#m       A
Tan sólo con una mirada
E
Son tus besos, es tu voz
     F#m             A       B7
que tienen mi alma enajenada


CORO:

E                    A
Nuestro amor sabe a chocolate
    E             B7
Un corazón de bombón que late
C#m                   A
Nuestro amor sabe a chocolate
E     B7     E
Oh oh oh oh oh

E            A
Uuh uh uh uh uh
E             A
uuh uh uh uh uh



E                  A
Tú, tú mi inspiración
               E
Receta de pasión
                A
Amor sin condición, siempre



E
Se derrite el corazón
    F#m        A
Tan sólo con una mirada
E
Son tus besos, es tu voz
    F#m              A      B7
que tienen mi alma enajenada


CORO:

E                   A
Nuestro amor sabe a chocolate
E                 B7
Un corazón de bombón que late
C#m                   A
Nuestro amor sabe a chocolate
E     B7     C#m
Oh oh oh oh oh

                 A
Una probada y nomás
                   C#m
Verás que te hace volar
                 A
El cielo en tu paladar
                  C#m
Así me quiero quedar
                 A
Una probada y nomás
                  C#m
Verás que te hace volar
                  A
El cielo en tu paladar
                  F#m       B7
Así me quiero quedar, Contigo


E                   A
Nuestro amor sabe a chocolate
E                 B7
Un corazón de bombón que late
C#m                   A
Nuestro amor sabe a chocolate
E     B7     E
Oh oh oh oh oh

E    A    E     A    E

Chocolate

C    Em  Am         F     C      G
Wise men say, only fools ruuuush in 
    F  G    Am    F          C      G    C
But I can't help falling in loooove with you
C     Em Am            F     C     G
Shall I stay, would it beeee aaaaa sin 
   F  G    Am    F          C      G       C
If I can't help falling in loooove wiiiith you


Bridge:
Em            B7      Em            B7
Like a river flooows, surely to the sea
Em             B7      Em         A7            Dm G
Darling so it goeeees, some things are meant to be


C    Em  Am            F       C   G  
Take my hand, take my whooole life too
    F  G    Am    F           C    G    C      
For I can't help faaalling in love with you


REPEAT BRIDGE


C    Em  Am            F       C   G  
Take my hand, take my whooole life too
    F  G    Am    F           C    G    C      
For I can't help faaalling in love with you
    F  G    Am    F           C    G    C      
For I can't help faaalling in love with you

Can't Help Falling In Love With You

[Intro]
C          Em                  Am              F
Feels like,  I'm standing in a timeless dream
  C         Em               Am    F
A light mist   of pale amber rose
C          Em              Am            F
Feels like,  I'm lost in a deep cloud of heavenly scent
Am       G            F
Touching,  discovering you


[Verse 1]
C           Em                  Am              F
Those days,  of warm rains come rushing back to me
         C        Em              Am   F
Miles of windless,   summer night air
       C       Em             Am              F
Secret moments,   shot in the heat of the afternoon
           C        Em             Am     F
Out of the stillness,   soft spoken words


[Chorus]
C
I love you always forever
F
Near and far, closer together
C
Everywhere, I will be with you
F
Everything, I will do for you

C
I love you always forever
F
Near and far, closer together
C
Everywhere, I will be with you
F
Everything, I will do for you


[Verse 2]
C         Em                       Am             F
You've got,  the most unbelievable blue eyes I've ever seen
C         Em                   Am    F
You've got, me almost melting away
      C        Em                      Am           F
As we lay there,   under a blue sky of pure white stars
          C        Em             Am    F
It's like sweetness,  and magical time


[Chorus]
C
I love you always forever
F
Near and far, closer together
C
Everywhere, I will be with you
F
Everything, I will do for you

C
I love you always forever
F
Near and far, closer together
C
Everywhere, I will be with you
F
Everything, I will do for you


[Bridge]
C
Say you'll love love me forever
Em
Never stop, not for whatever
Am
Near and far and always 
         Am             F        
and everywhere and everything

C
Say you'll love love me forever
Em
Never stop, not for whatever
Am
Near and far and always 
         Am             F        
and everywhere and everything

C
Say you'll love love me forever
Em
Never stop, not for whatever
Am
Near and far and always 
         Am             F        
and everywhere and everything

C
Say you'll love love me forever
Em
Never stop, not for whatever
Am
Near and far and always 
         Am             F        
and everywhere and everything


[Chorus]
C
I love you always forever
F
Near and far, closer together
C
Everywhere, I will be with you
F
Everything, I will do for you

C
I love you always forever
F
Near and far, closer together
C
Everywhere, I will be with you
F
Everything, I will do for you

I Love You Always Forever

(Intro)
D  A 

(Verse)
  D					      A
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
			      A7               D
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time
				     A
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line
			  A7               D
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time

(Pre-chorus)
D                    G
My girl's name is Senora
  D                    A
I tell you friends, I adore her
    D                    G
And when she dances, oh brother!
         D     		  A
She's a hurricane in all kinds of weather

(Chorus)
  D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time OK, I believe you!
  D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time OK, I believe you!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time OK, I believe you!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Whoa!

(Verse)
  D					      A
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
			      A7               D
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time
				     A
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line
			  A7               D
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time

(Pre-chorus)
 D                 G
You can talk about Cha Cha
 D                  A
Tango, Waltz, or de Rumba
 D                     G
Senora's dance has no title
     D
You jump in the saddle
  A
Hold on to de bridle!

 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time OK, I believe you!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Rock your body, child!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Somebody, help me!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Whoa!

(Verse)
  D					      A
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
			      A7               D
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time (Whoa)
				     A
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line (Yep)
			  A7               D
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time

(Pre-chorus)
 D                 G
Senora, she's a sensation
 D                A
The reason for aviation
 D                      G
And fellas, you got to watch it
       D                       A
When she wind up, she bottom, she go like a rocket!

 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time OK, I believe you!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Hoist those skirts a leetle higher!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Up the chim-en-y!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Whoa oh oh oh!

(Verse)
  D					      A
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
			      A7               D
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time
				     A
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line
			  A7               D
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time

(Pre-chorus)
 D              G
Senora dances Calypso
 D                   A
Left to right is de tempo
     D                   G
And when she gets the sensation
       D                    A
She go up in the air, come down in slow motion

(Chorus)
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time OK, I believe you!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Somebody, help me!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time OK, I believe you!
 D                A                 D          A
Jump in de line, rock your body in time Whooooa!

(Outro)
  D					      A
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
			      A7               D
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time
				     
Work, work, work, Señora!!

Jump In The Line

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Am                              Am
       In a Manner of speaking 
                     Am/G
I just want to say
                    Am/G                 F
That I could never forget the way
                      Dm
You told me everything
                  E7/G#
By saying nothing

Am                              Am
        In a manner of speaking
                  Am/G
I don't understand
                  Am/G                           F
How love in silence becomes reprimand
                            Dm
But the way that i feel about you
     E7/G# 
Is beyond words

  Am               Am/G
O give me the words
                      F                  Dm
Give me the words
                    E7/G#
That tell me nothing
Am               Am/G
O give me the words
                      F                  Dm
Give me the words
                   E7/G#
That tell me everything

In a manner of speaking
Semantics won't do
In this life that we live we live we only make do
And the way that we feel
Might have to be sacrified
So in a manner of speaking
I just want to say
That just like you I should find a way
To tell you everything
By saying nothing.

O give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me nothing
O give me the words...
Give me the words
Give me the words

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