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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
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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
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Tabs by: DavidDhani
Published: 30 Jan, 2010
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2010-07-16 12:20:03
pathetic there is no guitar or ukulele for this song only bass so it is hard to come up with a part so some one of your level should not be attemping something like this you have tortured this song
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2010-03-02 05:48:12
Sounds just like the song. perfection.
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