Mr Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker | Guitar Chords | VChords

[Verse 1]
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D D/C# Bm D/A  D               D/C#               Bm       D/A
            I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance  for you
G            A7sus4 A7
 In worn out shoes 
D                  D/C#             Bm      D/A
Silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy pants
G             A7sus4 A7
 The old soft shoe  

[Refrain (1)]
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G             D   F#7
 He jumped so high
                 Bm D/A
He jumped so high
G#m7-5                            A7sus4 A7
      Then he'd lightly touch down

[Chorus (1)]
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Bm         A
  Mister Bojangles
Bm         A
  Mister Bojangles
Bm         A
  Mister Bojangles
D
Dance

[Verse 2]
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  D                D/C#             Bm     D/A
I met him in a cell   in New Orleans  I was
G            A7sus4 A7
 down and out
   D                 D/C#       Bm      D/A
He looked to me to be   the eyes  of age
G                     A7sus4 A7
 As he spoke right out

[Refrain (2)]
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G             D   F#7
 He talked of life
                 Bm D/A
He talked of life
G#m7-5                             A7sus4
      He lightly slapped his leg instead 

[Verse 3]
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A7   D                  D/C#              Bm      D/A
  He said the name Bojangles and he danced  A lick
G               A7sus4 A7
 across the cell
   D                      D/C#
He grabbed his pants a better stance
         Bm            D/A
Whoa, he jumped so high
G               A7sus4 A7
 He clicked his heels 

[Refrain (3)]
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G                 D   F#7           Bm D/A
 He let go a laugh he let go a laugh
G#m7-5                            A7sus4 A7
      Shook back his clothes all around 



[Verse 4]
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   D                   D/C#                   Bm      D/A
He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
G                    A7sus4 A7
 Throughout the South
   D                       D/C#              Bm         D/A
He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog And him
G              A7sus4 A7
 traveled about

[Refrain (4)]
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G                   D
 His dog up and died
F#7       Bm  D/A
He up and died
G#m7-5                                   A7sus4
      After twenty years he still grieves

[Verse 5]
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A7   D                   D/C#               Bm     D/A
  He said I dance now at every chance in honkytonks
G                   A7sus4 A7
 For drinks and tips
    D                       D/C#                Bm     D/A
But most of the time I spend   behind these county bars
G                    A7sus4 A7
 Cause I drinks a bit

[Refrain (5)]
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G             D        F#7             Bm  D/A
 He shook his head and as he shook his head
G#m7-5                    A7sus4 A7
      I heard someone ask please

[Chorus (2)]
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Bm         A
  Mister Bojangles
Bm         A
  Mister Bojangles
Bm         A
  Mister Bojangles

[Outro (Fade Out)]
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D
Dance
Bm         A
  Mister Bojangles