Mr. Bojangles Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]I knew a man
Bojangles and he'd dance for you
[G]In worn out [D]shoes[A]
[D]Silver hair and ragged shirt
and [Bm]baggy [D]pants
[G]The old soft [A]shoe[G]
He jumped so high
[F#]He jumped so[G] high[Bm][A]
[E]And then he lightly touched [A]down
I [D]met him in a cell in New Orleans
[Bm]I wa[D]s Do[G]wn and o[A]ut
[A]He loo[D]ked to me to be
the eye[Bm]s of [D]Asia
[G]As the smoke ran [A]out[A]
[G]He talked of [F#]life
Talked of [Bm]life, [A]lau[E]ghed,
clicked his heels and [A]stared
[D]Said his name Bojangles and [Bm]he danced
[A]a leg[D][A][G]
Across the [A]cell,
[D]grabbed his pants
and feathered stance
Whoa, he [Bm]jumped so [D]high,
[G]and then he clicked his [A]heels
[G]He let go of a lau[F#]gh,
he [G]let go of a [Bm]laugh[A]
[E]He shook back his clothes all [A]around
[Bm]Mr. Boja[A]ngles
[Bm]Mr. Boja[A]ngles[Bm]
Mr. [A]Bojangles
[D]He for[Bm] tho[D]se at
minstrel shows
[Bm]and county [D]fairs
[G]Throughout the Sou[A]th
He [D]spoke through tears
of fifteen years
how his [Bm]dog [D]and him[G]
Travelled [A]about
[G]The dog up and died,
[F#m]he up [F#]and died[Bm]
[A]Af [E]ter twenty years he still [A]grieved
[D]He said a dance now at every
chance in [Bm]Honkytonk[A]
[D]For [G]drinks and tip[A]s
But [D]most of the time I spend
behind these [Bm]county [D]bars
[G]Cause I drink so [A]big
[G]He shook his head,
[F#m]and as h[F#]e shook his head[Bm][A]
[E]I heard someone ask him ple[A]ase
Please
[Bm]Mr. Boja[A]ngles[Bm]
Mr. Bojangles
[Bm]Mr. Boja[A]ngles
[D]Dance

[Outro 1]
[Bm][D]