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Jerry Jeff Walker - Mr. Bo Jangles.2. (Chord)
Submitter: Baumann (19) on 2/4/03 2 comments
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Mr. Bojangles
Jerry Jeff Walker


  C              Em                Am         
I knew a man, Bojangles, and he danced for you
F              G 
 In worn out shoes.
     C              Em             Am      
With silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants,
F              G     
 The old soft shoe.
F             Em     Em7          Am
 He jumped so high,      jumped so high,
D7                      G7
 Then he'd lightly touch down.



Am      G
   Mr. Bojangles,
Am      G
   Mr. Bojangles,
Am      G
   Mr. Bojangles,
C         
Dance.



  
I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was

    Down and out.
 
He looked to me to be the eyes of age
 
 As he spoke right out.

 He talked of life,     he talked of life.

 He laughed, slapped his leg instead.


   
He said his name, Bojangles, and he danced a lick
         
  Across the cell.
 
He grabbed his pants, a better stance, oh, he jumped so high,
  
  He clicked his heels.

 He let go a laugh,    let go a laugh,

 Shook back his clothes all around.



   Mr. Bojangles,

   Mr. Bojangles,

   Mr. Bojangles,

Dance.


        
He danced for those in minstrel shows and county fairs

   Throughout the South.

He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and him

    Traveled about.

 His dog up and died,    up and died,

 After twenty years he still grieves.


   
He said I dance now at every chance in honky tonks

 For drinks and tips,
 
But most the time I spend behind these county bars.

 'Cause I drinks a bit.

 He shook his head, and as he shook his head,

 I heard someone ask him, please,




   Mr. Bojangles,

   Mr. Bojangles,

   Mr. Bojangles,

Dance.

 
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I just started playing recently,and have found this to be the right tabs for my way of playing.But I do like it better with the capo on the second fret.Thanks
-harleymanl | 2/12/2004
Yeah you can use the capo to adjust it to your voice. Great job though, i havent tried to match it to the song, but it can obviously be played this way

-Murph316 | 2/7/2005
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