Mr. Bojangles chords by Bob Dylan
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Verse 1
I (C major) know a man but jangles (G major)
any dance (A minor) for you (C major)
In (F major) worn out shoes, (G major) silver (C major) hair,
(G major) ragged shirt and (A minor) baggy pants
That (C major) (F major) old soft shoe (G major)
(F major) Jumped so (C major) high, jumped (E major) so high (A minor)
(C major) Then (D major) he lightly touched
(G major) down (A minor) (C major) (G major)
(A minor) Mr.
Bojangles (E minor) (A minor) (E minor) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (C major) (F major)
(G major)
I met (C major) him in a cell (G major) in
New
(E minor) Or (A minor) leans, I was (C major) down (F major) and out (G major)
He (C major) looked to me to be (G major) the eyes of age
(A minor) As (C major) (F major) he spoke right out (G major)
(F major) He talked of (C major) the light,
he (E minor) talked (E major) of the (A minor) light (C major)
(D major) Laughin', slappin' his
legs to stay (G major) (A minor) (C major) (G major)
(A minor) Mr.
(E minor) Bojangles (A minor)
Mr.
(E minor) Bojangles
Dam (C major) n (G major) (A minor) (C major) (F major) (G major)
He (C major) said the name
Bojangles (G major) and he danced (A minor) a lick (C major)
(F major) All across the cell (G major)
He (C major) grabbed his pants (G major) for a better stance (A minor)
(C major) Oh, he (D minor) jumped so high
and clicked up his heels (D major) (G major)
(F major) He let go and laughed,
(C major) he let (E minor) go and (A minor) laughed
She (C major) (D major) pack his clothes all
around (G major) (A minor) (C major) (G major) (A minor)
Mr.
Bojangles (E minor)
(A minor) Mr.
Bojangles (E minor) (C major)
Dance, (G major) (A minor) yeah dance (C major) (F major) (G major)
He (C major) danced for those at (G major) minstrel
shows and (A minor) county fairs
(C major) (F major) Throughout the
South (G major)
He (C major) spoke with tears of (G major) fifteen years
(A minor) Of how his dog and him
Just (C major) (D minor) traveled all about (G major)
(F major) His dog up and died
(C major) He (E major) up and died
And (A minor) after (D major) twenty years
he still breathes (G major) (C major) (G major)
(A minor) Mr.
Bojangles (E minor)
(A minor) Mr.
Bojangles (E minor) (C major)
Dance (G major) (A minor) (C major) (F major) (G major)
He (C major) said I danced out (G major) every chance,
(A minor) honky tonks (C major)
(F major) For drinks and tips (G major)
But (C major) most of the time I (G major) spend behind
these (A minor) county bars (C major)
(D minor) Cause I drink a bit (G major)
(F major) He shook his head (C major) and then
he (E major) shook his head
(A minor) I heard someone ask (D major) him,
please (G major) (C major) (G major)
(A minor) Mr.
Bojangles (E minor)
(A minor) Mr.
Bojangles (E minor)
Dance (C major) (G major) (A minor) (C major) (F major) (G major) (C major) (G major)
(A minor) (C major) (F major)
Days... (G major)
Miserable, jangled (C major) days (G major) (A minor)
(C major) (F major) (G major) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (F major)
(G major)
You
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