Key: Gb major•
Verse 1
Bojangles and he'd dance for you
B
F#
C#
In worn out shoes
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F#
and baggy pants
B
C#
B
The old soft shoe
He jumped so high
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B
D#m
C#
G#
He jumped so high,
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F#
B
I was
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Down and out, he looked to me
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to be the eyes of Asia
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C#
As the smoke ran out
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he talked of life
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Laughed, clicked his heels and stared
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F#
C#
B
a leg
Across the cell
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He grabbed his pants and
feathered stance
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B
C#
An d then he clicked his heels
B
A#
B
D#m
He let go a laugh, he let go a laugh
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G#
He shook back his
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clothes all around
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D#m
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D#m
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Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance,
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D#m
F#
D#m
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B
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dance for those at minstrel shows in county fairs throughout the south
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B
how his dog and him traveled
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B
about the dog up and died
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A#
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he up and died af
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ter 20 years he still grieved
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chance in Honkytonk
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For drinks and tips
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behind these county bars
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Cause I drink so big
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And as he shook his head
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I heard someone ask him,
please
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C#
D#m
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
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F#
D#m
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dance
You
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF# B C# D#m A#...
F#
B
C#
D#m
A#
G#
A#m
Capo: 4
Transpose: 0
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