Mr. Bojangles chords by Jerry Jeff Walker (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(C major) (C/B) (A minor) (C/G)
Verse 1
I (C major) knew a man Bo (C/B) jangles
and he danced (A minor) for you (C/G)
(F major) In worn out (G7sus4) shoes (G7)
(C major) Silver hair, a ragged (C/B) shirt
and baggy (A minor) pants (C/G)
(F major) The old soft (G7sus4) shoe (G7)
(F major) He jumped so (C major) high
(E major) He jumped so high (A minor) (C/G)
(D7/F#) Then he'd (D7) lightly touched down (G7sus4)
(G7)
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Chorus 1
(A minoradd9) Mr Bo (G major) jangles
(A minoradd9) Mr Bo (G major) jangles
(A minoradd9) Mr Bo (G major) jangles
(C major) Dance (C minoraj7) (C6) (C major)
Verse 2
I (C major) met him in a cell (C minoraj7) in New Orleans (C6) I was (C major)
(F major) Down and out (G7sus4) (G7)
He (C major) looked to me to be (C minoraj7) the eyes (C6) of age (C major)
(F major) As he spoke right out (G7sus4) (G7)
(F major) He talked of (C major) life
(E major) He talked of life (A minor) (C/G)
(D7/F#) He (D7) laughed,
slapped his leg and (G7sus4) stepped
(G7)
Verse 3
He (C major) said the name Bo (C minoraj7) jangles
and he (C6) danced a lick (C major)
(F major) Across the cell (G7sus4) (G7)
He (C major) grabbed his pants for bet (C minoraj7) ter stance
Ooh, he (C6) jumped up high (C major)
(F major) He clicked his (G7sus4) heels (G7)
(F major) He let go a laugh (C major)
He (E major) let go a laugh (A minor) (C/G)
(D7/F#) Shook back his (D7) clothes all around (G7sus4)
(G7)
Chorus 2
(A minoradd9) Mr Bo (G major) jangles
(A minoradd9) Mr Bo (G major) jangles
(A minoradd9) Mr Bo (G major) jangles
(C major) Dance (C minoraj7) (C6) (C major)
Verse 4
He (C major) danced for those (C minoraj7) at minstrel shows
and county (C6) fairs (C major)
(F major) Throughout the south (G7sus4) (G7)
He (C major) spoke in tears of fifteen (C minoraj7) years
How his (C6) dog and him (C major)
(F major) They travelled about (G7sus4) (G7)
(F major) His dog up and died (C major)
(E major) He up and (A minor) died (C/G)
(D7/F#) After twenty (D7) years he still grieves (G7sus4)
(G7)
Verse 5
He (C major) said I dance now at (C minoraj7) every chance
and honky (C6) tonks (C major)
(F major) For drinks and tips (G7sus4) (G7)
But (C major) most the time I spend (C minoraj7)
behind these county (C6) bars (C major)
(F major) Cause I drinks a bit (G7sus4) (G7)
(F major) He shook his (C major) head
and (E major) as he shook his (A minor) head (C/G)
(D7/F#) I heard (D7) someone ask (G7sus4) please
(G7)
Chorus 3
(A minoradd9) Mr Bo (G major) jangles
(A minoradd9) Mr Bo (G major) jangles
(A minoradd9) Mr Bo (G major) jangles
(C major) Dance (C minoraj7) (C6) (C major)
[Repeat and fade]
Mr. Bojangles
Jerry Jeff Walker
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