Mr. Bojangles chords by John Denver (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(C major) (C/B) (A minor) (C/G)
(C major) (C/B) (A minor) (C/G)
(C major) (C/B) (A minor) (C/G)
(F major) (F major) (Gsus4) (G major)
Verse 1
I (C major) knew a man Bojangles (C/B)
and he danced (A minor) for you (C/G)
(F major) In worn out shoes (Gsus4) (G major)
(C major) Silver hair, ragged (C/B) shirt
and baggy (A minor) pants (C/G)
(F major) The old soft (Gsus4) shoe (G major)
(F major) He jumped so high, (C major) (E7/B)
(A minor) jumped so high (C/G) (D7/F#)
Then he'd lightly (G major) touch down
(Gsus4) (G major) (A flatdim)
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Chorus 1
(A minor) Mr. Bojangles, (G major) (A flatdim)
(A minor) Mr. Bojangles (G major) (A flatdim)
(A minor) Mr. Bojangles, (G major)
(C major) dance (C/B) (A minor) (C/G)
(F major) (F major) (Gsus4) (G major)
Verse 2
(C major) I met him in a cell, (C/B)
in New Or (A minor) leans it was (C/G)
(F major) Down and out (Gsus4) (G major)
(C major) He looked to (C/B) me to be (A minor) the eyes
(C/G) of age as (F major) he
He spoke right (Gsus4) out (G major)
(F major) He talked about (C major) life, (E7/B)
he (A minor) talked of life (C/G) (D7/F#)
He laughed, slapped his leg and stepped (G major)
(Gsus4) (G major)
Verse 3
He (C major) said the name Bojangles (C/B)
and he danced (A minor) a lick (C/G)
(F major) Across the cell (Gsus4) (G major)
He (C major) grabbed his pants and (C/B) took a stance
(A minor) and he jumped so (C/G) high
(F major) He clicked his heels (Gsus4) (G major)
(F major) And he let go a laugh, (C major) (E7/B)
he let (A minor) go a laugh (C/G) (D7/F#)
Shook his clothes all (G major) around
(Gsus4) (G major) (A flatdim)
Chorus 2
(A minor) Mr. Bojangles, (G major) (A flatdim)
(A minor) Mr. Bojangles (G major) (A flatdim)
(A minor) Mr. Bo (G major) jangles,
(C major) dance (C/B) (A minor) (C/G)
(F major) (F major) (Gsus4) (G major)
Verse 4
(C major) He danced for (C/B) those at minstrel (A minor) shows
and (C/G) county fairs
(F major) Throughout the (Gsus4) South (G major)
(C major) And he spoke in (C/B) tears of fifteen (A minor) years
(C/G) how his dog and him
(F major) They traveled (Gsus4) about (G major)
(F major) The dog up and (C major) died, (E7/B)
he (A minor) up and (C/G) died (D7/F#)
After twenty (G major) years he still grieves (Gsus4) (G major)
Verse 5
(C major) He said "I dance (C/B) now
at every (A minor) chance in honky (C/G) tonks
(F major) For drinks and (Gsus4) tips (G major)
(C major) But most the (C/B) time I spend (A minor)
behind these (C/G) county bars
(F major) 'Cause I (Gsus4) drinks a bit" (G major)
(F major) And he shook his head (C major) now, (E7/B)
he (A minor) shook his head (C/G) (D7/F#)
I heard someone ask (G major) please
(Gsus4) (G major) (A flatdim)
Chorus 3
(A minor) Mr. Bojangles, (G major) (A flatdim)
(A minor) Mr. Bojangles (G major) (A flatdim)
(A minor) Hey, Mr. (G major) Bo jangles,
(C major) (C/B) (A minor) (C/G)
(F major) dance (E minor) (D minor) (G major)
(C major)
Mr. Bojangles
John Denver
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