Mr. Bojangles chords by Nilsson

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (B minor)  (D major) I knew a man,
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Bojangles, and he danced for you  (G major) 
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Worn out shoes  (A major) 
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With  (D major) silver hair,
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a ragged shirt and baggy pants  (G major) 
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The old soft  (A major) shoe  (G major) 
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He jumped so high,  (F sharp minor) jumped  (B minor) so high  (D major) 
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 (E major) Then he'd lightly touch  (A major) down  (E major)  (A major)  (D major) 

Verse 2
I met him in a cell in New Orleans,
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he was  (G major) 
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Down and out  (A major) 
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 (D major) He looked to me to be
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the eyes of age  (G major) 
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As he spoke right  (A major) out
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He  (G major) talked of  (D major) life,
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 (F sharp minor) he    talked of life  (B minor)  (D major)  (A major)  (E major) 
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He laughed, slapped his leg and  (A major) stepped

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Verse 3
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He  (A major)  (D major) said the name,
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Bojangles, then he danced a lick  (G major) 
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Across the cell  (A major) 
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 (D major) Grabbed his pants,
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a better stance and whoa he jumped up high  (G major) 
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Clicked  (D major) his  (A major) heels  (G major) 
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He let go a laugh,  (D major) 
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 (F sharp minor) let    (F sharp major) go   (B minor) a laugh  (D major)  (E major) 
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Shook back his clothes  (A major) all around

Verse 4

Mr. Bojangles

Mr. Bojangles, dance

Verse 5
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 (D major) He danced for those in minstrel shows
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and county fairs  (G major) 
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Throughout the South  (A major) 
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He  (D major) spoke with tears of fifteen years
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of how his dog and him  (G major) 
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Traveled about  (A major)  (G major) 
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His dog up and  (D major) died,
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 (F sharp minor) he up and died  (B minor)  (D major)  (E major) 
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 (D major) After  (E major) twenty years he still  (A major) grieves  (E major)  (A major) 

Verse 6
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 (D major) Said "I dance now at every
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chance in honky- tonks  (G major) 
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For drinks and tips  (A major) 
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But  (D major) most the time I spend behind
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these county bars  (G major) 
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'Cause I drinks a bit"  (A major)  (G major) 
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Shook his  (D major) head and as  (F sharp minor) he shook
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his  (B minor) head  (D major)  (A major)  (E major) 
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I heard someone ask  (A major) "Please  (B minor) 
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Mr.  (D major)  (A major)  (B minor) Bojangles  (A major) 
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 (F sharp minor)  (B minor) 
Mr. Bojangles
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Mr.  (A major)  (D major) Bojangles, dance"

Verse 7
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 (D major) Woo, doo, doo- doo- doo, doo- doo,
doo- doo, doo- doo, doo- doo
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Doo-  (G major) doo,  (A major) doo, doo, doo- doo
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 (D major) Oo, doo, doo, doo, doo- doo,
doo- doo, doo, doo
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Doo- doo, doo-  (G major) doo, do,
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doo- doo, doo, doo- doo-  (A major) doo
Oo, um, um, um, wah, wah, wah- wah,
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um, wah-  (D major) wah, um- um
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Oo, doo,  (G major)  (A major) doo, doo- doo- doo,
doo, doo- doo, doo- doo, doo, doo