Mr. Bojangles chords by Sammi Smith

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Verse 1
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 (G major) A  new  (E minor)  (G major) man bojangles
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and he'd dance  (E minor) for you  (G major)  (C major) 
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In worn out shoes  (D major) 
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With  (G major) silver hair, a ragged shirt,
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and  (E minor) baggy pants  (G major)  (C major) 
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The old soft shoe  (D major)  (C major) 
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And he'd jump so high,  (B minor) 
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he'd  (B major) jump so high  (E minor) 
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And  (A major) then he'd lightly touch down  (D major) 
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Met  (G major) him in a cell in
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Orleans,  (E minor) it was
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 (G major) Down  (C major) and  (D major) out
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He  (G major) looked at me to be the eyes  (E minor) of age
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 (G major) An (C major) d he spoke right  (D major) out  (C major) 
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He talked of life,  (B minor) he  (B major) talked of life  (E minor) 
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He  (A major) laughed and slapped
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his  (D major) legs straight
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 (E minor) Mr.
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Bojangles,  (D major) 
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Mr.  (E minor)  (G major) 
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 (D major) Bojangles,
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Mr.  (E minor) 
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 (G major) Bojangles  (D major) dance  (G major)  (E minor)  (G major) 
He danced for those at minstrel shows
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and  (E minor) county fairs  (G major)  (C major) 
Throughout the
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 (D major) South
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He  (G major) spoke with tears of fifteen years
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how his  (E minor) dog  and him  (G major)  (C major) 
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They traveled about  (D major)  (C major) 
His dog up and died
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 (B minor) Oh  (B major) he up and  (E minor) died,
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 (G major)  (E minor) af   ter  (A major) twenty years he's still  (D major) great
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Said  (G major) I dance now at every
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chance in  (E minor) honky -tonks  (G major)  (C major) 
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For drinks and for  (D major) tips
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But  (G major) most of the time I spend behind
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these  (E minor) county bars  (G major)  (C major)  (D major) 
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He  (C major) shook his head,  (B minor) an (B major) d  as he shook  (E minor) his  head,
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 (A major) I heard someone ask him,  (D major) 
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Mr.  (E minor) 
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 (D major) Bojangles.  (E minor) 
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 (D major) Bojangles,
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Mr.  (E minor) 
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 (D major) Bojangles, won't you  (G major) dance?