Mr. Bojangles chords by Tanzorchester Klaus Hallen

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
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I
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knew a man called Django Zane,
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he danced for you
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In worn out shoes with silver hair,
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a ragged shirt and
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baggy pants
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He would do the old soft shoe
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He could jump so    high,
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jump so high
And then he lightly
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touched down
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I met him in a cell in New Orleans
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I was
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Well I was down and out
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He looked to me to be the very
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eyes of age
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As he spoke right out, talked of life, Lord he talked of life,
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laughed, slapped his leg a step
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He said his name was Bojangles
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Then he danced a lick
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Right across the cell
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He grabbed his pants
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Took a better stance
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Jumped up high
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That's when he clicked his heels
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Then he let go    a laugh,
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Lord he let go a laugh
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Shook back his clothes
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all around
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That was Mr. Bojangles
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Mr. Bojangles
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Mr. Bojangles
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Lord, he could dance
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He told me of the times
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he worked for minstrel shows
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Travelling throughout the South
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He spoke with tears of fifteen years
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How his dog and he
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They just traveled about
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But his   dog up and died
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Dog up and died
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And after 20 years he's
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still grieved
He said, I danced
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Now at  every chance
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and honky -tonks
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For my drinks and tips
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But most the time I spend
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behind these county bars
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You see, I drinks a bit
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Then he shook his head
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Lord, when he shook his head,
I could swear
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I heard someone say please.
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Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles,
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Mr. Bojangles,
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Mr. Bojangles, come back and dance,
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dance, dance, please dance
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Mr. Bojangles,
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Mr. Bojangles
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Mr. Bojangles, dance
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Why can't you come back
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and dance
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Please Bojangles, dance
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Against Bojangles