Chords for "Mr. BoJangles" - Jerry Jeff Walker & David Bromberg - Town Hall- NYC
Tempo:
116.3 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
D
A
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] I knew a man [Bm] called Daniel [D] Vanity danced for [G] you.
No!
One hour of [A] street.
[D] Silver hair and a [Bm] ragged shirt [D] and a bag of pants.
[G]
Did the old song [A] tune.
[F#m] [G]
Jump so [F#m] high.
[F#] Jump so [Bm] high.
[D] [E] And then the light it took us [A] down.
[Bm] And then a minute or so and the people would be
[D] I was down.
I [G] was down.
[A] [D] They looked to me to be the eyes of their ears.
[G]
I was [A] down.
[G]
The dark of [F#m] his life.
[F#]
[Bm] The dark of his life.
[E] He laughed at the [A] same thing.
[F#m]
[D] This is the day when everybody danced for me.
[G] Lost [A] the sun.
[D] We got to spend some time dancing and a joke to [G] buy.
Let's do [A] this here.
[G]
Let's go [F#m] over there.
[F#]
[Bm] Let's go over [D] there.
[E] So the rags move [A] on.
[F#m]
[Bm] So I met Mr.
[F#m]
[Bm] Bojangles.
They call me Mr.
[F#m] Bojangles.
[Bm] Yes, Mr.
[G] Bojangles.
Because I can [C#m] dance.
[Bm] [D] [G]
[A]
[D] [Bm] [D]
[G] [A]
[G] [D]
[F#] [Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [D] I
[Bm] [D] knew a man called Bojangles [Bm] and he danced for [D] you.
[G]
[A] The sun [D] go down.
[N]
No!
One hour of [A] street.
[D] Silver hair and a [Bm] ragged shirt [D] and a bag of pants.
[G]
Did the old song [A] tune.
[F#m] [G]
Jump so [F#m] high.
[F#] Jump so [Bm] high.
[D] [E] And then the light it took us [A] down.
[Bm] And then a minute or so and the people would be
[D] I was down.
I [G] was down.
[A] [D] They looked to me to be the eyes of their ears.
[G]
I was [A] down.
[G]
The dark of [F#m] his life.
[F#]
[Bm] The dark of his life.
[E] He laughed at the [A] same thing.
[F#m]
[D] This is the day when everybody danced for me.
[G] Lost [A] the sun.
[D] We got to spend some time dancing and a joke to [G] buy.
Let's do [A] this here.
[G]
Let's go [F#m] over there.
[F#]
[Bm] Let's go over [D] there.
[E] So the rags move [A] on.
[F#m]
[Bm] So I met Mr.
[F#m]
[Bm] Bojangles.
They call me Mr.
[F#m] Bojangles.
[Bm] Yes, Mr.
[G] Bojangles.
Because I can [C#m] dance.
[Bm] [D] [G]
[A]
[D] [Bm] [D]
[G] [A]
[G] [D]
[F#] [Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [D] I
[Bm] [D] knew a man called Bojangles [Bm] and he danced for [D] you.
[G]
[A] The sun [D] go down.
[N]
Key:
Bm
D
A
G
F#m
Bm
D
A
_ _ _ _ [A] I knew a man [Bm] called Daniel [D] Vanity danced for [G] you.
No!
One hour of [A] street.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Silver hair and a [Bm] ragged shirt [D] and a bag of pants.
[G] _
Did the old song [A] tune.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _
Jump so [F#m] high.
_ [F#] Jump so [Bm] high.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ And then the light it took us [A] down. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] And then a minute or so and the people would be_
[D] I was down.
I [G] _ _ _ was down.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ They looked to me to be the eyes of their ears.
[G] _ _
I was [A] down.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
The dark of [F#m] his life.
[F#] _ _
[Bm] The dark of his life.
_ [E] _ He laughed at the [A] same thing.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [D] This is the day when everybody danced for me.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Lost [A] the sun.
_ _ [D] _ _ We got to spend some time dancing and a joke to [G] buy. _
Let's do [A] this here.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ Let's go [F#m] over there.
[F#] _ _
[Bm] Let's go over [D] there.
_ [E] _ So the rags move [A] on.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ So I met Mr.
_ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Bm] Bojangles.
They call me Mr. _
[F#m] Bojangles.
_ _ [Bm] _ Yes, Mr.
[G] Bojangles.
_ _ Because I can [C#m] dance.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] I _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ knew a man called Bojangles [Bm] and he danced for [D] you.
[G] _
_ _ [A] _ The sun [D] go down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
No!
One hour of [A] street.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Silver hair and a [Bm] ragged shirt [D] and a bag of pants.
[G] _
Did the old song [A] tune.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _
Jump so [F#m] high.
_ [F#] Jump so [Bm] high.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ And then the light it took us [A] down. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] And then a minute or so and the people would be_
[D] I was down.
I [G] _ _ _ was down.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ They looked to me to be the eyes of their ears.
[G] _ _
I was [A] down.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
The dark of [F#m] his life.
[F#] _ _
[Bm] The dark of his life.
_ [E] _ He laughed at the [A] same thing.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [D] This is the day when everybody danced for me.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Lost [A] the sun.
_ _ [D] _ _ We got to spend some time dancing and a joke to [G] buy. _
Let's do [A] this here.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ Let's go [F#m] over there.
[F#] _ _
[Bm] Let's go over [D] there.
_ [E] _ So the rags move [A] on.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ So I met Mr.
_ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Bm] Bojangles.
They call me Mr. _
[F#m] Bojangles.
_ _ [Bm] _ Yes, Mr.
[G] Bojangles.
_ _ Because I can [C#m] dance.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] I _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ knew a man called Bojangles [Bm] and he danced for [D] you.
[G] _
_ _ [A] _ The sun [D] go down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _