Chords for FRANKIE LAINE -MR BO JANGLES

Tempo:
146.6 bpm
Chords used:

B

C#m

E

A

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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FRANKIE LAINE  -MR BO JANGLES chords
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[A#]
[E] [G#m]
[C#m] I [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A] [B]
[E]
knew a man [G#m] bold jangles and [C#m] he danced for you
[A] Worn out shoes, [B] [E]
silver hair, [G#m] a ragged shirt [C#m] and baggy [A] pants
The old soft [B] shoe
[A] He jumped [E] so high, Lord, [G#] he jumped [C#m] so high
[F#] Then he'd like to [A] touch down
[B] I
[E] met him in [B] a cell in [C#] New Orleans, he [B]
was [A] [G#m]
down [B] and out
He [E] looked to me to [B] be like [C#] the eyes of [B]
[A] age [C#m] as he spoke [F#m] right [B] out
[A] He [E] talked of life, oh how [G#] he [C#m] talked of life
[F#] Then he laughed and slapped his [B] bag of steps
[C#m]
Mr.
[B]
Boldjangles, [C#m]
Mr.
[B]
Boldjangles, [C#m]
Mr.
[B]
Boldjangles [E] dance
He said his name [B] Boldjangles then [C#m] he danced a leak [A]
[C#m] across [F#m] the [B] cell
[E] Grabbed his pants, took [G#m] a better stance and [C#m] he jumped so high
[A]
[F#m] Clicked his [B]
heels
[A] He let go [E] a laugh, Lord, [G#] he let go [C#] a laugh
[F#m]
[C#m] [F#] Shook back his clothes [B] all around
He
[E] danced for [B] those at men's shows [C#m] and county [B]
[A] fairs
Throughout the [B] South
[E] He spoke of peers [G#m] of fifteen years, [C#m] how his dog and he [A] traveled [C#m]
[B] by
[A] His dog [E] up and died, [G#] oh he [C#m] up and died
[F#] After twenty years he's [B] still peace
[C#m] Mr.
[B] Boldjangles,
[C#m] Mr.
[B] Boldjangles,
[C#m] Mr.
[B] Boldjangles [E] dance
He said he'd dance [G#m] now with every chance [C#m] in the honky [E]
-tonks
[A] [C#m] The drinks [F#m] and [B] tips
[E] But most of the time he spends behind [C#m] these county bars
[A] As he [F#m] drinks a [B] bit
He [A]
shook [E] his head and [G#] as he shook [C#m] his [E] head
[F#] I heard someone [B] ask him
[C#m] Mr.
[B] Boldjangles, [C#m] Mr.
[B] Boldjangles,
[C#m] Mr.
[B] Boldjangles is [E] gonna dance
[G#m]
[C#m] [E]
[A] [C#m] He [F#m] [C#m] said he'd dance now with every chance in the honky-tonks
[B] [E] He said [G#m] he'd dance [C#m] now [B] with [C#m] every chance [A] [C#m] in the honky-tonks
[F#m] [B]
[E] [G#m]
[C#m] [B]
Key:  
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
G#m
123111114
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
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To learn Frankie Laine - Mr. Bojangles chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: C#m, E, G#m, C#m, B and C#m. Begin your practice at a relaxed 73 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 147. With an eye on the song's key F Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[A#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ [C#m] I _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
knew a man [G#m] bold jangles and [C#m] he danced for you _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Worn out shoes, _ [B] _ [E]
silver hair, [G#m] a ragged shirt [C#m] and baggy _ _ [A] pants _
The _ old soft [B] shoe
_ [A] He _ _ _ jumped [E] so high, Lord, [G#] he jumped [C#m] so high
_ _ _ [F#] Then he'd like to [A] touch _ down
[B] _ _ I _
_ _ _ [E] met him in [B] a cell in [C#] New Orleans, he [B] _
was [A] _ _ _ [G#m] _
down [B] and out _
He [E] looked to me to [B] be like [C#] the eyes of [B] _ _
[A] age _ [C#m] as he spoke [F#m] right _ [B] out _
_ [A] _ _ He [E] talked of life, oh how [G#] he [C#m] talked of life _ _ _
[F#] Then he laughed and slapped his [B] bag of steps _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [B] _
_ Boldjangles, _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [B] _
_ Boldjangles, _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ Mr.
_ [B] _
Boldjangles _ _ [E] dance
_ _ _ _ _ _
He _ _ said his name [B] _ Boldjangles then [C#m] he danced a leak _ [A] _ _
_ [C#m] _ across [F#m] the _ [B] cell
_ _ [E] Grabbed his pants, took [G#m] a better stance and [C#m] he jumped so _ high
[A] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] Clicked his [B] _
heels
_ _ [A] _ He let go [E] a laugh, Lord, [G#] he let go [C#] a laugh
[F#m] _
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ Shook back his clothes [B] all around _
_ _ He _ _
_ [E] _ danced for [B] those at men's shows [C#m] and county _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ fairs _
Throughout the [B] South _
_ [E] He spoke of peers [G#m] of fifteen years, [C#m] how his dog and he _ _ [A] _ traveled [C#m] _
_ [B] _ by _ _
_ [A] His _ _ dog [E] up and died, [G#] oh he [C#m] up and died _
_ [F#] _ After twenty years he's [B] still _ _ peace
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [B] _ _ Boldjangles, _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [B] _ _ Boldjangles, _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [B] _ _ _ Boldjangles _ [E] _ _ dance _
_ _ _ He _ _ said he'd dance [G#m] now with every chance [C#m] in the honky _ [E] _
-tonks
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] The drinks [F#m] and _ [B] tips _
[E] But most of the time he spends behind [C#m] these county _ bars
_ [A] As he _ [F#m] drinks a [B] bit _
He [A] _ _ _ _
shook [E] his head and [G#] as he shook [C#m] his _ [E] head _
_ [F#] I heard someone [B] ask him _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ Mr. _
_ [B] _ _ _ Boldjangles, _ [C#m] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [B] _ Boldjangles, _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [B] _ _ Boldjangles is [E] gonna _ _ _ _ _ dance _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] He _ [F#m] _ [C#m] said he'd dance now with every chance in the honky-tonks _
[B] [E] He said [G#m] he'd dance [C#m] _ now [B] with [C#m] every chance [A] _ _ [C#m] in the honky-tonks _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _

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Within the album At His Best: 22 Of His Greatest Hits, written by Jerry Jeff Walker, you'll find this song.

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