Mr. Bojangles Chords by Nina Simone

[Gb] _ I [Db] knew a man called [Ebm] Jangles and he [Gb] danced for you.
_ [B] _ _ _
_ Worn [Db] out _ shoes [Ebm] _
[Db] _ [Gb] _ with [Db] silver hair, [Ebm] a ragged shirt and baggy [Gb] _ _ [B] pants. _
[Abm] The old [Db] soft shoe.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ He [Bbm] jumped so _ [D] high, jumped [Ebm] so _ high.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
Then he lightly _ [Db] touched the ground.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Db] _
[Gb] _ _ I [Db] met him in a cell in [Ebm] New Orleans [Gb] I _ _ [B] was. _
_ _ _ Down and out, [F] _
[B] _ [Db] _ [Gb] _ he [Db] looked at me [Bbm] to [Ebm] be the eyes of _ [Gb] _ age.
[B] _
_ _ As he spoke _ right [Db] out, _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
he [Bbm] talked of [Db] _ [Bb] life. _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ He [C] _
lied and [Ab] slapped his [Db] leg a step. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ Mr. _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ Bojangles, [Ebm] _ _
_ Mr.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Bbm] Bojangles, _ [B] _ Mr.
[Ebm] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ Bojangles, [Abm] Dan.
[Gb] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] He said his [Bbm] name, _ [Gb] Bojangles, then he danced the lake.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] Across _ the [Db] sand, _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Bbm] he grabbed his pants [Ebm] up at a stance.
Oh, how [Gb] he jumped up [B] high. _ _ _
He [Db] clipped his _ _ heels.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ He [Bbm] let go alive, _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] let go alive.
He _ _ [Ab] stood up and shook back his [Gbm] clothes all around.
_ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Bbm] He danced for [Gb] those administral shows and county _ _ [B] fairs.
[Abm] _
Throughout _ the [Db] sand, _ _
_ [Gb] _ he [Bbm] spoke with the tears of [Ebm]
[Gb] 15 years.
How his [B] dog and [Abm] he _ _ _ traveled [Db] about. _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] His dog up and [Bb] died, [Ebm] he just up and died.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
After 20 years, [Db] he still _ _ _ grieved. _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ Mr.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ Bojangles, [Gb] _ Mr.
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Bojangles, Mr. _ _ _
_ _ _ Bojangles, Dan.
[Gb] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
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He said, [Db] I dance now at [Ebm] every chance and honky [Gb] _ -tonks.
[B] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ For [Db] drinks and _ _ [B] _
[Gb] tips.
_ [Db] _ But most of [Ebm] the time I spend behind these county [B] bars.
He said, I [Db] drink for beer. _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ He shook his [Bbm] head.
_ [Bb] _ And as [Ebm] he shook his head, _ _ _ _ [Ab] I heard someone _ [Db] respectfully ask, _
_ _ _ _ Please, _ _
[Ebm] _ Mr.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ Bojangles, _ [Ebm] _ _ Mr.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ Bojangles, _ [B] _ Mr. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dbm] Bojangles, Dan.
[Gb] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _