Chords for MR.BOJANGLES

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

Am

C

G

F

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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MR.BOJANGLES chords
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[Am]
[F] [E] New man Bojangles and he [Am] danced for you
[F] [G] Worn out [Dm] shoes
[Em] Silver hair, ragged shirt and [Am] baggy [C] pants
And [F]
a whole soft [Dm] shoe
[F] Jumped so [C] high, [Abm] jumped so [Am] high
Then he [D] lightly touched [G] down
Middle [Em] man was selling New [Am] Orleans he was
[F]
Down and [Dm] out he [C] looked for me to be
The [Am] eyes of age
[F] [Am] As he spoke right [Dm] out
[F]
He talked of [C] life, talked [Am] of life
He last slapped his leg a [G] step
[Am]
Mr.
[G] Bojangles
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles
[Am] Mr.
[G]
Bojangles
[C] The dance
Said his name [Em] Bojangles and he [Am] danced the lick
[C]
[F] [Am] Crossed the [Dm] cell
[C] Grabbed his pants, a better [Em] stance and [Am] jumped so high
[C] [F] [Em]
Licked [Dm] his heels
Let
[F] go [C] of her lap, [E] let go of [Am] her lap
Shook back his [D] clothes all around
[G]
[Em]
Danced for those at men's school shows and county [C] fairs
[F] Threw out the [Dm] south
[F]
[C] Spoke with tears of fifteen years [Am] I was doggin' here
[C] [F]
[Am] Traveled [Dm] about
His [F]
dog up and [G] died, he [E]
up and [Am] died
[D] After twenty years he still [G] agreed
[Am]
Mr.
[G] Bojangles
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles
Mr.
[Am]
[G]
Bojangles
[C] The dance
[Em] Said I dance now at every chance [Am] and honky tonk
[C] [F]
[Em] Drinks [C] and tips
Most of the [Em] time I spend behind these [Am] county bars
[C]
[F] [Am] Cause I drink so [Dm] big
[F]
Shook his [C] head and [E] as he shook his [Am] head
I [C]
[D] heard someone [G] ask please
[Am]
Mr.
[G] Bojangles
Mr.
[Am] [G] Bojangles
[Am]
Mr.
[G]
Bojangles
Go [C] on and dance
[Em]
[Am] [G] [F]
[Dm]
[G] [C]
[Am] [G]
Key:  
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Neil Diamond - (Album Version) Mr. Bojangles chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Em, Am, G, Am, C and Em in sequence. The tempo control on ChordU helps you begin at a comfortable speed and increase as you learn. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of C Major.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] New man _ Bojangles and he [Am] danced for you _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] Worn out _ [Dm] shoes _ _ _
[Em] Silver hair, ragged shirt and [Am] baggy [C] pants
_ And [F] _ _ _
a whole soft [Dm] shoe _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ Jumped so [C] _ high, [Abm] _ jumped so [Am] high _ _ _ _ _ _
Then he [D] lightly touched [G] down _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Middle [Em] man was selling New [Am] Orleans he was
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ Down and [Dm] out _ he [C] looked for me to be
The [Am] eyes of age _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] As he spoke right _ [Dm] out
_ _ _ [F] _ _
He talked of [C] _ life, _ talked [Am] of life _
He _ _ _ _ last slapped his leg a [G] step _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
Mr.
_ _ [G] _ Bojangles _
_ _ [Am] Mr. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Bojangles _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [G] _ _
_ Bojangles
_ _ [C] The dance
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Said his name [Em] Bojangles and he [Am] danced the lick
_ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] Crossed the [Dm] cell
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Grabbed his pants, a better [Em] stance and [Am] jumped so high _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em]
Licked [Dm] his heels
_ _ Let _
[F] _ _ _ _ go [C] of her lap, _ [E] let go of [Am] her lap _
Shook _ _ _ _ back his [D] clothes all _ around
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
Danced for those at men's school shows and county [C] fairs
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Threw out the [Dm] south
[F] _ _ _
_ [C] Spoke with tears of fifteen years [Am] I was doggin' here
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ Traveled [Dm] about
His _ _ [F] _ _ _
dog up and [G] _ died, he [E]
up and [Am] died _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ After twenty years he still [G] agreed _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
Mr.
_ _ [G] Bojangles _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mr. _ _
[G] _ Bojangles
_ Mr.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Bojangles
_ _ [C] The dance _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Said I dance now at every chance [Am] and honky _ tonk
[C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Em] Drinks [C] and tips _ _
_ _ Most of the [Em] time I spend behind these [Am] county bars
_ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] Cause I drink so [Dm] big
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
Shook his [C] _ head and [E] as he shook his [Am] head
_ I [C] _
_ _ [D] heard someone [G] ask please _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
Mr.
_ _ [G] _ Bojangles _ _
Mr.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Bojangles
_ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mr.
_ _ [G] _ _
Bojangles
Go [C] on and dance _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Jerry Jeff Walker.

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