Mr Bojangles Chords by Sammy Davis Jr

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_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Cm] This song, _ [D] _ _ _ [Cm] I could not do a [Ab] show [E] _ [F] without including [Cm] this [Bb] song.
I [Cm] certainly wouldn't do a show here without [Fm] [Cm] including it. _ _
[Bb] _ It's [Cm] very special to me.
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[Cm] _ [Dm] _ [Cm] I knew a man, [D] _
poached [Cm] ankles and he danced for [Bb] you.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ In worn [Bb] out shoes. _
_ [D] _ [Cm] Silver hair, _
[Bb] ragged shirt, [Cm] _ _ [Gm] baggy pants.
_ [Ab] _ He went to the [Bb] old _ _ soft shoe.
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He could jump [G] so high, _ [Cm] jump so high.
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_ _ [Am] _ And then he'd lightly [Bb] _ _ touch _ _ _ _ _
down.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] I met him in a [Cm] cell, didn't knew [Gm] all means I was.
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I [Gm] was down and out.
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_ [D] [Eb] He looked to me [Bb] to be the [Cm] very eyes [Gm] of age.
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As he [Bb] spoke right out, _
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_ [Gm] talked of life, [G] _
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[Eb] talked of [Am] life. _ _
_ _ [Bb] Laughed, _ slapped his leg a step. _ _
_ _ [Eb] He said his name [Bb] was Poach Ankles.
[Cm] Then he danced a [Bb] lick _ [Ab] right _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] across the cell.
[C] _ [Fm] _ [Cm] Grab his pants, [Bb] take a better [Cm] stance.
Jump up [Gm] high.
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That's when [Bb] he _ _ clicked his [Ab] knees. _ _ _
Then he [Gm] let go that laugh.
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_ _ [Cm] Lord, Lord, [Eb] Lord, he let [A] go a laugh. _ _
_ [Bb] Shaked back his clothes all _ around. _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ That was Mr.
[Bb] Poach Ankles. _
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Mr.
_ [Bb] Poach Ankles. _
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Mr.
_ [Bb] Poach Ankles.
_ _ [F] [Cm] The man [Eb] could dance.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ Told me of [Bb] the times he worked [Cm] with _ [Gm] minstrel shows.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _
Traveling [Bb] throughout the South. _
_ _ [Eb] Spoke with [Bb] tears of 15 [Cm] years how his [Gm] dog and he.
_ [Ab] _ _ They would travel [Bb] _ about. _
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But [Gm] his dog up and died.
_ _ [Cm] The North _ [Eb]
just got [A] old and died. _
After [C] 20 years he's still [Bb]
free.
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] He said I dance now [Cm] at every chance and [Bb] _
honky [Ab] tonks. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] For my drinks and tips.
_ [Eb] The most of the [Bb] time I spend [Cm] behind [Gm] these county bars.
[Ab] _ _ _
You see [Bb] son, I drink a bit.
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_ _ [Gm] Then he shook his head.
_ [Cm] Oh, _ [Eb]
when [A] _ _ he shook his head.
[Ab] I [Bb] could swear I heard someone [Eb] say please.
[Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ That's Mr.
_ [Bb] _ Bojangles. _
_ _ [Cm] _ Call him Mr.
_ [Bb] _ Bojangles. _
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Mr.
_ [Bb] _ Bojangles.
Come [Eb] back. Dance. _
[Bb] Dance.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] Dance.
[Cm] Dance. _ _ _
Mr.
_ [Bb] Bojangles. _ _
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Mr.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] Bojangles. _ _
Mr.
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[Eb] Bojangles.
Dance. _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ Oh, won't you come back and dance.
[Bb] _
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[Eb] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Cm] Please [Bb]
Bojangles.
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[Ebm] We need to [Cm] see you _ [Bb] _
dance [Cm] _ again.
[Bb] _
[Ebm] _ [Fm] _ [Cm] _ Mr.
[Bb] Bo, Mr.
[Cm] Bo, _ [Bb]
[Cm] Mr.
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_ [C] Bojangles.
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