Chords for Mr Bojangles, slide show and lyrics.avi

Tempo:
129.6 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Cm

Eb

Ab

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mr Bojangles, slide show and lyrics.avi chords
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[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[D] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab]
[D] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab]
[D] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb] I knew a man, [Bb]
Bojangles [Cm] and he danced for you, [Bb]
[Ab]
[Bb] in worn out [Ab] [Bb] shoes, [Eb] silver [Bb] hair, ragged
[Cm] shirt, [Bb] baggy pants.
[Ab]
He would do the [Bb] old soft [Ab] shoe, he [Gm] would jump so [G]
high, jump [Cm] so high, [Eb]
[A] and then he'd lightly
[Ab]
[Bb] touch down.
[Eb] Told me of [Bb] the times he [Cm] worked with [Bb] minstrel shows.
[Ab]
[Bb] Traveling throughout the south,
[Eb] spoke with [Bb] tears of fifteen years, [Cm] how his [Bb] dog and he,
[Ab] they [Bb] would travel about.
[Ab] But his [Gm] dog up and died.
His [Cm] [A]
dog up and died, [Ab]
and after [Bb] twenty years he's [Ab] so grieved.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] He said I dance [Cm] now at every
[Gm] chance an [Ab] onkytock, [Bb] for my drinks and tips.
[Eb]
[Bb] Most the time [Cm] I spend behind these [Bb] county [Ab] bars.
[Bb] You see son, I drink a [Ab] bit.
[Gm] Then he shook his [Cm] head.
When
[A]
he shook [Ab] his head, [Bb]
I could swear I [Ab] heard someone say [Gm] please, please.
[Cm] That's Mr.
[Gm] [Bb] Bojangles.
[Cm] Call him Mr.
[Bb] Bojangles.
[Cm] Mr.
[Bb]
Bojangles.
[D] Come [Eb] back and dance.
Dance, [Cm]
dance, [Eb] please dance.
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm] Mr.
Bojangles.
[Eb] [Bb] Mr.
[Eb] Bojangles.
Dance.
[Gm] [Cm]
[Eb] [Bb]
Come back [Cm] and dance again.
[Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
Please [Eb] Bojangles.
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Dm] [Eb]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
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To learn Sammy Davis Jr - Mr. Bojangles chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Cm, Eb, Bb, Eb, Bb, Cm and Bb. For best results, commence at 64 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 130. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Eb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] _ [Bb] [Eb] I knew a man, [Bb] _
Bojangles [Cm] and he danced for you, [Bb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ in worn out [Ab] [Bb] shoes, [Eb] silver [Bb] hair, ragged
[Cm] shirt, _ [Bb] baggy pants.
_ [Ab] _ _ _
He would do the [Bb] old _ _ _ soft [Ab] shoe, _ _ _ he [Gm] would jump so [G]
high, jump [Cm] so high, _ [Eb] _
_ _ [A] _ _ and then he'd lightly
[Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ touch down.
_ [Eb] _ _ Told me of [Bb] the times he [Cm] worked with _ _ [Bb] minstrel shows.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Traveling throughout the south, _ _
_ [Eb] spoke with [Bb] tears of fifteen years, [Cm] how his _ [Bb] dog and he,
[Ab] _ _ _ _ they [Bb] would travel _ _ about.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ But his [Gm] dog up and died.
His [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [A]
dog up and died, _ _ [Ab]
and after [Bb] twenty years he's [Ab] so grieved.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] He said I dance [Cm] now at every _
_ [Gm] _ chance an [Ab] onkytock, _ _ _ _ [Bb] for my drinks and tips.
_ [Eb] _
[Bb] Most the time [Cm] I spend behind these [Bb] _ county [Ab] bars. _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ You see son, I drink a [Ab] bit. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ Then he shook his [Cm] head.
When _
_ _ [A] _ _ _
he shook [Ab] his head, _ _ [Bb]
I could swear I [Ab] heard someone say [Gm] please, please.
[Cm] _ _ That's Mr.
_ [Gm] _ [Bb] Bojangles. _ _
[Cm] _ _ Call him Mr. _
[Bb] _ Bojangles. _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ Mr.
_ [Bb] _
Bojangles.
[D] Come [Eb] back and dance.
_ Dance, [Cm] _
dance, [Eb] please dance.
[Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] Mr. _
Bojangles.
[Eb] _ [Bb] Mr. _ _
_ _ [Eb] Bojangles.
Dance. _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb]
Come back [Cm] and dance again.
_ [Bb] _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _
Please [Eb] _ Bojangles.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

The album Live From Australia includes this song, written by Jerry Jeff Walker.

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