Chords for NEIL DIAMOND (1969) - Mr Bojangles

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_ [C] New Man [Em] Bojangles and he [Am] danced with you
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_ [F] _ _ In [Am] worn out [Dm] _ shoes _ _
_ [C] Silver hair, ragged shirt, [Am] and baggy [C] pants _
And [F] _ _ _ those soft shoes
_ He _ _ _ _ jumped [C] so high
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Jumped [Am] so high _
And _ _ he lightly touched [G] down _ _
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_ [C] _ Middlemen are selling New [Am] Orleans, it was
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Down and out _ _ _
[G] [C] He looked to me to be [Am] the eyes of [C] age _
_ [F] _ _ As he spoke right out _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ He talked [C] of life, [E] _
talked [Am] of life
_ He _ _ _ _ left, slapped his leg [G] a step _ _ _
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[Am] _ _ _ Mr. _
[G] _ Bojangles, _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ Mr. _
_ [G] _ Bojangles, _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [G] _ _ Bojangles _
[C] _ _ Danced, _ _
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[D] _ [C] said his name [Em] Bojangles and [Am] he danced the lick
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Crossed the cell, _ _ _
[G] _ [C] grabbed his pants, [Em] a better stance [Am] and jumped so high
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Ticked [Dm] his heels, [F] _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ _ let go [C] of her lap, [E] let go [Am] of her lap
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_ [F#] _ _ Shook back [D] his clothes all [G] around _ _
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_ [C] And for those at men's school shows and county _ _ fairs
[F] _ _ Threw out the south _ _ _
[G] _ [C] Spoke with tears of fifteen years, I was doggin' here _
They [F] _ _ _ travel _ _ about, _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ his dog up [C] and _ [E] died, he up [Am] and died
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_ [D] _ _ After twenty years [G] he's still free _ _
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_ [G] _ _ Bojangles, _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mr.
_ _ [G] _ Bojangles, _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mr.
_ _ [G] _ Bojangles _
_ [C] _ _ _ Danced, _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] said I dance [Em] now at every [Am] chance and honky [C] tonk _
_ _ _ For drinks and tips, _ _
[Bm] [C] but most of the time [Em] I spend behind [Am] these [C] county bars _
Cause [Am] _ _ _ I drink [D] so bitter
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_ _ _ _ Shook [C] his head, [E] and as he shook [Am] his head
_ [C] I _ [F#] _ _ heard someone [G] ask please _ _
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_ [Am] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [G] _ Bojangles, _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mr.
_ [G] _ Bojangles, _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mr.
_ _ [G] _ _ Bojangles
Don't [C] wanna dance _ _
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