Chords for Neil Diamond - Mr. Bojangles
Tempo:
162.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
G
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [F]
[C] New man, [B] Bojangles and his [A] dance for you.
[G]
[F] [E] Worn out [Dm] shoes, [G] [C]
silver hair, [Em] ragged shirt and baggy pants.
[F] [C] The old [Dm] soft shoe, [G] [C] [Bm]
[Fm] he jumps [C] so high, [E]
[Am] jumps so high.
[G]
[F#] And that lightly [C]
touched down,
[G]
[C] metal man or [Em] cell, on all [A] means he was.
[G]
[F] [E] Down [Dm] and down, [A]
[G] [C] he looked to me to [Em] be [A] the eyes of age.
[C]
[F] [Am] As he spoke [Dm] right out, [A]
[G] [F] he talked [C] of life, [E]
[Am] talked of life.
[C]
[F#] [D] Laughed, slapped his leg a [C] step.
[G]
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles,
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles,
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles.
[C] Yeah, he danced with those at [Em] men's shows and [A] county fairs.
[C]
[F] [Am] Throughout the [Dm] South, [C] [G]
[C] smoked years of fifteen years, how [A] his dog in here.
[C]
[F] [Am]
Traveled [Dm] about, [C] [G]
[F] snogged up [C] in jive, [E] he loved that [Am] time.
[F#] After twenty years, he's still [G] free.
[C] Still dance now and every chance at [Am] honky [C]-tonk.
[F]
Dreams and [Dm] tips, [C]
most of the time I spent behind [Am] these county boys.
[C] [F]
[Am] Laughed [F] dreams a bit, [C] [Dm] [F]
shook [C] his head, [E] as he shook his [Am]
head.
[F#]
[D] [Am] [A]
[G]
[Am]
Mr.
[G] Bojangles, Mr.
[Am]
Bojangles, [G]
[Am]
Mr.
Bojangles.
[G]
[C]
Laughed at, [F]
[Am] oh.
[D] [A] [C]
[Am]
[C] [F] [Am]
[D] [G]
[C]
[Am]
[F] [Am]
[C] New man, [B] Bojangles and his [A] dance for you.
[G]
[F] [E] Worn out [Dm] shoes, [G] [C]
silver hair, [Em] ragged shirt and baggy pants.
[F] [C] The old [Dm] soft shoe, [G] [C] [Bm]
[Fm] he jumps [C] so high, [E]
[Am] jumps so high.
[G]
[F#] And that lightly [C]
touched down,
[G]
[C] metal man or [Em] cell, on all [A] means he was.
[G]
[F] [E] Down [Dm] and down, [A]
[G] [C] he looked to me to [Em] be [A] the eyes of age.
[C]
[F] [Am] As he spoke [Dm] right out, [A]
[G] [F] he talked [C] of life, [E]
[Am] talked of life.
[C]
[F#] [D] Laughed, slapped his leg a [C] step.
[G]
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles,
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles,
[Am] Mr.
[G] Bojangles.
[C] Yeah, he danced with those at [Em] men's shows and [A] county fairs.
[C]
[F] [Am] Throughout the [Dm] South, [C] [G]
[C] smoked years of fifteen years, how [A] his dog in here.
[C]
[F] [Am]
Traveled [Dm] about, [C] [G]
[F] snogged up [C] in jive, [E] he loved that [Am] time.
[F#] After twenty years, he's still [G] free.
[C] Still dance now and every chance at [Am] honky [C]-tonk.
[F]
Dreams and [Dm] tips, [C]
most of the time I spent behind [Am] these county boys.
[C] [F]
[Am] Laughed [F] dreams a bit, [C] [Dm] [F]
shook [C] his head, [E] as he shook his [Am]
head.
[F#]
[D] [Am] [A]
[G]
[Am]
Mr.
[G] Bojangles, Mr.
[Am]
Bojangles, [G]
[Am]
Mr.
Bojangles.
[G]
[C]
Laughed at, [F]
[Am] oh.
[D] [A] [C]
[Am]
[C] [F] [Am]
[D] [G]
[C]
[Am]
[F] [Am]
Key:
C
Am
G
F
A
C
Am
G
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] New man, [B] _ Bojangles and his [A] dance for you.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] Worn out [Dm] _ shoes, [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ silver hair, [Em] ragged shirt and baggy pants. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] The old _ [Dm] soft shoe, _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [Bm] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ he jumps [C] so high, _ [E] _ _ _
[Am] jumps so high.
[G] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ And that lightly [C] _
touched down, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] metal man or [Em] cell, on all [A] means he was.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ Down [Dm] and down, _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] [C] he looked to me to [Em] be _ [A] the eyes of age.
[C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] As he spoke [Dm] right out, _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ he talked [C] of life, _ [E] _ _ _
[Am] talked of life.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Laughed, slapped his leg a [C] step. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ Mr.
_ [G] _ _ Bojangles, _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ Mr.
_ [G] _ Bojangles, _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ Mr.
_ [G] _ _ _ Bojangles. _ _
_ [C] _ Yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
he danced with those at [Em] men's shows and [A] county _ fairs.
[C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] Throughout the [Dm] South, _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] smoked years of fifteen years, how [A] his dog in here.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
Traveled [Dm] about, _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ snogged up [C] in _ _ jive, [E] he loved that [Am] time. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ After twenty years, he's still [G] free. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Still dance now and every chance at [Am] honky _ _ [C]-tonk.
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ Dreams and [Dm] tips, _ _ _ _ _ [C]
most of the time I spent behind [Am] these county boys.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ Laughed [F] dreams a bit, _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ shook _ [C] his head, _ _ [E] as he shook his [Am] _
head.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ Mr.
[G] Bojangles, _ _ _ _ Mr.
_ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ Bojangles, _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Mr.
_ _ _ Bojangles.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Laughed at, _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] oh.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] New man, [B] _ Bojangles and his [A] dance for you.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] Worn out [Dm] _ shoes, [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ silver hair, [Em] ragged shirt and baggy pants. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] The old _ [Dm] soft shoe, _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [Bm] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ he jumps [C] so high, _ [E] _ _ _
[Am] jumps so high.
[G] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ And that lightly [C] _
touched down, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] metal man or [Em] cell, on all [A] means he was.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ Down [Dm] and down, _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] [C] he looked to me to [Em] be _ [A] the eyes of age.
[C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] As he spoke [Dm] right out, _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ he talked [C] of life, _ [E] _ _ _
[Am] talked of life.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Laughed, slapped his leg a [C] step. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ Mr.
_ [G] _ _ Bojangles, _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ Mr.
_ [G] _ Bojangles, _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ Mr.
_ [G] _ _ _ Bojangles. _ _
_ [C] _ Yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
he danced with those at [Em] men's shows and [A] county _ fairs.
[C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] Throughout the [Dm] South, _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] smoked years of fifteen years, how [A] his dog in here.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
Traveled [Dm] about, _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ snogged up [C] in _ _ jive, [E] he loved that [Am] time. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ After twenty years, he's still [G] free. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Still dance now and every chance at [Am] honky _ _ [C]-tonk.
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ Dreams and [Dm] tips, _ _ _ _ _ [C]
most of the time I spent behind [Am] these county boys.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ Laughed [F] dreams a bit, _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ shook _ [C] his head, _ _ [E] as he shook his [Am] _
head.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ Mr.
[G] Bojangles, _ _ _ _ Mr.
_ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ Bojangles, _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Mr.
_ _ _ Bojangles.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Laughed at, _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] oh.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _