Chords for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr Bojangles

_ Sometimes [G] when we're out on the road, there's a lot of people that come to see us and they say things like,
we didn't know you did that.
_ [N] _ As we've been doing that for 20 years,
[Em] comes across [G#] some funny [G] songs.
_ Maybe this is one you all remember. _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Blue Vandy [Bm] jiggies and [Em] they dance for you.
[G] Thank you.
_ [C] _ _ He wore [D] nice _ shoes
[Em] _
_ Silver hair [Bm] and ragged shirt [A] and baggy [G] pants _
[C] He did the old soft [D] shoe _ _
[C] He _ _ jumped [Bm] so high, [B] _ jumped so [Em] _ high _ _
[A] _ _ And in his eyes it [D] touched down
_ I _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _
[G] met a man who said the New [Em] Orleans I [G] was _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ Down [D] and out, _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[G] looked at me to feed the eyes of age
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And he spoke right [D] out
_ _ He _ [C] _
_ _ _ talked [Bm] of life, [B] _ _ [Em] talked of life
[G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ Laughed, wigged his [D] heels and his steps _ _ _
Well _ _ [Em] _ [G] _
he said his name Bojangles [Em] and he danced to lick
_ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ I [D] crossed the cell, _ _ _ [G]
grabbed his [Bm] pants, spread his stance
[Em] Well he jumped so high, _ [C] _
_ and he clicked his [D]
heels
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He let go [Bm] and laughed, [B] he let go [E] and _ [Em] laughed
_ _ [A] _
Shirt back, his clothes [D] all around
_ [C] _ Mr.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
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_ Bojangles, _ _ [E] _
_ _ Mr.
[G] _ [D] _
_ Bojangles
_ _ [E] _
_ _ Mr.
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_ Bojangles, [F#m] oh, [G] he should [Bm] dance
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[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
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Dance for those [G#] at minstrel shows [Em] and county _ [Bm] _ fairs
[C] _
_ Throughout _ [D] the south
_ _ _ [G] He spoke to tears [G#] of 15 years, [Em] how his dog and him
[G] _ _ [C] They _ _ _ traveled [D]
about
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Well the dog up [Bm] and died, [B] he up and [Em]
died
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
After 20 years he stood [D] with me
_ [A] _ [Bm] He [D] _
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said he'd dance now at every [Em] chance and honky [G] _ tonk
[C] _
_ For _ [D] drinks and tips
_ _ [G] Most of the time we spent behind these county bars _
[C] As _ I drank [D] some beer
_ _ He [C] _ _ _ shook [Bm] his head, _ [B] as he shook [Em] his head _ _ _
[A] _ I heard someone ask [D] him please
_ [Am] Let's hear you [D] sing it yourselves this time, come on
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ Bojangles, _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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[G] won't you _ [Bm] dance, _ won't [Em] you _ dance
God [G] _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ _ _ bless you folks, thanks a lot _ _ _
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