Chords for Sammy Davis Jr. Mr Bojangles

Tempo:
129.55 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Cm

Eb

Ab

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sammy Davis Jr. Mr Bojangles chords
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[Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Eb] I knew a man [Bb] who jangles [Cm] any dance for you [Bb]
[Ab]
[Bb] In worn out shoes, [Eb] silver [Bb] hair, ragged [C] 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] touch
[Bb] down
[Eb] Told me of [Bb] the times he worked [Cm] with [Bb] minstrel shows
[Ab]
Traveling [Bb] throughout the South
[Eb] Spoke with [Bb] tears of fifteen years
[Cm] How his dog and he [Ab] They would [Bb] travel about
[Ab] But his dog [Gm] up and died His [A] dog up and died
[Ab] And after [Bb] twenty years he's so free
[Ab]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Gm] He said I dance now at [Cm] every
[Gm] chance and honky [Ab]-tonk
[Bb] For my drinks and chips [Eb] Most the [Bb] time I spend [Cm] behind these
[Bb] county bars
[Ab]
[Bb] You see some, I drink a [Ab] bit
[Gm] Then he shook his [Cm] head When
[A] he shook his [Ab] head
[Bb] I could swear I [Ab] heard someone say [Gm] please, please
[Cm] That's Mr.
[Gm] Bojangles [Bb] Call [Cm] him Mr.
[Bb] Bojangles
[Cm] Mr.
[Bb]
Bojangles Come back [Eb] and dance
Dance, [Cm] dance, please dance
Mr.
[Bb]
Bojangles [Cm]
Mr.
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Eb] Bojangles
Dance, [Gm]
[Cm] [C]
[Eb] [Bb] come back and [Cm] dance again
[C]
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
Please [Eb] Bojangles
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[N]
Key:Β Β 
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
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Let's start jamming Sammy Davis Jr - Mr. Bojangles chords, practice the chord sequence Bb, Cm, Eb, Bb, Ab, Eb, Bb and Eb. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Eb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I knew a man [Bb] who jangles [Cm] any dance for you [Bb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ In worn out shoes, [Eb] _ silver [Bb] hair, ragged [C] 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] _ _ touch _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ down
_ [Eb] _ Told me of [Bb] the times he worked [Cm] with _ [Bb] minstrel shows
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _
Traveling [Bb] throughout the South _ _ _
[Eb] Spoke with [Bb] tears of fifteen years
[Cm] How his _ _ dog and he [Ab] _ They _ would [Bb] travel about _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ But his dog [Gm] up and died _ His _ _ _ _ [A] dog up and died
_ _ [Ab] And after [Bb] twenty years he's so free
[Ab] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] He said I dance now at [Cm] every _
_ [Gm] chance and honky [Ab]-tonk _
_ _ _ [Bb] For my drinks and chips _ [Eb] _ Most the [Bb] time I spend [Cm] behind these _
[Bb] county bars
[Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] You see some, I drink a [Ab] bit _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ Then he shook his [Cm] head When _
_ [A] _ _ _ he shook his [Ab] head
_ [Bb] I could swear I [Ab] heard someone say [Gm] please, please
_ [Cm] _ That's Mr. _
[Gm] _ Bojangles [Bb] _ Call [Cm] _ _ him Mr. _ _
[Bb] Bojangles _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ Mr.
_ [Bb] _
Bojangles Come back [Eb] and dance
_ Dance, _ [Cm] dance, please dance _ _
Mr.
_ _ [Bb] _
Bojangles _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ Mr. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] Bojangles
Dance, _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] come back and [Cm] dance again
_ [C] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _
Please [Eb] _ Bojangles
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Within the album Live From Australia, written by Jerry Jeff Walker, you'll find this song.

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