Chords for Sammy Davis Jr. Mr Bojangles
Tempo:
129.55 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Cm
Eb
Ab
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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]
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Eb
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[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
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_ [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
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