Chords for Steve Earle & The Dukes - "Mr. Bojangles" [Official Audio]
Tempo:
135.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A] [Bm]
[A] [D]
[A] [Bm] [A]
[D] I love a [A] man who jangles and [B] dance for [F#m] you.
[D] [G]
One-eyed [A] shoes,
[D] silver hair, [A] a ragged shirt [Bm] and baggy [F#m] pants.
[G]
The old [A] soft shoe.
[G] He [D] jumps so [C#] high, [E] jumps so [Bm]
[D] high, [E] and a light touch [A] down.
[D] Met him [A] in a cell in New [Bm] Orleans or [A] West.
[D] [G] Now, [A] now, [D]
he looked at me to [A] beat the very [Bm] eyes of age [A] [G] and spoke right [A] out.
[G] He talked [D] me loud, [C#m] talked [Bm] me [A] loud, [E] a laugh that clicked his heels [A] instead.
[D] He said, and he jangled [A] and [Bm] he danced to me.
[A] [D] [G]
[A] Across the cell, [D]
he grabbed his pants, [A] his better stance, [Bm] and he jumped so [F#m] high.
[G] And then he clicked his [A] heels.
He [G] let go, [D] laughed, [A] let go, [Bm]
laughed, [D] [E] and shook his clothes back [A] around.
[D] Mr.
[Bm] [A]
Bojangles.
[Bm]
Mr.
[A] Bojangles.
[Bm] Mr. [A] Bojangles.
[D]
[A] Dance.
[Bm]
[D] [G]
[A] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [E]
[A]
[Bm]
He [A]
[D] danced those menstrual shows [Bm] and county [D]
fairs.
[G] He rode [A]
south, [D] spoke with tears, 15 years, had his dog in him.
[G]
[A] Traveled about, [D]
[G] dog up [D] and down, [A] hour up [Bm] and [A] down.
[E] After 20 years, he's [A] still great.
[D] He said, now, dance, [A] and never chance, [Bm] and the honky-tonks, [A] and [D] [G] drinks, and [A] tips.
[D]
Most of the time, he [A] spent behind [Bm] these county bars.
[A] [D] [G]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [G] He shook [D]
his [A] head.
I just [Bm] shook his head.
[A] [E] I heard someone ask [A] him, please,
[D] [A] please.
[Bm]
Mr.
[B] [A]
Bojangles.
[Bm]
Mr.
[A] Bojangles.
[Bm] Mr.
[A] Bojangles.
[D]
Dance.
[F#m] [Bm] [D] [A]
[Bm] [F#m] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [G]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [Bm] [A]
[D] I love a [A] man who jangles and [B] dance for [F#m] you.
[D] [G]
One-eyed [A] shoes,
[D] silver hair, [A] a ragged shirt [Bm] and baggy [F#m] pants.
[G]
The old [A] soft shoe.
[G] He [D] jumps so [C#] high, [E] jumps so [Bm]
[D] high, [E] and a light touch [A] down.
[D] Met him [A] in a cell in New [Bm] Orleans or [A] West.
[D] [G] Now, [A] now, [D]
he looked at me to [A] beat the very [Bm] eyes of age [A] [G] and spoke right [A] out.
[G] He talked [D] me loud, [C#m] talked [Bm] me [A] loud, [E] a laugh that clicked his heels [A] instead.
[D] He said, and he jangled [A] and [Bm] he danced to me.
[A] [D] [G]
[A] Across the cell, [D]
he grabbed his pants, [A] his better stance, [Bm] and he jumped so [F#m] high.
[G] And then he clicked his [A] heels.
He [G] let go, [D] laughed, [A] let go, [Bm]
laughed, [D] [E] and shook his clothes back [A] around.
[D] Mr.
[Bm] [A]
Bojangles.
[Bm]
Mr.
[A] Bojangles.
[Bm] Mr. [A] Bojangles.
[D]
[A] Dance.
[Bm]
[D] [G]
[A] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [E]
[A]
[Bm]
He [A]
[D] danced those menstrual shows [Bm] and county [D]
fairs.
[G] He rode [A]
south, [D] spoke with tears, 15 years, had his dog in him.
[G]
[A] Traveled about, [D]
[G] dog up [D] and down, [A] hour up [Bm] and [A] down.
[E] After 20 years, he's [A] still great.
[D] He said, now, dance, [A] and never chance, [Bm] and the honky-tonks, [A] and [D] [G] drinks, and [A] tips.
[D]
Most of the time, he [A] spent behind [Bm] these county bars.
[A] [D] [G]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [G] He shook [D]
his [A] head.
I just [Bm] shook his head.
[A] [E] I heard someone ask [A] him, please,
[D] [A] please.
[Bm]
Mr.
[B] [A]
Bojangles.
[Bm]
Mr.
[A] Bojangles.
[Bm] Mr.
[A] Bojangles.
[D]
Dance.
[F#m] [Bm] [D] [A]
[Bm] [F#m] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [G]
[D]
Key:
A
D
Bm
G
E
A
D
Bm
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] I love a [A] man who jangles and [B] dance for [F#m] you.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
One-eyed [A] shoes, _ _ _
_ [D] silver hair, [A] a ragged shirt [Bm] and baggy [F#m] pants.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
The old [A] soft shoe. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ He [D] jumps so _ [C#] high, [E] jumps so [Bm] _
[D] high, _ _ _ [E] _ _ and a light touch [A] _ _ down. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Met him [A] in a cell in New [Bm] Orleans or [A] West.
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ Now, _ [A] _ now, _ _ _ [D]
he looked at me to [A] beat the very [Bm] eyes of age [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ and spoke right [A] out. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ He talked [D] me loud, [C#m] _ talked [Bm] me _ [A] loud, _ _ [E] _ _ a laugh that clicked his heels [A] instead. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] He said, and he jangled [A] _ and [Bm] he danced to me.
[A] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] Across the cell, _ _ [D]
he grabbed his pants, [A] his better stance, [Bm] and he jumped so [F#m] high.
_ _ _ [G] _ And then he clicked his [A] heels.
_ He _ [G] _ _ _ let go, [D] laughed, _ [A] let go, [Bm] _
laughed, [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ and shook his clothes back [A] around. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Mr. _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Bojangles.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Mr.
_ _ [A] _ Bojangles. _ _
_ [Bm] _ Mr. _ _ _ _ [A] _ Bojangles.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] Dance.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
He _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ danced those menstrual shows [Bm] and county _ [D] _
fairs.
[G] _ _ He rode _ [A] _
south, _ _ _ _ [D] spoke with tears, 15 years, had his dog in him.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] Traveled about, _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ dog up [D] and down, [A] hour up [Bm] and _ [A] down.
_ _ _ [E] _ After 20 years, he's [A] still great. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] He said, now, dance, [A] and never chance, [Bm] and the honky-tonks, [A] and _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ drinks, and [A] tips.
_ _ _ _ [D]
Most of the time, he [A] spent behind [Bm] these county bars.
[A] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ He shook _ [D]
his _ [A] head.
I just [Bm] shook his head.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ I heard someone ask [A] him, please, _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ please.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ Mr.
[B] _ [A] _
Bojangles.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Mr.
_ _ [A] _ Bojangles. _ _
[Bm] Mr.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Bojangles.
_ _ [D] _ _
Dance.
[F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] I love a [A] man who jangles and [B] dance for [F#m] you.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
One-eyed [A] shoes, _ _ _
_ [D] silver hair, [A] a ragged shirt [Bm] and baggy [F#m] pants.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
The old [A] soft shoe. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ He [D] jumps so _ [C#] high, [E] jumps so [Bm] _
[D] high, _ _ _ [E] _ _ and a light touch [A] _ _ down. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Met him [A] in a cell in New [Bm] Orleans or [A] West.
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ Now, _ [A] _ now, _ _ _ [D]
he looked at me to [A] beat the very [Bm] eyes of age [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ and spoke right [A] out. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ He talked [D] me loud, [C#m] _ talked [Bm] me _ [A] loud, _ _ [E] _ _ a laugh that clicked his heels [A] instead. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] He said, and he jangled [A] _ and [Bm] he danced to me.
[A] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] Across the cell, _ _ [D]
he grabbed his pants, [A] his better stance, [Bm] and he jumped so [F#m] high.
_ _ _ [G] _ And then he clicked his [A] heels.
_ He _ [G] _ _ _ let go, [D] laughed, _ [A] let go, [Bm] _
laughed, [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ and shook his clothes back [A] around. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Mr. _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Bojangles.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Mr.
_ _ [A] _ Bojangles. _ _
_ [Bm] _ Mr. _ _ _ _ [A] _ Bojangles.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] Dance.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
He _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ danced those menstrual shows [Bm] and county _ [D] _
fairs.
[G] _ _ He rode _ [A] _
south, _ _ _ _ [D] spoke with tears, 15 years, had his dog in him.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] Traveled about, _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ dog up [D] and down, [A] hour up [Bm] and _ [A] down.
_ _ _ [E] _ After 20 years, he's [A] still great. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] He said, now, dance, [A] and never chance, [Bm] and the honky-tonks, [A] and _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ drinks, and [A] tips.
_ _ _ _ [D]
Most of the time, he [A] spent behind [Bm] these county bars.
[A] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ He shook _ [D]
his _ [A] head.
I just [Bm] shook his head.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ I heard someone ask [A] him, please, _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ please.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ Mr.
[B] _ [A] _
Bojangles.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Mr.
_ _ [A] _ Bojangles. _ _
[Bm] Mr.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Bojangles.
_ _ [D] _ _
Dance.
[F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _