Mr Bojangles chords by Jerry Jeff Walker

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:

C majorC        C/BC/B      A minorAm       Am/GAm/G
I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you
FF       G+G
  In worn out shoes
C majorC        C/BC/B       A minorAm       Am/GAm/G
Silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy pants
FF          G+G
  He did the old soft shoe
FF        C majorC
  He jumped so high
C/BC/B    A minorAm   Am/GAm/G
jumped so high
D9/F#          G+G
Then he'd lightly touch down

Refrain:

A minorAm      G+G
  Mister Bo Jangles
A minorAm      G+G
  Mister Bo Jangels
A minorAm      G+G    C majorC  C/BC/B  A minorAm  Am/GAm/G
  Mister Bo Jangels danced

Verse 2:
C majorC        C/BC/B      A minorAm       Am/GAm/G
I met him in a cell in New Orleans
FF          G+G
  I was down and out
C majorC        C/BC/B      A minorAm      Am/GAm/G
He looked to me to be the eyes of age
FF           G+G
  As he spoke right out
FF        C majorC
  He talked of life
C/BC/B    A minorAm   Am/GAm/G
talked of life
D9/F#             G+G
He laughed slapped his leg a step

Refrain:

A minorAm      G+G
  Mister Bo Jangles
A minorAm      G+G
  Mister Bo Jangels
A minorAm      G+G    C majorC  C/BC/B  A minorAm  Am/GAm/G
  Mister Bo Jangels danced

Verse 3:
C majorC        C/BC/B       A minorAm       Am/GAm/G
He said his name Bojangles and he danced
FF       G+G
   a lick across the cell
C majorC        C/BC/B       A minorAm       Am/GAm/G
He grabbed his pants for a better stance
FF           G+G
  then he jumped so high
FF         C majorC
  clicked he heels
C/BC/B     A minorAm      Am/GAm/G
He let go a laugh oh he let go a laugh
D9/F#             G+G
Shook back his clothes all around


Refrain:

A minorAm      G+G
  Mister Bo Jangles
A minorAm      G+G
  Mister Bo Jangels
A minorAm      G+G    C majorC  C/BC/B  A minorAm  Am/GAm/G
  Mister Bo Jangels danced


C majorC              C/BC/B        A minorAm              Am/GAm/G
Said He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs throughout the South
FF                G+G
He spoke with tears of fifteen years
C majorC         C/BC/B     A minorAm     Am/GAm/G
how his dog and him traveled about
FF        C majorC   C/H   A minorAm    Am/GAm/G
His dog up and died He up and died
D9/F#             G+G
After twenty years he still grieves

Refrain:

A minorAm      G+G
  Mister Bo Jangles
A minorAm      G+G
  Mister Bo Jangels
A minorAm      G+G    C majorC  C/BC/B  A minorAm  Am/GAm/G
  Mister Bo Jangels danced

C majorC       C/BC/B       A minorAm      Am/GAm/G
Said he danced now at every chance
FF                G+G
in honky-tonks for drinks and tips
C majorC       C/BC/B       A minorAm      Am/GAm/G
But most o' the time I spend behind these county bars
FF        G+G
Hell I drinks a bit
FF       C majorC     C/H      A minorAm  Am/GAm/G
He shook his head and as he shook his head
FF             G+G
I heard someone ask him please


Refrain:

A minorAm      G+G
  Mister Bo Jangles
A minorAm      G+G
  Mister Bo Jangels
A minorAm      G+G    C majorC  C/BC/B  A minorAm  Am/GAm/G
  Mister Bo Jangels danced