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Mr Bojangles Chords by Jerry Jeff Walker

Mr Bojangles chords by Jerry Jeff Walker

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:

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

Am           G
   Mister Bo Jangles
Am           G
   Mister Bo Jangels
Am           G       C    C/B   Am    Am/G
   Mister Bo Jangels danced


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

Refrain:

Am           G
   Mister Bo Jangles
Am           G
   Mister Bo Jangels
Am           G       C    C/B   Am    Am/G
   Mister Bo Jangels danced


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


Refrain:

Am           G
   Mister Bo Jangles
Am           G
   Mister Bo Jangels
Am           G       C    C/B   Am    Am/G
   Mister Bo Jangels danced


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

Refrain:

Am           G
   Mister Bo Jangles
Am           G
   Mister Bo Jangels
Am           G       C    C/B   Am    Am/G
   Mister Bo Jangels danced

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


Refrain:

Am           G
   Mister Bo Jangles
Am           G
   Mister Bo Jangels
Am           G       C    C/B   Am    Am/G
   Mister Bo Jangels danced

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