Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 1st
- Difficulty: Beginner
Key: C
🎸 Intro:
C Am C F G x4
🎸 Verse 1:
C Am C F
I knew a man
Bojangles and he danced for you
G
In worn out shoes
C Am C F
With silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants
G
The old soft shoe
F C
He jumped so high
Am C F
Jumped so high
Am G
Then he lightly touched down
🎸 Verse 2:
C Am C F
I met him in a cell in New Orleans
I was
G
Down and out
C Am C F
He looked to me to be the eyes of age
G
As he spoke right out
F C
He talked of life
Am C
Talked of life
F Am G
He laughed and slapped his leg a step
🎸 Chorus:
Am G
Mr. Bojangles
Am G
Mr. Bojangles
Am G
Mr. Bojangles
C F C
Dance
🎸 Verse 3:
C Am C F
He danced for those in minstrel shows and county fairs
G
Throughout the south
C Am C F
He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and him
G
Traveled about
F C
His dog up and died
Am C F
Up and died
Am G
After twenty years he still grieves
🎸 Verse 4:
C Am C F
He said I dance now every chance in honky tonks
G
For drinks and tips
C Am C F
But most of the time I spend behind these county bars
G
'Cause I drinks a bit
F C
He shook his head
Am C F
And as he shook his head
Am G
I heard someone ask, please
🎸 Chorus:
Am G
Mr. Bojangles
Am G
Mr. Bojangles
Am G
Mr. Bojangles
C F C
Dance
