Mr Bojangles tab by Nina Simone
Guitar Tab
- Difficulty: Intermediate
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse-Part1: (2x)
G C + + + + + + + +
E|----------------|-0-------0---------------|-0-------0---------------|-0--------------------|
B|----------------|-----3---------------3---|-----3---------------3---|-----3--p1------------|
G|-----------0----|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|-------------0--------|
D|----------------|---------2-------2-------|---------2-------2-------|---------2-------2----|
A|------0----2----|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|-3--------------------|
E|-3--------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|----------------------|
I knew a man Bo- jangles and he danced for you,
With silver hair a ragged shirt and baggy pants,
+ F + F + G +
E|-------------------|-------------------|-5----5------------|-3a----------------|
B|-------------------|--------------1----|-------------------|-0a----------------|
G|----------0--------|----------2--------|----------5--------|-0a-------0--------|
D|------2-------2----|------3-------3----|------3-------3----|------0-------0----|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|
E|-3-----------------|-1-----------------|-------------------|-3a----------------|
in worn-out shoes.
the old soft shoe.
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Verse-Part2: ... play last measure to bridge to Chorus ...
G + F + F + C + Em + Am +
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------/-8---|-3a--------------|-------------0---|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------------1---|-----------------|-1a--------------|------3----------|-1a--------------|
G|---------0-------|---------2-------|---------5-------|-0a------0-------|---------0-------|-2a------2-------|
D|------0------0---|------3------3---|------3------0---|------2------2---|------2------2---|------2------2---|
A|-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-3a--------------|-2---------------|-0a--------------|
E|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
He jumped so high, jumped so high,
Am/G + D7/9 + + + G + +
E|-------------------|--------------0---0---|-0-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------1---1---|-1----3-------1----|-3a----------------|-------------------|
G|----------2--------|----------2-----------|----------2--------|-0a-------0--------|----------0--------|
D|------2-------2----|------0-------0-------|------0-------0----|------0-------0----|------0-------0----|
A|-------------------|----------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|-2-----------------|
E|-3-----------------|-2--------------------|-------------------|-3a----------------|-------------------|
then he lightly touched down.
Verse-Part1: ... as above ...
I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was down and out.
He looked at me to be eyes of age, as he spoke right out.
Verse-Part2: ... as above ...
He talked of life, talked of life, he laughed, slapped his leg a step.
Chorus:
F + F + + G + +
E|-------------------|-5---5---------/-8----|-3a--p0------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|----------------------|-0a-------3--------|-------------------|
G|----------2--------|-------------5--------|-0a----------------|----------0--------| 3x
D|------3-------3----|---------3-------0----|------0-------0----|------0-------0----|
A|-------------------|-0--------------------|-------------------|-2-----------------|
E|-1-----------------|----------------------|-3a----------------|-------------------|
Mister Bo- jangles
C + C/B + Am + Am/G + F + + G +
E|-0a-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|-1a-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|-0a-----0-----|--------0-----|--------2-----|--------2-----|--------2-----|--------2-----|--------0-----|
D|-----2-----2--|-----2-----2--|-----2-----2--|-----2-----2--|-----3-----3--|-----3-----3--|-----0-----0--|
A|-3a-----------|-2------------|-0------------|--------------|--------------|-0------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-3------------|-1------------|--------------|-3------------|
dance!
MoreLyrics:
He said his name, Bojangles, then he danced a lick, across the cell.
He grabbed his pants for better stance, oh he jumped up high. He clicked his heels,
he let go a laugh, let go a laugh, shook back his clothes all around.
He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs throughout the south.
He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and he traveled about.
His dog up and died, he just up and died, After twenty years he still grieved.
Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, dance!
He said, "I dance now at every chance in honky tonks for drinks and tips.
But most of the time I spend behind these county bars". He said, "I drinks a bit."
He shook his head and he shook his head, I heard someone ask him please, please.
Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, dance!
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| a Arpeggio: all notes in the chord are played harp-like in one beat in fast sequence
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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