Artist: | Jerry Jeff Walker (English) |
User: | Saxon |
Duration: | 180 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
Mr. Bojangles
Jerry Jeff Walker
Intro: C Em Am F G G7
VERSE 1
C Em Am F
I knew a man Bo-jangles and he’d dance for you,
F G G7
In worn out shoes
C Em Am F
With silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants
F G G7
The old soft shoe
F C E7 Am D
He jumped so high, he jumped so high
G G7 Am
Then he lightly touched down.
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Am G Am G Am G C Em Am G
Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles dance
VERSE 2
C Em Am F
I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was
F G G7
down and out
C Em Am F
He looked at me to be the eyes of age as he
F G G7
Spoke right out
F C E7 Am D
He talked of life, talked of life,
G G7 Am
He laughed, slapped his leg a step.
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Am G Am G Am G C Em Am G
Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles dance
VERSE 3
C Em Am F
He said his name, Bo-jangles, then he danced a lick
F G G7
across the cell
C Em Am F
He grabbed his pants for a better stance, then he jumped so high,
F G G7
He clicked his heels
F C E7 Am D
Then he let go a laugh, let go a laugh,
G G7 Am
Shook back his clothes all around.
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Am G Am G Am G C Em Am G
Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles dance.
VERSE 4
C Em Am F
He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs,
F G G7
Throughout the South.
C Em Am F
He spoke with tears of 15 years how his dog and him
F G G7
Travelled about
F C E7 Am D
His dog up and died, he up and died,
G G7 Am
And after 20 years he still grieved.
(CHORUS)
Am G Am G Am G C Em Am G
Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles dance.
VERSE 5
C Em Am F
He said “I dance now at every chance in honky tonks
F G G7
For drinks and tips
C Em Am F
But most the time I spend behind these county bars
F G G7
For I drinks a bit.”
C E7 Am D
He shook his head, and as he shook his head
G G7 Am
I heard someone ask “Please.”
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Am G Am G Am G C Em Am G
Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles dance.