Mr. Bojangles Chords by Jerry Jeff Walker

[Start]

[Intro]
D Bm7 D A Bm7 A
■ ■   ■ ■ ■   ■
D A Bm7 D
■ ■ ■   ■


[Verse]
             A                Bm7        D   G
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you ■
            A    
In worn out shoes
D             A                Bm7   A    
Silver hair a ragged shirt and baggy pants
G              A   
■ The old soft shoe
   G           D   
He ■ jumped so high
Gbm7         Bm7 
He jumped so high
D    E      E7              A   
Then ■ he'd lightly touched down


[Chorus]
Gbm Bm    A        
■   ■  Mr bojangles
Bm    A        
■  Mr bojangles
Bm    A        
■  Mr bojangles


[Verse]
D Bm7   D              D A           Bm7       A   G
■ Dance ■ I met him in a cell in new orleans i was ■
         A  
Down and out
D                  A           Bm A  
He looked to me to be the eyes of age
G                   A   A
■ As he spoke right out ■
G              D   
■ He talked of life
Gb7          Bm  
He talked of life
E7                                
He lightly slapped his leg instead
A  A7 A D                              Bm            D
He ■  ■ said the name bojangles and he danced a lick ■
G        G   A   
■ Across the cell
   D                       A            
He grabbed his pants for a better stance
Bm7          A   
He jumped so high
   G                  
He ■ clicked his heels
A  G          D    
He ■ let go a laugh
Gb7         Bm   
He let go a laugh
E7                            A     
■  Shook back his clothes all around
Gbm7 Bm    A        
■    ■  Mr bojangles
Bm              A A
■  Mr bojangles ■ ■
Bm    A        
■  Mr bojangles
D     A Bm7 A D                      A                  Bm7    A    
Dance ■ ■   ■ We danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
G G              A    
■ Throughout the south
   D                 A            
We spoke in tears of fifteen years
    Bm7         A  
How his dog and him
G                A    
■ They travelled about
A   G        G   D   
His ■ dog up and died
   Gb7    Bm  
He up and died
E                             A      
■ After twenty years he still grieves
D                                         Bm7        
They said i dance now at every chance and honky tonks
G                A   
■ For drinks and tips
D                   A                  Gmaj7  Gbm7
But most the time i spend behind these county bars
Gmaj7         G        A  
■     Cause i drinks a bit
   G           D           Gb7          Bm  
He ■ shook his head and as he shook his head
  E7                   A     
I ■  heard someone ask please


[Intro]
Bm    A        
■  Mr Bojangles
Bm    A        
■  Mr Bojangles
Bm    Bm       
■  Mr Bojangles
A D Bm7 G Gbm7 A D A
■ ■ ■   ■ ■    ■ ■ ■
Bm7 G A G D Gb7 Bm7 Gbm7
■   ■ ■ ■ ■ ■   ■   ■   
Bm7 E A A7 A Bm A Bm
■   ■ ■ ■  ■ ■  ■ ■ 
A Bm Gbm7 A D Gbm Bm D
■ ■  ■    ■ ■ ■   ■  ■
A Bm7 A D
■ ■   ■ ■


[Verse]
                   A                Bm7           
Dance I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you
A  G          A    
In ■ worn out shoes
D             A                Bm7   Gbm7 
Silver hair a ragged shirt and baggy pants


[Chorus]
G              A    G
■ The old soft shoe ■
             D   
He jumped so high
   Gb7       Bm   Gb7 E7
He jumped so high ■   ■ 
                          A    A7 A
Then he'd lightly touched down ■  ■
Bm    A         Bm
■  Mr Bojangles ■ 
   A        
Mr Bojangles
Bm    A        
■  Mr Bojangles


[Outro]
Gbm D A Bm D Bm7 D A
■   ■ ■ ■  ■ ■   ■ ■
Bm7 A D
■   ■ ■


[End]