Mr Bojangles chords

[INTRO]
[C] [Em] [Am] [G] [F] [G] x 2
I k[C]new a man Boj[Em]angles and he d[Am]anced for you [G]
[F] In worn out s[G]hoes
[C]Silver hair, r[Em]agged shirt and [Am]baggy pants[G]
[F] That old soft s[G]hoe

[F] He jumped so h[C]igh,[Em] he jumped [Am]so hi[G]gh.
F [G]
Then he lightly touched down

[Am] Mr. Boj[G]angles [Am] Mr. Bo[G]jangles[Am] Mr Boj[G]angles.
[C]Dance.. [Em] [Am] [G] [F] [G]

[C]I met him in [Em]a cell i[Am]n New Or[G]leans
[F] I was down an[G]d out
[C]He looked to [Em]me to be the [Am]eye of a[G]ge as he [F]
spoke right [G]out
[F]He talked about [C]life, [Em]he talked ab[Am]out life,[G]
[F]laughing slapped his leg [G]stale

[Am]Mr. Bo[G]jangles[Am] , Mr. Bo[G]jangles,[Am] Mr. Boj[G]angles
[C]dance.[Em] [Am] [G] [F] [G]

[C]He said the name [Em]Bojangles and he [Am]danced a lick [G]
[F]all across the c[G]ell
[C]He grabbed his pants,[Em] took a stance, he[Am] jumped so hi[G]gh [F]
he clicked his [G]heels
[F]He let go [C]lau[Em]gh, he let go[Am] laugh,[G]
[F]shook back his clothes all a[G]round
[Am]Mr. Boj[G]angles,[Am] Mr. Bo[G]jangles, [Am]Mr. Boj[G]angles
[C]dance, [Em] [Am] [G] [F] [G]

[C]He danced for those[Em] at minstrel shows an[Am]d county fairs[G]
[F]throughtout the [G]south
[C]He spoke with t[Em]ears of 1[Am]5 years of how his [G]dog and he
[F]just traveled ab[G]out
[F]His dog up [C]and d[Em]ied, he[Am] up and die[G]d,
[F]and after 20 years he still gr[G]ieves
[Am]Mr. Boj[G]angles,[Am] Mr. Boj[G]angles,[Am] Mr. Boj[G]angles
[C]dance.[Em] [Am] [G] [F] [G]

[C]He said &quo[Em]t;I dance now at e[Am]very chance at [G]honky-tonks
[F]for drinks and ti[G]ps
[C]But most of the ti[Em]me I spend be[Am]hind these c[G]ounty bars,
[F]cause I drinks a b[G]it"
[F]He shook his [C]hea[Em]d, yes he [Am]shook his h[G]ead,
[F]I heard someone ask pleas[G]e?
[Am]Mr. Boj[G]angles,[Am] Mr. Boj[G]angles, [Am]Mr. Boj[G]angles
[C]dance, [Em] [Am] [G] [F] [G]
[C] [Em] [Am] [G] [F] [G] [C]