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Mr Bojangles

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CROCE, JIM - MR. BOJANGLES
Probably not perfect as I don't have much time but it works...
   Em7020000
 Em/F#004000
    A7002020
VERSE
I Gknew a man BmBojangles
                    Em(riff)Em7-Em-Em/F#-   C  
And he'll dance for you
(C)              D  
  In worn out shoes
                    G             Bm            Em(riff)Em7-Em-Em/F#-      C  
 With silver hair and ragged shirt baggy pants
(C)                            D  
  He would do the old soft shoe
Bridge
 CHe would jump sBmo high
         B  Em-Em7-A7  
Jump  so hi-igh
  A7Then he lightly  touched Ddown
He told me of the time he worked with Minstrel shows 
Travelling throughout the south
He spoke with tears of fifteen years
How his dog and he, they would travel about.
But his dog up and died, he up and died
And after twenty years he still grieved
Chorus
 EmThat's mister DBojangles
 EmCalling mister BDojangles
EmMister BojaDngles come back and dGance and dBmance
               EmRiff
And dance please dance
He said "I dance now
At every chance in the Honky Tonks
For my drinks and tips
But most the time I spend
Behind these country bars
You see on I drinks a bit"
Then he shook his head
Oh lord when he shook his head
I could swear I heard someone say please
Chorus
 EmThat's mister DBojangles
 EmCalling mister BDojangles
EmMister BojaDngles come back and dGance and dBmance
               EmRiff
And dance please dance

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Mr Bojangles

by Jim Croce

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Em/F#

CROCE, JIM - MR. BOJANGLES

Probably not perfect as I don't have much time but it works...

Em7

020000

Em/F#

004000

002020

VERSE

G Bm

I knew a man Bojangles

Em Em Em/F# C

(riff)Em7---

And he'll dance for you

C D

()

In worn out shoes

G Bm Em Em Em/F# C

(riff)Em7---

With silver hair and ragged shirt baggy pants

C D

()

He would do the old soft shoe

Bridge

C Bm

He would jump so high

B Em Em7 A7

Jump so hi-igh

A7 D

Then he lightly touched down

He told me of the time he worked with Minstrel shows

Travelling throughout the south

He spoke with tears of fifteen years

How his dog and he, they would travel about.

But his dog up and died, he up and died

And after twenty years he still grieved

Chorus

Em D

That's mister Bojangles

Em D

Calling mister Bojangles

Em D G Bm

Mister Bojangles come back and dance and dance

Riff

And dance please dance

He said "I dance now

At every chance in the Honky Tonks

For my drinks and tips

But most the time I spend

Behind these country bars

You see on I drinks a bit"

Then he shook his head

Oh lord when he shook his head

I could swear I heard someone say please

Chorus

Em D

That's mister Bojangles

Em D

Calling mister Bojangles

Em D G Bm

Mister Bojangles come back and dance and dance

Riff

And dance please dance

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