Am7/G = 3x2010
C/G   = 3x2010
G7    = 323003


[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
  C               C/B               Am         Am7/G
I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you
F               G
  In worn out shoes
C            C/B              Am           Am7/G
Silver hair, ragged shirt and baggy pants
F                   G
  That old soft shoe
F              C          E7           Am   Am7/G
  He'd jump so high, he'd jump so high
D7                         G    C/G  G7
   Then he'd lightly touch down

[Chorus]
Am        Em
   Mr. Bojangles!
Am          Em
   Mr. Bojangles!
C   C/B  Am  Am7/G  F    G
Dance ...

[Verse 2]
  C             C/B           Am    Am7/G
I met him in a cell in New Orleans
      F             G
I was down and out
   C               C/B             Am   Am7/G
He looked to me to be the eyes of age
F                    G
  as he spoke right out
F              C        E7        Am    Am7/G
  He talked of life, he talked of life,
D7                           G   C/G  G7
  laughing slapped his leg stale

[Chorus]
Am          Em
   Mr. Bojangles,
Am          Em
   Mr. Bojangles,
C   C/B  Am  Am7/G  F    G
Dance ...

[Verse 3]
   C               C/B            Am            Am7/G
He said the name Bojangles and he danced a lick
F                    G
  all across the cell
   C                 C/B                Am   Am7/G
He grabbed his pants for a better stance,
       F                                       G
oh, he jumped so high and clicked up his heels
F               C           E7   Am     Am7/G
  He let go a laugh, he let go a laugh,
D7                           G    C/G  G7
shook back his clothes all around

[Chorus]
Am        Em
   Mr. Bojangles,
Am          Em
   Mr. Bojangles,
C   C/B  Am  Am7/G    F    G
Dance,      yeah, dance

[Verse 4]
   C                   C/B                Am           Am7/G
He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
F                  G
  throughout the south
   C                   C/B
He spoke with tears of 15 years
Am                  Am7/G    F                 G
 of how his dog and him just traveled all about
F                  C      E7         Am   Am7/G
  His dog up and died, he up and died,
          D7                 G      C/G  G7
and after 20 years he still grieves

[Chorus]
Am          Em
   Mr. Bojangles,
Am          Em
   Mr. Bojangles,
C   C/B  Am  Am7/G  F    G
Dance ...

[Verse 5]
   C                 C/B             Am             Am7/G
He said "I dance now at every chance at honky-tonks
F                     G
  for drinks and tips
    C                  C/B                Am          Am7/G
But most of the time I spend behind these county bars,
F                        G
  'cause I drinks a bit"
F              C                 E7             Am
  He shook his head, and then he shook his head,
        Am7/G   D7         G     C/G  G7
I heard someone ask him, please?

[Chorus]
Am          Em
   Mr. Bojangles,
Am          Em
   Mr. Bojangles,
C   C/B  Am  Am7/G  F    G
Dance ...
C   C/B  Am  Am7/G  F    G
Dance ...
         C       C/B  Am  Am7/G  F    G
Mr. Bojangles, dance
C     C/B  Am  Am7/G  F    G    C
Dance ...