The track was written by Jerry Jeff Walker.
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key: C#m
- Capo: 4th fret
- Chords: C, Am, Em, F, G, E, D, D7, G7, E7
- BPM: 127
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
Track Info
- Song: Mr Bojangles
- Artist: Harry Belafonte
- Written by Jerry Jeff Walker
- Produced by Andy Wiswell & Jack Pleis
- Album: Belafonte by Request
- Released Date: 1970
[Intro]
C Am
C Am [Verse]
C Em Oh I knew a man, Bojangles and
Am C F
he danced for you G In worn out shoes C Em Am With silver hair and ragged shirt and
C F
baggy pants G F The old soft shoe C E Am D He jumped so high, he jumped so high G Am Then he'd lightly touch down [Chorus]
G Am G Am Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles G C Am C Mr. Bojangles dance [Verse 2] Em Am I met him in a cell in New Orleans C F G I was down and out C G Am G F He looked to me to be the eyes of age G F As he spoke right out C E Am He talked of life, he talked of life D7 G7 He laughed slapped his leg a step [Verse]
C G He spoke the name's Bojangles then
Am C F
he danced a lick G Across the cell C He grabbed his pants,
G
a better stance Am C F Oh he jumped so high,
G F
he clicked his heels C E7 Am He let go a laugh, he let go a laugh D G Am Shook back his clothes all around [Chorus]
G Am G Am Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles G C Am C Mr. Bojangles dance [Verse]
C G Am He danced for those at minstrel shows
G F
and county fairs G Throughout the south C G Am He spoke with tears of fifteen years
C F
how his dog and him G F Traveled about C E7 Am His dog up and died, his dog up and died D7 G After 20 years he still grieves [Verse]
C He said I dance now at
G Am F
every chance in honky tonks G For drinks and tips C G But most the time I spend behind
Am C F
these county bars G F Cause I drinks a bit C He shook his head E Am And as he shook his head D7 G Am I heard someone ask please [Chorus]
G Am G Am Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles G C Mr. Bojangles dance [Outro]
C Am C Am C Am
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