Mr Bojangles
Jim CroceVersion1
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I knew a man Bojangles
And he'll dance for you
In worn out shoes
With silver hair and ragged shirt baggy pants
He would do the old soft shoe
He would jump so high
Jump so hi-igh
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
That's mister Bojangles
Calling mister Bojangles
Mister Bojangles come back and dance and dance
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
That's mister Bojangles
Calling mister Bojangles
Mister Bojangles come back and dance and dance
And dance please dance
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Readable chord sheet for Mr Bojangles by Jim Croce
I [G]knew a man[Bm] Bojangles And he'll[Em] dance for you [Em7] [Em] [Em/F#] [C] [C] In worn out sho[D]es [G]With silver hair and[Bm] ragged shirt[Em] baggy pants [Em7] [Em] [Em/F#] [C] [C] He would do the old soft[D] shoe [C] He would jump s[Bm]o high [B]Jump so h[Em]i-i[Em7]gh [A7] [A7] Then he lightly touched[D] 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 [Em] That's mister [D]Bojangles [Em] Calling mister B[D]ojangles [Em]Mister Boja[D]ngles come back and d[G]ance and d[Bm]ance And [Em]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 [Em] That's mister [D]Bojangles [Em] Calling mister B[D]ojangles [Em]Mister Boja[D]ngles come back and d[G]ance and d[Bm]ance And [Em]dance please dance