[Intro] (x4)
([F],[C],[Dm],[C],[Dm],[C7])
Verse
[F] [C]
I knew a man Bojangles
[Dm] [C] [Dm] [C]
And he'll dance for you
[Bb] [C] [Dm] [C7]
In worn out shoes
[F] [F] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [C]
With silver hair and ragged shirt baggy pants
[Bb] [C]
He would do the old soft shoe
Bridge
[Bb] [Am]
He would jump so high
[Aadd9] [A] [Dm] [F]
Jump so hi-igh
[G] [C] [Dm] [C7]
Then he lightly touched down
Verse
[F]
Told me of the time
[C] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [C]
He worked with, with minstrel shows
[Bb] [C] [Dm] [C7]
Travelling troughout the south
[F] [C]
He spoke with tears for fifteen years
[Dm] [C] [Dm] [C]
How his how his dog and he
[Bb] [C]
They would travel about
[Bb] [Am] [A] [Aadd9] [A]
But his dog up and died
[Dm] [C] [G]
Got up and died
[C]
After twenty years he still grieves
He said
Verse
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [C]
I dance now at every chance in honky tonks
[Bb] [C] [Dm] [C7]
For my drinks and tips
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [C]
But most the time I, I spend behind these country bars
[Bb] [C]
You see son I,I drink a bit
Bridge 2
[Bb] [Am] [Aadd9] [A]
Then he shook his head
[Dm] [F] [G]
Oh Lord, when he shook his head
[F] [A]
I can swear I heard somebody saying please, please
Chorus
[Dm] [Am]
That's mister Bojangles
[Dm] [Am]
Calling mister Bojangles
[Dm] [C7] [F] [C]
Mister Bojangles come back and dance and dance
[Dm] [C]
And dance please dance
[Dm] [Am]
Mister Bojangles
[Dm] [C]
Mister Bojangles
[Dm] [C7] [F] [C]
Mister Bojangles come back and dance and dance
[Dm] [C] [Dm] [C7]
And dance please dance
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [C7]
Come back and dance again mister Bojangles
[Whistling section]
[F],[C],[Dm],[C],[Dm],[C7],[F],[C],[Dm],(slows down)[C],[Dm],[C7],[F] (ring)
