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Intro (F,C,Dm,C,Dm,C7)x4
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)
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