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Mr Bojangles by John Denver - Guitar Chords

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Version 1

            [Intro]

C  Em  Am  G  F  G  (x2)

[Verse 1]
   C            Em             Am            G
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you
F               G
   In worn out shoes
C             Em              Am         G
Silver hair, ragged shirt and baggy pants
F                G
  That old soft shoe

[Pre-Chorus]

F               C   Em         Am   G
  He jumped so high, he jumped so high.
F                       (G)
  Then he lightly touched down


[Chorus]
Am          G      Am       G      Am      G 
     Mr. Bojangles    Mr. Bojangles  Mr Bojangles.
C        Em  Am  G  F    G
Dance..


[Verse 2]

C            Em      Am      G
I met him in a cell in New Orleans
F              G
  I was down and out
C            Em           Am      G        F
He looked to me to be the eye of age as he 
             G
 spoke right out

[Pre-Chorus]

F               C     Em          Am       G
He talked about life, he talked about life, 
F                        G
laughing slapped his leg stale


[Chorus]

Am    G      Am      G       Am      G
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
C     Em  Am  G  F  G
dance.


[Verse 3]

C                Em               Am            G
He said the name Bojangles and he danced a lick 
F               G
all across the cell
C                    Em                Am           G        F
He grabbed his pants, took a stance, he jumped so high
               G
he clicked his heels
F         C  Em           Am     G
He let go laugh, he let go laugh, 
F                           G
shook back his clothes all around
Am     G      Am     G        Am     G
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
C      Em  Am  G   F   G
dance,

[Verse 4]
C                  Em                   Am            G
He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs 
F               G
throughtout the south
C              Em       Am                 G
He spoke with tears of 15 years of how his dog and he 
F               G
just traveled about
F          C    Em     Am         G   
His dog up and died, he up and died, 
F                             G
and after 20 years he still grieves
Am     G      Am      G      Am      G
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
C     Em  Am   G   F   G
dance.

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

[Chorus]

Am     G      Am      G       Am     G
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
C      Em   Am  G  F  G
dance,
C     Em   Am   G   F   G    C 
        

We also have 35 songs by John Denver

• Annies Song
• Autograph
• Back Home Again
• Calypso
• Christmas For Cowboys
• Darcy Farrow
• Fly Away
• Follow Me
• For Baby For Bobbie
• For You
• Goodbye Again
• Grandmas Feather Bed
• I Guess Hed Rather Be In Colorado
• Im Sorry
• Leaving On A Jet Plane
• Little Drummer Boy
• Matthew
• Mr Bojangles
• My Sweet Lady
• Perhaps Love
• Poems Prayers And Promises
• Rhymes And Reasons
• Rocky Mountain High
• Seasons Of The Heart
• Some Days Are Diamonds
• Starwood In Aspen
• Sunshine On My Shoulders
• Sweet Surrender
• Take Me Home Country Roads
• Thank God Im A Country Boy
• The City Of New Orleans
• The Eagle And The Hawk
• This Old Guitar
• Today
• Wild Montana Skies

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