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Mr Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - 50 bpm
I
C
knew a man Bo
Em
jangles and he
Am
danced for you
G -
F
in worn out
G
shoes
With
C
silver hair a
Em
ragged shirt and
Am
baggy pants,
G -
F
he did the
old soft
G
shoe
F
He
jumped so
G
high,
E
jumped so
Am
high
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then he'd
lightly touch
G
down.
Am
Mr. Bo
G
jangles
Am
Mr. Bo
G
jangles
Am
Mr. Bo
G
jangles
C
dance
Em -
Am -
G
I
C
met him in a
Em
cell in New Or
Am
leans I was
G -
F
down and
G
out
He
C
looked to me to
Em
be the
Am
eyes of age
G -
F
as he
spoke right
G
out
F
He
talked of
G
life,
E
talked of
Am
life,
he
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laughed,
slapped his leg a
G
step
He
C
said his name Bo
Em
jangles then he
Am
danced a lick
G -
F
across the
G
cell
He
C
grabbed his pants, a
Em
better stance, o he
Am
jumped so hi,
G -
F
and he
clicked his
G
heels
F
He
let go a
G
laugh,
E
let go a
Am
laugh,
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shook back his
clothes all a
G
round
He
C
danced for those at
Em
minstrel shows and
Am
county fairs,
G -
F
throug
hout the
G
south
He
C
spoke with tears of
Em
fifteen years how his
Am
dog and him
G -
F
traveled a
G
bout
F
His
dog up and
G
died,
E
up and
Am
died,
D7
after
20 years he still
G
grieves
He
C
said I dance now at
Em
every chance in
Am
honky tonks
G -
F
for
drinks and
G
tips
But
C
most the time I
Em
spend behind these
Am
county bars
G -
F
cause I
drinks a
G
bit
F
He
shook his
G
head, and
E
as he shook his
Am
head
D7
I heard
someone ask him
G
please,
please