| Song Name: | Mr. Bojangles (Play Along) | By: | Sammy Davis Jr |
| Posted By: | Billy_Idle | Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Key: | Eb | Genre: | General |
| Harp Type: | Chromatic | ||
| Created: | 2021-01-02 04:56:04 | Modified: | 2021-12-01 05:52:49 |
| Song: | Sammy Davis Jr Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of Eb) so you can target="_blank">Play Along With Sammy! * Tabs for the easier Key of C also included (See below) And if you like Old Classics, you might also like ... Choo-Choo (Glenn Miller) Worm (Mills Brothers) World (Louis Armstrong) The Rainbow (Judy Garland) Bugle Boy (Andrews Sisters) Necessarily So (George Gershwin) Much Anymore (Nat Cole) (Les Paul & Mary Ford) Moocher (Cab Calloway) Journey (Doris Day) (Frank Sinatra) (Louis Armstrong) Williams) (Dean Martin) Martin) (Peggy Lee) Cole) King Cole) (Day-O!) (Stan Getz) (Mills Brothers) For Love (Alfalfa) Mr. Bojangles I knew a man, Bojangles and he'd dance for you -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 -1* In worn out shoes 4 4 -3* -3* Silver hair, a ragged shirt, and baggy pants 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 -1* He would do the old soft shoe 4 -3* 4 -3* 4 -3* -3* He could jump so high, jump so high 4 -3* 4 -5 -3* 3 -2 -1* And then he'd lightly touch down 1 -1* -2 3 -2 -1* -2 I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 -1* I was down and out 4 -3* 4 -3* -3* He looked to me to be the very eyes of age -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 -1* As he spoke right out 4 -3* 4 -3* -3* Talked of life, talked of life 4 -5 -3* 4 3 -1* Laughed and slapped his famous step 3 -2 3 3 -2 -1* -2 He said his name was Bojangles and he danced a lick -2 3 -2 3 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 -1* Right across the cell 4 -3* 4 -3* -3* Grabbed his pants, take a better stance, jump up high 3 -2 3 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -1* That's when he clicked his heels, then he let go that laugh 4 4 -3* 4 3 -3* 4 -3* 4 4 -5 -3* Lord, lord, lord, he let go a laugh 4 -3* 3 -2 -1* -1* -1* -2 3 Shake back his clothes all around 3 3 -1* 3 3* -2 -2 That was Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles 4 -3* 4 4 -5 -3* 3 4 4 -5 -3* 3 Mister Bojangles, The man could dance 4 4 -5 -3* -2 1 1 -1* -1* Told me other times he worked in minstrel shows 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 -1* Traveling throughout the south 4 -3* 4 -3* 4 -3* -3* Spoke with tears of fifteen years and how his dog and he 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 -1* They would travel about 4 -3* -5* 5 3 -3* But his dog up and died, the dog, just got old and died 4 -3* 4 4 -5 -3* -3* 4 3 3 3 -1* -1* After twenty years he still grieves 3 -1* 3 -1* 3 -2 -1* -2 He said I dance now at every chance in honky tonks -2 3 -2 3 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 -1* For only drinks and tips -3* 4 -3* 4 3 -3* But most the time I spend behind these county bars -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 3 -2 -1* You see son, I drinks a bit -3* 4 4 -3* 4 3 -3* Then he shook his head, all the time when he shook his head 4 -3* 4 -5 -3* 7 -6 -5* -5* 5 -5* -6 7 I could swear I heard someone say to me 3 3 3 3 -2 4 -3* 3 -2 -2 That's Mister Bojangles, Call him Mister Bojangles 4 4 4 -5 -3* 3 4 -3* 4 4 -5* 5 -3* 3 Mister Bojangles, Come back and dance, dance, dance, dance 4 4 -5 -3* -2 4 -3* -2 -1* -2 -3* -2 -1* Mister Bo----jangles, Mister Bojangles, 4 -3* -5* -6 7 -6 7 7 7* 7 -5* -3* Mister Bojangles, Dance -5 -5* -5 -3* -2 3 -2 -1* _________________________________________________________ [Key of C] I knew a man, Bojangles and he'd dance for you -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 5 In worn out shoes -7 -7 7 7 Silver hair, a ragged shirt, and baggy pants 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 5 He would do the old soft shoe -7 7 -7 7 -7 7 7 He could jump so high, jump so high -7 7 -7 -8 7 6 -5 5 And then he'd lightly touch down -3 4 -5 6 -5 5 -5 I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 5 I was down and out -7 7 -7 7 7 He looked to me to be the very eyes of age -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 5 As he spoke right out -7 7 -7 7 7 Talked of life, talked of life -7 -8 7 -7 6 5 Laughed and slapped his famous step 6 -5 6 6 -5 5 -5 He said his name was Bojangles and he danced a lick -5 6 -5 6 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 5 Right across the cell -7 7 -7 7 7 Grabbed his pants, take a better stance, jump up high 6 -5 6 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 5 That's when he clicked his heels, then he let go that laugh -7 -7 7 -7 6 7 -7 7 -7 -7 -8 7 Lord, lord, lord, he let go a laugh -7 7 6 -5 5 5 5 -5 6 Shake back his clothes all around 6 6 5 6 -6 -5 -5 That was Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles -7 7 -7 -7 -8 7 6 -7 -7 -8 7 6 Mister Bojangles, The man could dance -7 -7 -8 7 -5 -3 -3 5 5 Told me other times he worked in minstrel shows 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 5 Traveling throughout the south -7 7 -7 7 -7 7 7 Spoke with tears of fifteen years and how his dog and he 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 5 They would travel about -7 7 8 -7 6 7 But his dog up and died, the dog, just got old and died -7 7 -7 -7 -8 7 7 -7 6 6 6 5 5 After twenty years he still grieves 6 5 6 5 6 -5 5 -5 He said I dance now at every chance in honky tonks -5 6 -5 6 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 5 For only drinks and tips 7 -7 7 -7 6 7 But most the time I spend behind these county bars -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 5 You see son, I drinks a bit 7 -7 -7 7 -7 6 7 Then he shook his head, all the time when he shook his head -7 7 -7 -8 7 10 -9 8 8 -7 8 -9 10 I could swear I heard someone say to me 6 6 6 6 -5 -7 7 6 -5 -5 That's Mister Bojangles, Call him Mister Bojangles -7 -7 -7 -8 7 6 -7 7 -7 -7 8 -7 7 6 Mister Bojangles, Come back and dance, dance, dance, dance -7 -7 -8 7 -5 -7 7 -5 5 -5 7 -5 5 Mister Bo----jangles, Mister Bojangles, -7 7 8 -9 10 -9 10 10 -10 10 8 7 Mister Bojangles, Dance -8 8 -8 7 -5 6 -5 5 |