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Song:
Mr. Bojangles (Play Along) / Sammy Davis Jr
Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of Eb) so you can Play Along With Sammy!* Tabs for the easier Key of C also included (See below)
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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*
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[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
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