Mr Bojangles
by Bob DylanChords
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Bob Dylan - Mr. Bojangles
Written by: Jerry Jeff Walker
Dylan's cover released on the album "Dylan" (1973)
OK, basically I find this song easiest to play by fingerpicking. Use your thumb
to play the bass notes on the first and third count of every measure and your
fingers to strum.
Intro
Verse 1
I
knew a man Bojan
gles and he'd danc
e for you
In worn out sh
oes
Silver hair,
ragged shirt and
baggy pants
That old soft shoe
He'd jump so
high, he'd
jump so high
Then he'd lightly touch
down
Chorus
Mr. Boj
angles!
Mr. Bojan
gles!
Danc
e ...
Verse 2
I
met him in a c
ell in New Orl
eans
I was
down and out
He
looked to me to
be the eyes of a
ge
as he spoke right o
ut
He talked of
life, he
talked of
life,
laughing slapped his leg st
ale
Chorus
Mr. Bojan
gles,
Mr. Bojan
gles,
Danc
e ...
Verse 3
He
said the name Bo
jangles and he
danced a lick
all across the cell
He
grabbed his pants
for a better stance
,
oh, he
jumped so high and clicked up his heels
He let go a la
ugh, he let
go a
laugh,
shook back his clothes all ar
ound
Chorus
Mr. Boj
angles,
Mr. Bojan
gles,
Danc
e,
y
eah, danc
e
Verse 4
He
danced for those at
minstrel shows and
county fairs
throughout the so
uth
He
spoke with tears of
15 years
of how his dog and
him just
traveled all about
His dog up and di
ed, he
up and died
,
and after
20 years he still g
rieves
Chorus
Mr. Bojan
gles,
Mr. Bojan
gles,
Danc
e ...
Verse 5
He
said "I dance now
at every chance
at honky-tonks
for drinks and tips
But
most of the time I
spend behind these
county bars,
'cause I drinks a bit"
He shook his
head, and then he
shook his head,
I heard
someone
ask him, pl
ease?
Chorus
Mr. Bojan
gles,
Mr. Bojan
gles,
Danc
e ...
Danc
e ...
Mr. Bojan
gles, da
nce
Dance
...
(fade out)
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