Mr. Bojangles Uke tab by Jerry Jeff Walker

11 Chords used in the song: C, Cmaj7, Am7, F, G, E7, Am, D7, Gsus4, Gsus2, Gmaj7

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Album: 
Year:  1968
Difficulty: 
2.59
(Beginner)
Key: GChords
Chords Courtesy of Ukulele Mike  

C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 Am7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7
I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you

F F G G
In worn out shoes

C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 Am7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Silver hair, ragged shirt and baggy pants,

F F G G
that old soft shoe

F F C C E7 E7 Am Am Am7 Am7 D7 D7
He'd jump so high, he'd jump so high,

G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
Then he lightly touched down

Am Am G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G Am Am G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles,

Am Am G G C C
Mr. Bojangles dance

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 Am7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7

C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7
I met him in a cell

Am7 Am7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7
in New Orleans, I was

F F G G
down and out

C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 Am7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7
He looked to me to be the eye of age

F F G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
as he spoke right out

F F C C
He talked of life,

E7 E7 Am Am Am7 Am7 D7 D7
he talked of life,

D7 D7 G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
laughing he slapped his leg a step

Am Am G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G Am Am G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles,

Am Am G G C C
Mr. Bojangles Dance

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 Am7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7

C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7
He said the name Bojangles

Am7 Am7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7
and he danced a lick

F F G G Gsus2 Gsus2 G G
across the cell

C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7
He grabbed his pants for a better stance,

Am7 Am7 G G
oh he jumped so high

F F G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
He Jumped so high

F F
and he clicked

C C
up his heels

E7 E7 Am Am Am7 Am7 D7 D7
He let go laugh,

D7 D7 g Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
shook back his clothes all around

Am Am G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G Am Am G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles,

Am Am G G C C
Mr. Bojangles Dance

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 Am7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7

C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 Am7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7
He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs

F F G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
throughtout the south

C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7
He spoke with tears of 15 years

Am7 Am7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7
of how his dog and him

F F G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
just travelled about

F F C C
His dog up and died,

E7 E7 Am Am Am7 Am7 D7 D7
up and died,

D7 D7 G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
and after 20 years he still grieves

Am Am G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G Am Am G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles,

Am Am G G C C
Mr. Bojangles Dance

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 Am7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7

C C
He said I dance

Cmaj7 Cmaj7
at every chance

Am7 Am7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7
at honky-tonks

F F G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
for drinks and tips

C C
But most of the time

Cmaj7 Cmaj7
I spend behind

Am7 Am7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7
these county bars,

F F G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
I drink's a bit

F F C C
He shook his head,

E7 E7 Am Am Am7 Am7 D7 D7
and he shook his head

D7 D7 G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
I heard someone ask him, please,


Am Am G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G Am Am G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles,

Am Am G G C C
Mr. Bojangles Dance

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 Am7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7

C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 Am7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7

Uke tab by , 30 Jan 2010

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pathetic
there is no guitar or ukulele for this song only bass so it is hard to come up with a part so some one of your level should not be attemping something like this
you have tortured this song
16 Jul 2010
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Sounds just like the song. perfection.
02 Mar 2010
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