Lyr/Chords Req: Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker)

Subject: Mr. Bojangles
From: Banjoman_CO
Date: 29 Jan 01 - 12:32 AM

Can someone give the words and chords to this song. I checked the d.t. and it was not there. Thanks

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Mr. Bojangles
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Jan 01 - 12:34 AM

I knew a man--

Bojangles!

And he'd dance for you!

~S~

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Mr. Bojangles
From: alison
Date: 29 Jan 01 - 12:38 AM

I just checked and it was.. (put [Mr bojangles] in)

Mr bojangles

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Mr. Bojangles
From: Banjoman_CO
Date: 29 Jan 01 - 12:44 AM

Thanks guys .... I found it under another spelling. Thanks anyway.

Banjoman

Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: MR BOJANGLES (Jerry Jeff Walker)
From: Schmiddy
Date: 29 Jan 01 - 02:35 PM

I played years ago that song on the third fret (D#)
C-C(H)-Am means: C normal, then C with string A in H,
then Am

MR. BOJANGLES
(Jerry Jeff Walker)
Lyrics as recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker on "Mr. Bojangles" (1968)

I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you C C(H) Am
In worn-out shoes, F G
silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants, C C(H) Am
The old soft shoe. F G
He jumped so high, he jumped so high, F Em Am
Then he lightly touched down. D G

CHORUS: Mr. Boangles, Mr. Bojangles, Am G Am G
Mr. Bojangles, dance. Am G C C(H) Am

I met him in a cell in New Orleans; I was
Down and out.
He looked to me to be the eyes of age.
He spoke right out
He talked of life, he talked of life,
Laughed, slapped his leg instead.

He said the name Bojangles and he danced a lick
Across the cell.
Grabbed his pants for better stance; oh, he jumped so high
He clicked his heels.
He let go a laugh, let go a laugh,
Shook back his clothes all around. CHORUS

He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
Throughout the South.
He spoke through tears of fifteen years how his dog and him
They traveled about.
His dog up and died, he up and died.
It's twenty years; he still grieves.

He said: "I dance at every chance in honky-tonks
For drinks and tips.
But most o' time I spend behind these county bars,
'Cause I drink a bit."
He shook his head and as he shook his head,
I heard someone ask: "Please--". CHORUS

[Repeat first verse.]

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Mr. Bojangles
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 29 Jan 01 - 02:59 PM

Banjoman, just enter the song name in tabrobot.com and you'll get lots of tabs. Here's the first one.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Mr. Bojangles
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 29 Jan 01 - 03:04 PM

Sorry...

here.

Subject: Chords Add: MR. BOJANGLES (Jerry Jeff Walker)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 13 Dec 02 - 01:18 PM

Here are the chords Mary linked to:

  
  
  #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
  #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
  #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
  #------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
  From: [e-mail] (Gregory B. Russell)
  Subject: CRD: Mr. Bojangles (partial lyrics)
  
  I know the song, but can't remember all the lyrics, so 
  another post there would be helpful. I'll just include 
  the first verse so you know where the changes are.
  
  This is easy to play, and you can make it sound good by
  adding little walks up and down on the bass notes.   This
  is one of the first songs I started using bass notes on 
  when I taught myself to play, so I'm going spell out how to do
  it for any beginners.   
  
  I am using C* and G* to denote changes in bass notes.
  The progression for each is as follows:
  
  C* -  C bass note, strum C a couple times,
        B bass note, strum C a couple times,
        A bass note, strum C a couple times,
        G bass note, A bass note, B bass note.  (no
        strumming when you walk back up)  
  
  G* -  Strum G a couple of times, 
        G bass note, A bass note, B bass note.    
        (note: next chord will be C or Am, with a C bass note,
         so it fits the progression.)
  
  
  
          Mr.  Bojangles       by ...?
        -----------------
  
  Intro:   C*  a couple of times.
  
  
   C* 
  I knew a man, Bojangles, and he danced for you,
  
  F           G*
  In worn out shoes,
  
  C*      
  Silver, a ragged shirt and baggy pants,
  
  F            G*
  The old soft shoe,
  
  F            C     E7        Am
  He jumped so high, jumped so high...
  
  D7           Dm7            G7
  And then he lightly touched down.
  
  
  Am         G*    Am        G*      Am       G*      C*
  Mr. Bojangles,  Mr. Bojangles,   Mr. Bojangles,  dance..... 
  
  
  
  I use standard chords:
  
         C             F       or    F (barre)        D7
    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    
    | | | | * |    | | | | * *    * * * * * *    | | | | * |
    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    
    | | * | | |    | | | * | |    | | | * | |    | | | * | *
    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+
    | * | | | |    | | * | | |    | * * | | |    | | | | | |
    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+
   
        G              Am            E7              Dm7      
    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+
    | | | | | |    | | | | * |    | | | * | |    | | | | * *
    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    
    | * | | | |    | | * * | |    | * | | | |    | | | * | |
    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+
    * | | | | *    | | | | | |    | | | | | |    | | | | | |
    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+    +-+-+-+-+-+
   
         G7
    +-+-+-+-+-+
    | | | | | *
    +-+-+-+-+-+
    | * | | | |
    +-+-+-+-+-+
    * | | | | |
    +-+-+-+-+-+
  
  Any questions, feel free to email me at [e-mail]
  
  - Greg

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Mr. Bojangles
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 13 Dec 02 - 07:29 PM

You can't play just a C chord throughout the first line. The chord sequence goes

I (C) knew a man, Bo(Em)jangles, and he (Am)danced for you,(C)
(F)In worn out (G7)shoes

The descending bass run (C,B,A) on the fifth string should be heavily accentuated throughout the first line.

Murray