Artisto: | Jerry Jeff Walker (English) |
Uzanto: | Saxon |
Daŭro: | 180 sekundoj |
Komenca paŭzo: | 12 sekundoj |
Tononoma sistemo: | Ne definita |
Sakra: | |
Komentoj pri tabulaturo: | - |
Mr. Bojangles
Jerry Jeff Walker
Intro: C Em Am F G G7
VERSE 1
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I knew a man Bo-jangles and he’d dance for you,
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In worn out shoes
C Em Am F
With silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants
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The old soft shoe
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He jumped so high, he jumped so high
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Then he lightly touched down.
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Am G Am G Am G C Em Am G
Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles dance
VERSE 2
C Em Am F
I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was
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down and out
C Em Am F
He looked at me to be the eyes of age as he
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Spoke right out
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He talked of life, talked of life,
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He laughed, slapped his leg a step.
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Am G Am G Am G C Em Am G
Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles dance
VERSE 3
C Em Am F
He said his name, Bo-jangles, then he danced a lick
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across the cell
C Em Am F
He grabbed his pants for a better stance, then he jumped so high,
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He clicked his heels
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Then he let go a laugh, let go a laugh,
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Shook back his clothes all around.
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Am G Am G Am G C Em Am G
Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles dance.
VERSE 4
C Em Am F
He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs,
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Throughout the South.
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He spoke with tears of 15 years how his dog and him
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Travelled about
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His dog up and died, he up and died,
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And after 20 years he still grieved.
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Am G Am G Am G C Em Am G
Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles dance.
VERSE 5
C Em Am F
He said “I dance now at every chance in honky tonks
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For drinks and tips
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But most the time I spend behind these county bars
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For I drinks a bit.”
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He shook his head, and as he shook his head
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I heard someone ask “Please.”
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Am G Am G Am G C Em Am G
Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles Mr. Bo-jangles dance.