Mr. Bojangles ----- written by Jerry Jeff Walker as performed by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band C Em Am I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you F G In worn out shoes C Em Am With silver hair a ragged shirt and baggy pants F G The old soft shoe F Em Em7 Am He jumped so high, jumped so high D7 G7 Then he'd lightly touch down. Capo 1 . All contents are subject to copyright, provided for educational and personal noncommercial use only. I [C] knew a man [Em] Bojangles and he [Am] danced for you-[F] In worn out [G] shoes. Mr. Bojangles. Mister Bo-jangles, Mister Bo-jangles, Mister Bo-jangles, dance. Intro: (x2) (each chord gets 2 beats) I knew a man Bo-jangles and he danced for you, in worn out shoes. MR. BOJANGLES-Jerry Jeff Walker 4/4 123 123 . Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Friends... Circlin' Back Celebrating 50 Years! Sammy Davis discusses significance of BoJangles, DANCE LITTLE JEAN, NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Fishin' in the dark, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - You Made Life Good Again, How To Play Jerry Jeff Walker Mr Bojangles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Jimmy Ibbotson, Dance Little Jean (50th Anniversary), The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles (Live at Farm Aid 1985), Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel (Official Video), The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles, Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles - 5/2/13, Three Dog Night - Mama told me not to come 1970, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rodney Crowell,Alison Krauss, An American Dream (50th Anniversary), Mr. Bojangles (LIVE) ... Nitty Gritty Dirt Band HQ at Vancouver Island Musicfest 2005, Steve Earle - Copperhead Road (Official Video), Show the world what you are playing with ChordU. He jumped so high, jumped so high, then he lightly touched down. With s [C] ilver hair a r [Em] agged shirt and [Am] baggy pants-[F] The old soft [G] shoe [F] He jumped so h [Em] igh, [E7] he jumped so [Am] high T [D7] hen he'd lightly touch d [G] own. D F#m Bm I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you G A In worn out shoes D F#m With silver hair, a ragged shirt, and Bm baggy pants G A The old soft shoe F#m F#m7 Bm He jumped so high, C Em Am G I met him in a cell in New Orleans F G I was down and out C Em Am G F He looked to me to be the eye of age as he G spoke right out F C Em Am G He talked about life, he talked about life, F G laughing slapped his leg stale Am G Am G Am G Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles C Em Am G F G dance. Jerry Jeff Walker Released by Columbia on the official bootleg album Dylan (1973) Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem. Mr Bojangles Jerry Jeff Walker. Silver hair, a ragged shirt, and baggy pants, the old soft shoe . [G Em Bm C D B A E] Chords for Mr Bojangles with capo transposer, play along with guitar, piano, ukulele & mandolin. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Alison Krauss, Keep On The Sunny Side (50th Anniversary), [ HiFi ] Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol.2／Nitty Gritty Dirt Band／Johnny Cash／Ricky Skaggs, Fishin' In The Dark- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with lyrics, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - The Rest Of The Dream, Jerry Jeff Walker Discusses Writing Mr. Bojangles & More with Bruce Robison on The Next Waltz, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Jerry Jeff Walker, Mr Bojangles (50th Anniversary), Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Dance Little Jean, John Denver & Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Thank God I'm A Country Boy (Live at Farm Aid 1985).