John Denver - Mr bojangles
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Capo: 3
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MR. BOJANGLES – John Denver
Capo op 3e
Intro:
C5 - C5/B - C5/A - C5/G -
C5* - C5/B - C5/A - C5/G -
C5* - C5/B - C5/A - C/G – F -
A5/F – F – A5/F – D5/G –
Thema*
I C knew a man
Bo - Csus2/B jangles and he’ll Am7 dance for you Am/G
F G thema *
In worn out shoes
With C silver hair, a
Csus2/B Ragged shirt and Am7 baggy pants Am/G
F The old soft G shoe
F He jumped so C high,
E7 He jumped so Am high Am/G
D7/F# Then he lightly touched G down G7
Chorus:
Am Mr. bo- G jangles,
Am Mr. bo- G jangles,
Am Mr. bo- G jangles,
C Csus2/B – Am – Am/G – F – G
Dance
I C met him in a
Csus2/B Cell in New Am7 Orleans, when Am/G I was …
F G thema*
Down and out
He C looked to me to
Csus2/B Be the Am7 eyes of Am/G age
F He spoke right G out
He F talked of C life,
E7 He talked of Am life Am/G
D7/F# He laughed, clicked his heels G instead G7
He C said his name,
Bo - Csus2/B jangles, then he Am7 danced a lick Am/G
F G thema *
Across the cell
He C grabbed his pants a
Csus2/B Better stance, he Am7 jumped up high Am/G
F He clicked his G heels
F He let go a C laugh
He E7 let go a Am laugh Am/G
D7/F# Shook back his clothes all a- G round G7
Chorus:
Am Mr. bo- G jangles,
Am Mr. bo- G jangles,
Am Mr. bo- G jangles,
C Csus2/B – Am – Am/G – F – G
Dance
He C danced for those at
Csus2/B Minstrel shows and Am7 country fairs Am/G
F G thema *
Throughout the South
He C spoke with tears
Of Csus2/B 15 years, how his Am7 dog and him Am/G
F Travelled a- G bout
F His dog up and C died,
E7 Up and Am died Am/G
D7/F# After 20 years he still G greaves G7
He C said “I dance now at
Csus2/B Ev’ ry chance in Am7 honky tonks Am/G
F G thema *
For drinks and tips
But C most the time
I Csus2/B spend behind these Am7 country bars Am/G
F ‘Cause I drink a G bit’”
F He shook his C head, and
E7 As he shook his Am head Am/G
I D7/F# heard someone ask him G “please” G7
Chorus:
Am Mr. bo- G jangles,
Am Mr. bo- G jangles,
Am Mr. bo- G jangles,
C Csus2/B – Am – Am/G – F – G
Dance
C //
C5 x3xx13
C5/B x2x013
C5/A x0x013
C5/G 3xx013
C5* x3x013
C/G 3xx010
C x32013
Csus2/B x20013
D7/F# 200212
C5 C5/B C5/A C5/G |
e|-3-3-|--3-3-|--3-3-|--3-3-|
B|1-1-1|1--1-1|1--1-1|1--1-1|
G|-----|-0----|-0----|-0----|
D|-----|------|------|------|
A|3----|2-----|0-----|------|
E|-----|------|------|3-----|
C/G F A5/F F D5/G | thema*
e|--0-0-|--1-1-|0-1-0-|--------|------|
B|1-----|1-----|------|--------|0-1-3-|
G|-0-0-0|-2-2-2|-2-2-2|0-2-1-2-|-0-0-0|
D|------|------|------|-0------|------|
A|------|------|------|--------|--0-2-|
E|3-----|1-----|1-----|3------3|3-----|