chords:
C/B   = x2x010
Am7/G = 3x2010
C/G   = 3x2010
G7    = 323003
[Intro]
| C | % | % | % |
[Versetto]
  C            C/B            Am    
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced
         Am7/G 
 for you 
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you 
F            G 
 In worn out shoes 
C            C/B              Am   
Silver hair, ragged shirt and baggy
        Am7/G 
 pants 
Silver hair, ragged shirt and baggy pants 
F              G 
 That old soft shoe 
F             C        E7       
 He jumped so high, he jumped so
  Am   Am7/G 
 high. 
 He jumped so high, he jumped so high. 
D7                      
 Then he lightly touched
 G   C/G  G7 
 down
 Then he lightly touched down
[Ritornello]
Am      Em 
  Mr. Bojangles! 
Am      Em 
  Mr. Bojangles! 
C   C/B  Am  Am7/G  F  G 
Dance ...
[Versetto]
  C            C/B     Am        
I met him in a cell in New Orleans
 Am7/G 
 
I met him in a cell in New Orleans 
F              G 
I was down and out 
   C               C/B        Am    
He looked to me to be the eye of the
    Am7/G 
 age 
He looked to me to be the eye of the age 
F                 G 
as he spoke right out 
F             C        E7       
 He talked of life, he talked of
 Am    Am7/G 
 life, 
 He talked of life, he talked of life, 
D7                      
laughing slapped his leg
 G    C/G  G7 
 stale
laughing slapped his leg stale
[Ritornello]
Am    Em 
 Mr. Bojangles, 
Am     Em 
 Mr. Bojangles, 
C   C/B  Am  Am7/G  F  G 
Dance.
[Versetto]
   C               C/B           
He said the name Bojangles and he
 Am           Am7/G 
 danced a lick 
He said the name Bojangles and he danced a lick 
F              G 
all across the cell 
C               C/B         Am    
 He grabbed his pants for a better
        Am7/G 
 stance, 
 He grabbed his pants for a better stance, 
      F                            
oh he jumped so high and he clicked
        G 
 up his heels 
oh he jumped so high and he clicked up his heels 
F          C         E7     Am    
 He let go laugh, he let go laugh,
 Am7/G 
 
 He let go laugh, he let go laugh, 
D7                        
shook back his clothes all
  G    C/G  G7 
 around
shook back his clothes all around
[Ritornello]
Am     Em 
 Mr. Bojangles, 
Am     Em 
 Mr. Bojangles, 
C   C/B  Am  Am7/G  F G 
Dance,       yeah,  dance.
[Versetto]
   C                   C/B           
He danced for those at minstrel shows
     Am          Am7/G 
 and county fairs 
He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs 
F                G 
 throughtout the south 
C              C/B         Am   
 He spoke with tears of 15 years
 Am7/G 
 
 He spoke with tears of 15 years 
F                           G 
of how his dog and him just traveled
 about 
of how his dog and him just traveled about 
F               C        E7     Am   
 His dog up and died, he up and died,
 Am7/G 
 
 His dog up and died, he up and died, 
D7                         
and after 20 years he still
 G      C/G  G7 
 grieves
and after 20 years he still grieves
[Ritornello]
Am     Em 
 Mr. Bojangles, 
Am     Em 
 Mr. Bojangles, 
C   C/B  Am  Am7/G  F  G 
Dance.
[Versetto]
   C                 C/B            
He said "I dance now every chance at
 Am         Am7/G 
 honky-tonks 
He said "I dance now every chance at honky-tonks 
F               G 
 for drinks and tips 
    C              C/B               
But most my time I spend behind these
 Am          Am7/G 
 county bars, 
But most my time I spend behind these county bars, 
F                 G 
 cause I drinks a bit" 
F             C            E7       
 He shook his head, yes he shook his
 Am    Am7/G 
 head, 
 He shook his head, yes he shook his head, 
D7                      
I heard someone ask him,
 G      C/G  G7 
 please?
I heard someone ask him, please?
[Ritornello]
Am     Em 
 Mr. Bojangles, 
Am     Em 
 Mr. Bojangles, 
C     C/B  Am  Am7/G  F  G 
Dance,                dance. 
Am     Em 
 Mr. Bojangles, 
C     C/B  Am  Am7/G  F  G  C 
Dance.