Mr Bojangles by J J Walker. Walker's Mr Bojangles has been covered by many artists and has become a standard. This is my arrangement for solo giutar or small group It is a version is for fingerpicking on an acoustic guitar. Right Hand fingers make a basic accompanyment pattern while the thumb provides walking a bass-line. This arrangement sounds great on a solo 12 string, or with a Bass guitar echoing the bass line and a piano or acordian doing arpegio chords. LEFT HAND CHords/fingering 0 = 0pen string x = unfretted string T = Thumb L = Little finger C 032010 x32x1x C2 332010 3L2x1x C3 032013 x32x1L Cem 022010 x23x1x Amg 302210 Lx231x Am 002210 xx231x Fe 133210 T3L21x G 320003 21xxx3 G7 323003 213xxL D7 200212 Txx213 RIGHT HAND Strings plucked by..... E____3rd finger B____2nd finger G____1st finger D_____ A____|__Thumb E____| Patterns Main tune; Thumb and 3rd pinch a base string and the first string together 2nd plucks second string 3rd plucks third sring Links BAR 04 Thumb and 2nd finger pluck base strings and 2nd string together. Other Links BAR 16 Variant, and, BAR 40 Thumb plays solo! MR BOJANGLES TIME 3/4 TEMPO Slow Waltz INTRO E___0___|_0____|_0___|_______| B____1__|___1__|__1__|_0_1_3_| G_____0_|____0_|___2_|_______| D_______|______|_____|_______| A___3___|_2____|_0___|___0_2_| E_______|______|_____|_3_____| BAR..01....02....03....04 E___0___|_0____|_0___|_______| B____1__|___1__|__1__|_0_1_3_| G_____0_|____0_|___2_|_______| D_______|______|_____|_______| A___3___|_2____|_0___|___0_2_| E_______|______|_____|_3_____| BAR..05....06.....07.....08 VERSE E___0___|_0____|_0___|_0___| B____1__|___1__|__1__|__1__| G_____0_|____0_|___2_|___2_| D_______|______|_____|_____| A___3___|_2____|_0___|_____| E_______|______|_____|_3___| BAR.09.....10.....11....12 [C]I knew a man [Cem]Bojangles and he'd [Am]dance for you[Amg] E__0____|_0___|_3___|_3___||______| B____1__|__1__|__0__|__0__||______| G_____2_|___2_|___0_|___0_||______| D_______|_____|_____|_____||______| A_______|__3__|_____|__2__||__0_2_| E__1____|_____|__3__|_____||_3____| BAR..13...14....15....16....16 variant In [Fe]worn out [G]shoes E___0___|_0____|_0___|_0___| B____1__|___1__|__1__|__1__| G_____0_|____0_|___2_|___2_| D_______|______|_____|_____| A___3___|_2____|_0___|_____| E_______|______|_____|_3___| BAR.17.....18.....19....20 With [C]silver hair, a [Cem]ragged shirt and [Am]baggy pants[Amg] E__0____|_0___|_3___|_3___| B____1__|__1__|__0__|__0__| G_____2_|___2_|___0_|___0_| D_______|_____|_____|_____| A_______|__3__|_____|__2__| E__1____|_____|__3__|_____| BAR..21...22....23....24 [Fe]Do the old soft [G]shoe E_0___|_0___| B__1__|__1__| G___2_|___2_| D_____|_3___| A_3___|_____| E_____|_____| BAR.25..26 [Fe]He's jump so.. E___0___|_0____|_0___|_0___| B____1__|___1__|__1__|__1__| G_____0_|____0_|___2_|___2_| D_______|______|_____|_____| A___3___|_2____|_0___|_____| E_______|______|_____|_3___| BAR..27....28....29....30 [C]high, [Cem]jump so [Am]high [Amg] E_2___|_2____|___3___|_3___|_3___|_3___| B__1__|___1__|____0__|__0__|__0__|__0__| G___2_|____2_|_____0_|___0_|___0_|___0_| D_____|_0____|_______|_0___|_3___|_____| A_____|______|_______|_____|_____|_2___| E_2___|______|_2h3___|_____|_____|_____| BAR.31...32.....33.....34....35....36 [D7]Then he'd lightly [33]touch [G]down[G7] REFRAIM E_0___|_0___|_3___|_________|_0___| B__1__|__1__|__0__|_________|__1__| G___2_|___2_|___0_|_________|___2_| D_____|_____|_____|_________|_____| A_0___|_____|_____|___0_0h2_|_0___| E_____|_0___|_3___|_3_______|_____| BAR.37..38...39.....40.......41 [Am]MIster [G]Bojangles [40/41] E_0___|_0___|_3___|_________|_0___| B__1__|__1__|__0__|_________|__1__| G___2_|___2_|___0_|_________|___2_| D_____|_____|_____|_________|_____| A_0___|_____|_____|___0_0h2_|_0___| E_____|_0___|_3___|_3_______|_____| BAR.42..44...45.....46.......47 [Am]MIster [g]Bojangles [46/47] E_0___|_0___|_3___|_3___| B__1__|__1__|__0__|__0__| G___2_|___2_|___0_|___0_| D_____|_____|_____|_____| A_0___|_____|_____|_2___| E_____|_0___|_3___|_____| BAR.48..49...50.....51 [Am]MIster [G]Bojangles E___0___|_0____|_0___|_______| B____1__|___1__|__1__|_0_1_3_| G_____0_|____0_|___2_|_______| D_______|______|_____|_______| A___3___|_2____|_0___|___0_2_| E_______|______|_____|_3_____| BAR..52...53.....54....55 Dance----------------- [c].[Cem].[Am] E___0___|_0____|_0___|_______| B____1__|___1__|__1__|_0_1_3_| G_____0_|____0_|___2_|_______| D_______|______|_____|_______| A___3___|_2____|_0___|___0_2_| E_______|______|_____|_3_____| BAR..56....57....58.....59 REPEAT VERSE AND REFRAIM PATTERNS VERSE 2 I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was down and out He looked to me to be the eyes of age As he spoke right out He talked of life, he talked of life Then he laughed - slepped his leg a step He said the name Bojangles then he danced a lick 'Cross the cell He grabbed his pants,a better stance Oh he jumped so high He clicked his heels He let go laugh, let go laugh Shook back his cloth all around REFRAIM VERSE 3 He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs Throughout the south Spoke with tears of 15 years How his dog 'n him travelled about His dog up and died, his dog up and died After 20 years he still grieves He said I dance now at every chance in honky tonks For drinks and tips But most the time I spend behind these county bars 'Cause (Dylan: For) I drinks a bit He shook his head, and he shook his head I heard someone ask "Please" REFRAIM END PATERN Triple repeat of intro execpt final BAR E___0___|_0____|_0___|_______| B____1__|___1__|__1__|_0_1_3_| G_____0_|____0_|___2_|_______| D_______|______|_____|_______| A___3___|_2____|_0___|___0_2_| E_______|______|_____|_3_____| E___0___|_0____|_0___|_______| B____1__|___1__|__1__|_0_1_3_| G_____0_|____0_|___2_|_______| D_______|______|_____|_______| A___3___|_2____|_0___|___0_2_| E_______|______|_____|_3_____| E___0___|_0____|_0___|_______|___ B____1__|___1__|__1__|_0_1_3_|_1_sustain G_____0_|____0_|___2_|_______|___to D_______|______|_____|_______|___fade A___3___|_2____|_0___|___0_2_|_3_ E_______|______|_____|_3_____|___