Modern Day Bojangles

By Django Walker This song is done with walkdowns from D to G to Em in the verses Intro chords: DDDDGGEm# D D/F# D/E D/A G G/F# Em Well hes a modern day Bojangles and his mind became tangled D D/F# D/E D/A G G/F# Em As hes talking to the pigeons and the people passing by D D/F# D/E D/A G G/F# Em Now the hookers and the holy men, they both tried to save him D D/F# D/E D/A G G/F# Em But everything they talked of seemed to sound just like a lie D D/F# D/E D/A G G/F# Em Hes a dancer from the Southland and hes proud to take a home stand D D/F# D/E D/A G G/F# D Against this big old city that keeps looking over for him Chorus: G D Gonna keep on dancing, keep on rolling time away Bm E7 A Lifes not a waltz; its a faster pace G D Keep on two stepping, through it all and Bm E7 A How you live your lifes your own damn call His daddy helped him keep the happiness in his soul Promised that hed pass it down when he got too old Stranger came along one day, took his heart away Always thought the dancing would bring him back someday Chorus Now hes sitting on the curbside and his memories tends to fade The pigeons they all sing his songs and the people just turn away Now hes keeping hookers and the holy men at bay They say, dance with me Bojangles and he doesnt hesitate Chorus