Biography:
Jerry Jeff Walker (born Ronald Clyde Crosby in Oneonta, New York, on 16 March 1942; died 23 October 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known for writing the 1968 song "Mr. Bojangles".
During the late 1950s, Crosby was a member of a local Oneonta teen band called The Tones. The band traveled to Philadelphia to audition for Dick Clark's "American Bandstand", but were turned down. Members of the band found Dick Clark's
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Other songs:
- Mr. Bojangles
- Pissing In The Wind
- Backsliders Wine
- Broken Toys
- Charlie Dunn
- Couldnt Do Nothin Right
- Cowboy Boots And Bathing Suits
- Dear John Letter
- Dear John Letter Lounge
- Desperados Waiting For A Train
- Dont It Make You Wanna Dance
- Dust On My Boots
- Fading Lady
- Feel Like Hank Williams Tonite
- Flowers In The Snow
- Gettin By
- Getting By
- Gonzo Compadres
- Got Lucky Last Night
- Gringo In Belize
- Hairy Ass Hillbillies
- Hairy Ass Hillbilly
- Heart Of A Saturday Night
- Hill Country Rain
- I Feel Like Hank Williams
- I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight
- Its A Good Night For Singing
- Ive Got Boats To Build
- Jaded Lover
- La Freeway
- Leavin Texas
- Little Bird
- London Homesick Blues
- Love Changes Everything
- Mannys Hat Song
- Messin With Texas
- More Often Than Not
- Mr Bojangles
- Mr Bojangles On One Page
- My Old Man
- Navajo Rug
- No Roots In Ramblin
- Northeast Texas Women
- Old Beat Up Guitar
- Old Five And Dimers Like Me
- One Too Many Mornings
- Pickup Truck Song
- Please Let Me Be
- Pot Cant Call The Kettle Black
- Public Domain
- Railroad Lady
- Redneck Mother
- Rhythm Of The Rain
- Rockin Chair
- Rodeo Wind
- Sailing
- Sangria Wine
- Slim Chance And The Cant Hardly Playboys
- Some Go Home
- Song For The Life
- Stereo Chickens
- Stoney
- Takin It As It Comes
- That Old Beat Up Guitar
- The Dutchman
- The First Showboat
- The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder
- Viva Luchenbach
- What I Like About Texas
- Woman In Texas
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{t:More Often Than Not}
{st:Jerry Jeff Walker}
DK . ."Bein' Free" . .1970 (David Wiffen)
INTRO G G G G
[G]Have I not been, far e[Em]nough?
[C]...How many [D]times do you have to [G]die now?[G]
[G]How many miles, has [Em]it been?
[C]...Not A[G]nother one,[D/A] no.
#
CHORUS 1
[C]Would you be[D]lieve, that this [G]happens more [D]often than [Em]not?[Em]
[C]But here's to all the [D]people
That [G]I'm not [D]with to[Em]night..(run on 5th string C,B,A )or chord C,G,D
N.C. Wherever they [G]are.[G]
#
VERSE 2
[G]I pulled into town, late last [Em]night,
[C]...Would you be[D]lieve I would like to [G]cry now?[G]
[G]Found my lady, laying with a [Em]man,
[C]...Not A[G]nother one, [D]no.
#
CHORUS 2
[C]And would you be[D]lieve
That it [G]happens more [D]often than [Em]not?[Em]
[C]And here's to all the [D]ladies
That [G]I'm not [D]with to[Em]night.. (run C,B,A)
N.C. Wherever they [G]are.[G]
#
VERSE 3
[G]So I went downtown, to let it [Em]out.
[C]..How many [D]times do have to [G]try now?[G]
[G]I Found a woman, that said I was the [Em]best,
[C]..Not a[G]nother one, oh [D]no.
#
CHORUS 3
[C]And would you be[D]lieve
That this [G]happens more [D]often than [Em]not?[Em]
[C]But here's to all the [D]ladies
That just [G]fell to [D]me to[Em]night... (run C,B,A)
N.C. Whoever they [G]were.
#
VERSE 4
[G]Where's the bottle, pass it [Em]here,
[C]...So many [D]reasons to drink it [G]dry now.[G]
[G]Probably kill me, might ease some [Em]pain,
[C]..Have a[G]nother one and here we [D]go.
#
CHORUS 4
[C]And would you be[D]lieve
That this [G]happens more [D]often than [Em]not?[Em]
[C]And here's to all the [D]bottles
That [G]I’ve drunk [D]in my [Em]time...(run C,B,A)
N.C. Whatever they [G]were.
(finish with G CHORD till end)
Have I not been, far enough?
Can a man just take it easy somewhere down the line?
Do you always have to try find.. the line?
Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
END
{st:Jerry Jeff Walker}
DK . ."Bein' Free" . .1970 (David Wiffen)
INTRO G G G G
[G]Have I not been, far e[Em]nough?
[C]...How many [D]times do you have to [G]die now?[G]
[G]How many miles, has [Em]it been?
[C]...Not A[G]nother one,[D/A] no.
#
CHORUS 1
[C]Would you be[D]lieve, that this [G]happens more [D]often than [Em]not?[Em]
[C]But here's to all the [D]people
That [G]I'm not [D]with to[Em]night..(run on 5th string C,B,A )or chord C,G,D
N.C. Wherever they [G]are.[G]
#
VERSE 2
[G]I pulled into town, late last [Em]night,
[C]...Would you be[D]lieve I would like to [G]cry now?[G]
[G]Found my lady, laying with a [Em]man,
[C]...Not A[G]nother one, [D]no.
#
CHORUS 2
[C]And would you be[D]lieve
That it [G]happens more [D]often than [Em]not?[Em]
[C]And here's to all the [D]ladies
That [G]I'm not [D]with to[Em]night.. (run C,B,A)
N.C. Wherever they [G]are.[G]
#
VERSE 3
[G]So I went downtown, to let it [Em]out.
[C]..How many [D]times do have to [G]try now?[G]
[G]I Found a woman, that said I was the [Em]best,
[C]..Not a[G]nother one, oh [D]no.
#
CHORUS 3
[C]And would you be[D]lieve
That this [G]happens more [D]often than [Em]not?[Em]
[C]But here's to all the [D]ladies
That just [G]fell to [D]me to[Em]night... (run C,B,A)
N.C. Whoever they [G]were.
#
VERSE 4
[G]Where's the bottle, pass it [Em]here,
[C]...So many [D]reasons to drink it [G]dry now.[G]
[G]Probably kill me, might ease some [Em]pain,
[C]..Have a[G]nother one and here we [D]go.
#
CHORUS 4
[C]And would you be[D]lieve
That this [G]happens more [D]often than [Em]not?[Em]
[C]And here's to all the [D]bottles
That [G]I’ve drunk [D]in my [Em]time...(run C,B,A)
N.C. Whatever they [G]were.
(finish with G CHORD till end)
Have I not been, far enough?
Can a man just take it easy somewhere down the line?
Do you always have to try find.. the line?
Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
END
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