Biography:
Jim Croce (Jan 10, 1943 - Sept 20, 1973) was an American singer-songwriter from South Philadelphia whose biggest single "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" hit number 1 on the US charts in the summer of 1973. His influences included Ian & Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot and Woody Guthrie. Sadly, Croce died in a small commercial plane crash one day before his third album, "I Got a Name" was to be released.
Early life
Croce was born in South Philadelphia. He graduated from Upper Darby High School in Drexel Hill
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Other songs:
- A Long Time Ago
- Age
- Alabama Rain
- Bad Bad Leroy Brown
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
- I Got A Name
- I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
- I've Got A Name
- Lover's Cross
- Next Time This Time
- Operator
- Photographs And Memories
- Time In A Bottle
- Walking Back To Georgia
- Workin' At The Car Wash Blues
- You Don T Mess Around With Jim
- A Good Time Man Like Me Aint Got No Business Sing The Blues
- Another Day Another Town
- Bad Boy Leroy Brown
- Ball Of Kerrymuir
- Big Wheel
- Box 10
- Car Wash Blues
- Careful Man
- Child Of Midnight
- Cotton Mouth River
- Dreamin Again
- Five Short Minutes
- Gunga Din
- Hard Way Every Time
- Hey Tomorrow
- Ill Have To Say I Love You
- Ill Have To Say I Love You In A Song
- It Doesnt Have To Be That Way
- Ive Got A Name
- Kings Song
- Lovers Cross
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Mr Bojangles
- New Yorks Not For Me
- New Yorks Not My Home
- Old Man River
- One Less Set Footsteps
- Railroads And Riverboats
- Rapid Roy The Stock Car Boy
- Recently
- Roller Derby Queen
- Speedball Tucker
- Stone Walls
- Sun Come Up
- The Hard Way Everytime
- These Dreams
- Thursday
- Tomorrows Gonna Be A Brighter Day
- Top Hat Bar And Grille
- Vespers
- Walkin Back To Georgia
- Wear Out The Turnpike
- Which Way Are You Going
- Workin At The Car Wash Blues
- You Dont Mess Around
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CROCE, JIM - MR. BOJANGLES
Probably not perfect as I don't have much time but it works...
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VERSE
G Bm
I knew a man Bojangles
Em (riff)Em7-Em-Em/F#-C
And he'll dance for you
(C) D
In worn out shoes
G Bm Em (riff)Em7-Em-Em/F#-C
With silver hair and ragged shirt baggy pants
(C) D
He would do the old soft shoe
Bridge
C Bm
He would jump so high
B Em-Em7-A7
Jump so hi-igh
A7 D
Then he lightly touched down
He told me of the time he worked with Minstrel shows
Travelling throughout the south
He spoke with tears of fifteen years
How his dog and he, they would travel about.
But his dog up and died, he up and died
And after twenty years he still grieved
Chorus
Em D
That's mister Bojangles
Em D
Calling mister Bojangles
Em D G Bm
Mister Bojangles come back and dance and dance
Em Riff
And dance please dance
He said "I dance now
At every chance in the Honky Tonks
For my drinks and tips
But most the time I spend
Behind these country bars
You see on I drinks a bit"
Then he shook his head
Oh lord when he shook his head
I could swear I heard someone say please
Chorus
Em D
That's mister Bojangles
Em D
Calling mister Bojangles
Em D G Bm
Mister Bojangles come back and dance and dance
Em Riff
And dance please dance
Probably not perfect as I don't have much time but it works...
Em7 020000
Em/F# 004000
A7 002020
VERSE
G Bm
I knew a man Bojangles
Em (riff)Em7-Em-Em/F#-C
And he'll dance for you
(C) D
In worn out shoes
G Bm Em (riff)Em7-Em-Em/F#-C
With silver hair and ragged shirt baggy pants
(C) D
He would do the old soft shoe
Bridge
C Bm
He would jump so high
B Em-Em7-A7
Jump so hi-igh
A7 D
Then he lightly touched down
He told me of the time he worked with Minstrel shows
Travelling throughout the south
He spoke with tears of fifteen years
How his dog and he, they would travel about.
But his dog up and died, he up and died
And after twenty years he still grieved
Chorus
Em D
That's mister Bojangles
Em D
Calling mister Bojangles
Em D G Bm
Mister Bojangles come back and dance and dance
Em Riff
And dance please dance
He said "I dance now
At every chance in the Honky Tonks
For my drinks and tips
But most the time I spend
Behind these country bars
You see on I drinks a bit"
Then he shook his head
Oh lord when he shook his head
I could swear I heard someone say please
Chorus
Em D
That's mister Bojangles
Em D
Calling mister Bojangles
Em D G Bm
Mister Bojangles come back and dance and dance
Em Riff
And dance please dance
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