Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer and songwriter, born in Brooklyn, NY.
From the 1960s to the 1980s, Diamond was one of the more successful pop music performers, scoring a number of hits. As critic William Ruhlmann writes, "as of 2001, he claimed worldwide record sales of 115 million copies, and as of 2002 he was ranked third, behind only Elton John and Barbra Streisand, on the list of the most successful adult contemporary artists in the history of the Billboard chart.
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I know the song, but can't remember all the lyrics, so another post there would be helpful. I'll just include the first verse so you know where the changes are.
This is easy to play, and you can make it sound good by adding little walks up and down on the bass notes. This is one of the first songs I started using bass notes on when I taught myself to play, so I'm going spell out how to do it for any beginners.
I am using C* and G* to denote changes in bass notes. The progression for each is as follows:
C* - C bass note, strum C a couple times, B bass note, strum C a couple times, A bass note, strum C a couple times, G bass note, A bass note, B bass note. (no strumming when you walk back up)
G* - Strum G a couple of times, G bass note, A bass note, B bass note. (note: next chord will be C or Am, with a C bass note, so it fits the progression.) Mr. Bojangles by ...? -----------------
Intro: C* a couple of times.
C* I knew a man, Bojangles, and he danced for you,
FG* In worn out shoes,
C* Silver, a ragged shirt and baggy pants,
FG* The old soft shoe,
FCE7Am He jumped so high, jumped so high...
D7Dm7G7 And then he lightly touched down.
AmG* AmG* AmG* C* Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance..... I use standard chords: