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The Boxer chords (version 1)
Simon and Garfunkel *
Capo II
A
A F#m
I am just a poor boy, though my story is seldom told.
E
I have squandered my resistance,
E7 E A
For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises.
F#m
All lies and jest;
E D A E E7 E A
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
A F#m
When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy,
E
In the company of strangers,
E7 E A
In the quiet of the railway station, runnin' scared.
F#m E D
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters,
A
Where the ragged people go.
E D E E7 A
Lookin' for the places, only they would know.
F#m
Lie-la-lie
C#m
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
F#m
Lie la lie
E A
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie
A F#m
Asking only workman's wages I come lookin' for a job,
E
But I get no offers,
E7 E A
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue.
F#m E D
I do declare there were times when I was so lonesome,
A E E7 E A
I took some comfort there.
A F#m E A F#m E D A
F#m
Lie-la-lie
C#m
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
F#m
Lie la lie
E A
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie
A F#m E
And I m laying out my winter clothes, and wishing I was gone, goin home
E7 E A C#m F#m E
Where the New York City winters aren t bleedin me, leadin me goin home.
A F#m
In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade,
E E7 E
And he carries the reminders, of every glove that laid him down,
A F#m
Or cut him 'til he cried out in his anger and his shame,
E D
"I am leaving, I am leaving."
A E E7 E A
But the fighter still remains
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F#m
Lie-la-lie
C#m
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
F#m
Lie la lie
E
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie 10x
E A
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie
* Alternate:
Capo IV
A = G
F#m = Em
E = D
E7 = D7
D = C
C#m = Bm
Set8
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The Boxer chords (version 2)
Simon and Garfunkel
C
C Am
I am just a poor boy, though my story is seldom told.
G
I have squandered my resistance,
G7 G6 C
For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises.
Am
All lies and jest;
G F C G G7 G6 C
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
C Am
When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy,
G
In the company of strangers,
G7 G6 C
In the quiet of the railway station, runnin' scared.
Am G F
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters,
C
Where the ragged people go.
G F C6 Dm7 C
Lookin' for the places, only they would know.
Am Em Am G C
Lie-da-lie
C Am
Asking only workman's wages I come lookin' for a job,
G
But I get no offers,
G7 G6 C
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue.
Am G F
I do declare there were times when I was so lonesome,
C
I took some comfort there.
G G7 G6 C
La, la, la, la, la, la, la.
C Am G
And I m laying out my winter clothes, and wishing I was gone, goin home
G7 G6 C Em Am G G7 C
Where the New York City winters aren t bleedin me, leadin me goin home.
C Am
In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade,
G G7
And he carries the reminders, of every glove that laid him down,
C Am
Or cut him 'til he cried out in his anger and his shame,
G F
"I am leaving, I am leaving."
C G7 G6 C
But the fighter still remains
Am
Lie-la-lie
Em
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
Am
Lie la lie
G
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie 10X
G C
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie
Set8
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