View Guitar Chords for The boxer - chords ver. 5
Capo fret. 2 Intro : NCAI am just a poor boy AThough my story's A/G#seldom F#mtoldI have Esquandered my resistance For a E7pocket full of mumbles such are Apromises...All A/G#lies and F#mjests Still a Eman hears what he Dwants to hearAnd disregards the Arest Ehmm E7hmm hmm Ahmm AWhen I left my home and my familyI was no A/G#more than a F#mboy In the Ecompany of strangersEIn the E7quiet of the railway station Arunning scared A/G#Laying F#mlow, seeking Eout the poorer DquartersWhere the ragged people Ago Looking Efor the places E7only they would Aknow... F#m E F#m E..... A Lie la lie ...AAsking only workman's wages I come A/G#looking F#mfor a jobBut I get no Eoffers, Just a E7come-on from the whores on SeventhA AvenueI A/G#do declF#mare, there were Etimes when I was Dso lonesome I took some comfort Athere la la Ela la...E7.. AA....A/G#..F#m..E....E7....A....A/G#..F#m..E..D....A..E...ALie la F#mlie ..E. F#m E AThen I'm laying out my winter clothesAAnd wishing IA/G# was gF#mone Going EhomeWhere the E7New York City winters aren't Ableeding me Bleeding Eme, F#m going Ehome E7 AAIn the clearing stands a boxer A F/G# F#m And a fighter by his tradeAnd he Ecarries the reminders Of E7ev'ry glove that layed him downOr Acut him till he cried out AIn his anger A/G#and his F#mshame"EI am leaving, DI am leaving" DBut the fighter still remAains E E7 AA F#m E F#m E (ad lib) Lie la lie ... Outro : A....A/G#..F#m..E....E7....A....A/G#..F#m..E..D....A..E..E7...A