The Boxer Simon & Garfunkel
Paul Simon
INTRO:
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MAIN PART:
(CODA)
[C]
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I am just poor boy Though my sto- ry's sel - dom
left my home and my fam-i-ly, I was no more than a
[Am] [G]
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told, I have squan - dered my re - sis - tance For a
boy In the com - pa - ny of stran - gers In the
[G7] [G6] [C]
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pock - et - ful of mum - bles, Such are prom - is - es_________
qui - et of a rail - way sta - tion run - ning scared______
[Am]
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All lies and jest, Still a
Lay - ing low, seek - ing
[G] [F]
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man hears what he wants to hear And dis - re - gards the
out the poor - er quar - ters Where the rag - ged peo - ple
[C] [G]
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rest.______________________
go, Look-ing for the plac - es (skip this bar)
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on - ly they would know (chorus)
CHORUS:
[C] [Am]
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Lie - la - lie, Lie - la -
[G] [Am]
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lie la lie - la - lie lie - la - lie
[G] [F]
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Lie - la - lie la la la la Lie - la - la la la
[C]
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lie._____________________
ADDITIONAL WORDS:
Asking only workman's wages I come looking for a job
But I get no offers
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there.
Ooo-la-la la la la la.
Then I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone
Going home where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me,
Leading me, going home.
In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade
and he carries the reminders of ev'ry glove that's laid him down
Or cut him 'til he cried out in his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving."
But the fighter still remains.
Quite a sad song, but one of my favourites.
:-)
Cheers Richard
MY MOST WANTED...
Put it there - Paul McCartney (need some help)
Still haven't found what I'm looking for - U2
Starman - David Bowie
(I'm sure that Scott Yanoff must have the U2 one)
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