The Boxer Simon & Garfunkel
THE BOXER - Simon and Garfunkel
C - x32010
C/B - x22010
Am - x02210
G - 320033
[F]Em [-]- [133211]022000
[C]I am just a [C]poor boy, though my [C]storyâ??[C/B]s seldo[Am]m told
I have [G]squandered my resis[G]tance for a [F]pocketful of [F]mumbles, such are [C]promises
[C] All lies and [Am]jest, still a [G]man hears what he [F]wants to hear and [F]disregards [C]rest.
[C]When I left my home and [C]my family, I was [C]no more [C/B]than a [Am]boy
In the [G]company of [G]strangers, in the [F]quiet of a railway [F]station, running [C]scared
[C] Laying low, [Am]seeking out the poorer [G]quarters where the ragged people go
[F]Looking for the places [F]only they would [C]know.
[C] Lie la lie,[Am] lie la [G] la lie la lie,[G] lie la lie[Am]
[Am] Lie la la,[F] la la la lie,[G] la la la la [C]lie.
[C]Asking only workmanâ??[C]s wages, I com[C]e lookin[C/B]g for [Am]a job
But [G]I get no [G]offers, just a [F]come-on from the [F]whores on 7th[C] Avenue
[C] I do declare [Am]there were times when [G]I was so lonesome, [F]I took comfort [F]there[C]
Ooh la la, la la la la.
[C] Lie la lie,[Am] lie la [G] la lie la lie,[G] lie la lie[Am]
[Am] Lie la la,[F] la la la lie,[G] la la la la [C]lie.
[C]Then Iâ??m layin[C]g out my winter clothes an[C]d wishin[C/B]g I wa[Am]s gone
Going [G]home, where [G]the New York City [F]winters [F]arenâ??t
[Em]Bleeding me,
[Am]Leading me, going [G]home.
[C]In the clearing stands a [C]boxer and a [C]fighter [C/B]by his [Am]trade
And he [G]carries the [G]reminders of [F]every glove [F]that laid him [C]down
[C] Or cut him till he [Am]cried out in his [G]anger and his shame
[F]â??I am leaving[F], I am leavingâ?? but the fighter st[C]ill remains.
[C] Lie la lie,[Am] lie la [G] la lie la lie,[G] lie la lie[Am]
[Am] Lie la la,[F] la la la lie,[G] la la la la [C]lie.
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