The Boxer Chords by Paul Simon
- Key: Eb
- BPM: 94
- Capo: no capo
TEMPO FORTE
THE BOXER ACORDES
[Intro] [Verse] Eb ■ And I am just a poor boy Cm Though my story is seldom told Bb Bb7 Bb Eb I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles such are promises Cm Eb Bb All lies and jest still a man hears what he wants to hear Ab Eb Bb Bb7 Eb And disregards the rest mhmmmm mmmm ■ ■ Cm When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy Bb In the company of strangers Eb In the quiet of the railway station runnin' scared Cm Ab Eb Laying low seeking out the poorer quarters where the ragged people go Ab Eb Looking for the places only they would know Eb La la la [Inst] Cm Gm Cm Bb Cm Gm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Cm Bb Eb ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Eb Seeking only workman's wages Bb I come looking for a job but I get no offers Eb Just a comeon from the whores on Seventh Avenue Cm Bb Ab I do declare there were times when I was so lonesome Eb Bb Bb7 Eb I took some comfort there mhmmmm mmmm ■ ■ Cm Now the years are rolling by me they are rockin' evenly Bb I am older than I once was Eb And younger than I'll be but that's not unusual Cm Bb Ab Eb No it isn't strange after changes upon changes we are more or less the same Bb Ab Eb After changes we are more or less the same Cm Sing la la la [Solo] Gm Cm Bb Cm Gm Cm Bb Cm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Gm Cm Bb Eb ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Cm Bb Then I'm laying out my winter clothes wishing I was gone goin' home Eb Where the New York city winters aren't bleedin' me Gm Cm Bb Bb7 Eb ■ Leadin' me to go home ■ ■ Cm In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade Bb And he carries the reminders Eb Of every glove that laid him down or cut him Cm 'til he cried out in his anger and his shame Bb Ab Eb Bb Ab I am leaving I am leaving but the fighter still remains ■ ■ [Solo] Eb Cm ■ La la la Gm La la la la la la la la Cm La la la Bb Cm Gm Cm Bb Cm Gm Cm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bb Cm Gm Cm Bb Cm Gm Cm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bb Cm La la la la la Gm La la la la la la la la la la Cm Bb Eb Cm Bb Bb7 Eb Cm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bb Bb7 Eb Cm Bb Ab ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Eb Bb Ab Eb ■ ■ ■ ■ [Inst] [Outro]