The Boxer Chords

Capo 5th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

CI am just a poor boy

 Though my story's seldom Amtold

 I have Gsquandered my resistance

 For a G7pocket full of G6mumbles such are Cpromises

 All lies and Amjests

 Still a Gman hears what he Fwants to hear

 And disregards the Crest C

 When I Cleft my home and my family

 I was Cno more Gthan a Amboy

 In the Gcompany of strangers

 In the G7quiet of the G6railway station runnCing scared

 Laying Amlow, seeking Gout the poorer qFuarters

 Where the ragged people Cgo

 Looking fGor the places Fonly they would Cknow

 Lie-la-lAmie

 Lie-la-Glie la lie-la-lie

 Lie la Amlie

 Lie-la-Flie la la la la lie la la la la Clie

 Asking Conly workman's wages

 I come Clooking Gfor a Amjob

 But I get no Goffers,

 Just a G7come-on from the G6whores on Seventh CAvenue

 I do Amdeclare, there were Gtimes when I was so Flonesome

 I took some comfort Cthere

 Then I'm Claying out my winter clothes

 And Cwishing GI was gAmone

 Going Ghome

 Where the G7New York City G6winters aren't Cbleeding me

AmBleeding me, going Ghome

Repeat chorus

During solo play the verse chord progression

 In the Cclearing stands a boxer

 And a Cfighter Gby his Amtrade

 And he Gcarries the reminders

 Of G7ev'ry glove that G6layed him down

 Or Ccut him till he cried out

 In his Amanger and his Fshame

 "I am Gleaving, I am lFeaving"

 But the Cfighter still remains

 Lie-la-lAmie

 Lie-la-Glie la lie-la-lie

 Lie la Amlie

 Lie-la-Flie la la la la lie la la la la Amlie

 Lie-la-Glie la lie-la-lie

 Lie la Amlie

 Lie-la-Flie la la la la lie la la la la Clie