The Boxer Chords - Lee DeWyze

Intro

C - picked or strummed Capo 3 C

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Verse 1

C I am just a poor boy Am Though my story's seldom told, G I have squandered my resistance G C For a pocket full of mumbles such are promises. Am All lies and jest, G F Still a man hears what he wants to hear C G C And disregards the rest.

Verse 2

C When I left my home and my family Am I was no more than a boy G In the company of strangers, G C In the quiet of a railway station running scared. Am G F Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters C Where the ragged people go G F C Looking for the places only the would know.

Chorus 1

Am Em Lie la lie, lie la lie lie, lie la lie, Am Lie la lie, G C Lie la lie la lie la lie la la la la lie.

Verse 3

C Asking only workmans wages Am I come looking for a job G But I get no offers, G C Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue. Am G F I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome C G C I took some comfort there, la la la

Verse 4

C Now the years are rolling by me Am They are rocking evenly, G And I am older than I once was G C And younger than I’ll be that’s not unusual. Am G F It isn’t strange, after changes upon changes C We are more or less the same G F C After changes we are more or less the same.

Chorus 2

(Same as chorus one)

Verse 5

C Then I'm laying out my winter clothes Am And wishing I was gone, G Going home F C Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me, Em Am G Bleeding me ____ Going home.

Verse 6

C In the clearing stands the boxer Am And a fighter by his trade G And he carries the reminders G Of Every glove that layed him down C Or cut him till he cried out Am In his anger and his shame, G F "I am leaving, I am leaving!" C But the fighter still remains. G F C I am leaving but the fighter still remains

Chorus 3

(Same) Repeat 3x to end