The Boxer

[D] [Dsus4]| [D5] [Dsus4]| [D] x2

 mmm, [D]Couldn't ask for a better night,[G]two by [D]two
 to the ring to the right [G]point of vi[D]ew
 we each return to the corner that's [G]defined by [D]you

 to the ring to the right, point of

 [D] [A] [G] [A]

 [D]Lonel[A]y [G]Rei[A]gn,[D] she [A]is the [G]box[A]er, she knows
 [D]when and w[A]here to s[G]trike, and [D]he [A]is the [G]boxe[A]r,
 he knows [D]no pe[A]aceful s[G]leep t[A]onig[D]ht

 intro, with whistle and bodhran, *

 caught the downfall of Jack and Jill,Ryan too
 he did not approve of Ceilidh's moves
 Doctor Mike was flight or flight at Dundrum School
 to the ring to the right point of

[Em] [A]

 [G]No ret[A]urn,no[Em] pass[G]ion left to [Em]burn[A]
 [Em]the [A]boxers [G]grow [A]weary,[Em] their ey[A]esight
 blurry, blurry, v[D]iew[A]  [G]    [A]

 CHORUS, Intro (with whistle)

 All's quiet on the front, smokey room
 boxer standing tall,peering through
 finding no one left to fight,what to do?
 to the ring to the right point of view

 We are the boxers, we know, no
 peaceful sleep tonight

 lonely reign X3

 whistle solo over chorus chords,
 end on D

 *the recurring descending riff is
 simply the low E (dropped to D)
 and D strings descending in
 unison from the fifth fret to
 open position. (Notes would be
 [G],[F#],[E],[D],octaves)

 chord shapes:

 [Em]  [E][A][D][G][B][E] [G]  [E][A][D][G][B][E] [D5]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]
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