The Boxer
Simon And GarfunkelVersions2
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I am just a poor boy, though my story is seldom told.
I have squandered my resistance,
For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises.
All lies and jest;
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy,
In the company of strangers,
In the quiet of the railway station, runnin' scared.
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters,
Where the ragged people go.
Lookin' for the places, only they would know.
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
Lie la lie
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie
Asking only workman's wages I come lookin' for a job,
But I get no offers,
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue.
I do declare there were times when I was so lonesome,
I took some comfort there.
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
Lie la lie
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie
And I m laying out my winter clothes, and wishing I was gone, goin home
Where the New York City winters aren t bleedin me, leadin me goin home.
In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade,
And he carries the reminders, of every glove that laid him down,
Or cut him 'til he cried out in his anger and his shame,
"I am leaving, I am leaving."
But the fighter still remains
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
Lie la lie
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie 10x
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie
The Boxer chords (version 2)
Simon and Garfunkel
I am just a poor boy, though my story is seldom told.
I have squandered my resistance,
For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises.
All lies and jest;
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy,
In the company of strangers,
In the quiet of the railway station, runnin' scared.
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters,
Where the ragged people go.
Lookin' for the places, only they would know.
Lie-da-lie
Asking only workman's wages I come lookin' for a job,
But I get no offers,
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue.
I do declare there were times when I was so lonesome,
I took some comfort there.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la.
And I m laying out my winter clothes, and wishing I was gone, goin home
Where the New York City winters aren t bleedin me, leadin me goin home.
In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade,
And he carries the reminders, of every glove that laid him down,
Or cut him 'til he cried out in his anger and his shame,
"I am leaving, I am leaving."
But the fighter still remains
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
Lie la lie
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie 10X
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie
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Readable chord sheet for The Boxer by Simon And Garfunkel
[A] [A]I am just a poor boy, though my story is seldom [F#m]told. I have [E]squandered my resistance, For a [E7]pocketful of [E]mumbles, such are [A]promises. All lies and [F#m]jest; Still, a [E]man hears what he [D]wants to hear and disregards the [A]rest[E]. [E7] [E] [A] When I [A]left my home and my family I was no more than a [F#m]boy, In the [E]company of strangers, In the [E7]quiet of the [E]railway station, [A]runnin' scared. Laying [F#m]low, seeking [E]out the poorer [D]quarters, Where the ragged people [A]go. Lookin' [E]for the places, [D]only [E]they [E7]would [A]know. Lie-la-[F#m]lie Lie-la-[C#m]lie la lie-la-lie Lie la [F#m]lie Lie-la-[E]lie la la la la lie la la la la [A]lie Asking [A]only workman's wages I come lookin' for a [F#m]job, But I get no [E]offers, Just a [E7]come-on from the [E]whores on Seventh [A]Avenue. I do de[F#m]clare there were [E]times when I was so [D]lonesome, I took some comfort [A]there.[E] [E7] [E] [A] [A] [F#m] [E] [A] [F#m] [E] [D] [A] Lie-la-[F#m]lie Lie-la-[C#m]lie la lie-la-lie Lie la [F#m]lie Lie-la-[E]lie la la la la lie la la la la [A]lie And I m [A]laying out my winter clothes, and wishing I was [F#m]gone, goin [E]home Where the [E7]New York City [E]winters aren t [A]bleedin me, l[C#m]eadin me [F#m]goin hom[E]e. In the [A]clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his [F#m]trade, And he [E]carries the reminders, of [E7]every glove that [E]laid him down, Or [A]cut him 'til he cried out in his anger and his [F#m]shame, "I am [E]leaving, I am [D]leaving." But the fighter still re[A]mains[E] [E7] [E] [A] Lie-la-[F#m]lie Lie-la-[C#m]lie la lie-la-lie Lie la [F#m]lie Lie-la-[E]lie la la la la lie la la la la lie 10x [E]Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la [A]lie [A] [G] [F#m] [Em] [E] [D] [E7] [D7] [D] [C] [C#m] [Bm] The Boxer chords (version 2) Simon and Garfunkel [C] [C]I am just a poor boy, though my story is seldom [Am]told. I have [G]squandered my resistance, For a [G7]pocketful of [G6]mumbles, such are [C]promises. All lies and [Am]jest; Still, a [G]man hears what he [F]wants to hear and disregards the [C]rest[G]. [G7] [G6] [C] When I [C]left my home and my family I was no more than a [Am]boy, In the [G]company of strangers, In the [G7]quiet of the [G6]railway station, [C]runnin' scared. Laying [Am]low, seeking [G]out the poorer [F]quarters, Where the ragged people [C]go. Lookin' [G]for the places, [F]only [C6]they [Dm7]would [C]know. [Am]Lie-da-[Em]lie [Am] [G] [C] Asking [C]only workman's wages I come lookin' for a [Am]job, But I get no [G]offers, Just a [G7]come-on from the [G6]whores on Seventh [C]Avenue. I do de[Am]clare there were [G]times when I was so [F]lonesome, I took some comfort [C]there. [G]La, la, [G7]la, la, [G6]la, la, [C]la. And I m [C]laying out my winter clothes, and wishing I was [Am]gone, goin [G]home Where the [G7]New York City [G6]winters aren t [C]bleedin me[Em], leadin [Am]me goin [G]ho[G7]me.[C] In the [C]clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his [Am]trade, And he [G]carries the reminders, of every [G7]glove that laid him down, Or [C]cut him 'til he cried out in his anger and his [Am]shame, "I am [G]leaving, I am [F]leaving." But the fighter still re[C]main[G7]s [G6] [C] Lie-la-[Am]lie Lie-la-[Em]lie la lie-la-lie Lie la [Am]lie [G]Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie 10X [G]Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la [C]lie