Chords for The Boxer
Tempo:
94.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
C
Em
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Tell the folks here what you're about to sing for us.
I'm going to sing the easiest [C#] song that I can sing.
No, no, see [E] that's the wrong way to set it up.
Oh, I should have known.
This is going to be a touching, [F#m] moving moment in American [N] television.
Yeah.
That's going to be in my
the touching part will come in the performance.
I'm going to sing an old song.
I'm going to sing the box.
Okay, good enough.
Paul Simon.
Okay.
Thanks, Neil.
[Em] [C]
I am just a poor boy, though my [Bm] story is [Am] seldom told.
[G] I squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles, [C] such are promises.
[G] All [Am] lies and jest, [G] still the man [F] hears what he wants to hear and [C] disregards the [G] rest.
Mm-hmm.
Mm [C]-hmm.
When I left my home and my family, I was no [Bm] more [Am] than a boy [G] in the company of strangers.
In the quiet of the railway [C] station, running scared.
[G] [A] Laying [Am] low, [Gm] seeking out the poorer [F] quarters where the ragged [C] people go.
[G] Looking for the [C] places only they would know.
[Gm] [Am] La la la, [Em] la la la la la la la, [Am] la la la, [G] la la la la la la la la la la la la [C] la.
[D] [C] Asking only workman's wages.
I come [G] looking [Am] for a job, but I [G] get no offers.
Just a come on from the horizon, [C] 7th Avenue.
[G] I [Am] do declare, [G] there were times when [F] I was so lonesome, I took some [G] comfort there.
La la la, la la la la la la.
[C]
Now the years are rolling by me, [G] they are rocking [Am] evenly and [G] I am older than I once was.
Younger than I'll be, [F] but that's [C] not unusual.
[G] No, it [Am] isn't strange, [G] after changes [F] upon changes we are [C] more or less the same.
[G] After changes [F] we are more or less [C] the same.
[Am] La la la, [Em] la la la la la [Am] la la la la, la la la la [G] la la la la [Am] la la la.
[Em]
Lalalalalala [Am] lalala lalala
[G] [C]
Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
[B] Wishing [A] I was gone, [G] going home
Where the New York City [C] winters are bleeding me
[Em] [Am] leading me [G] going home
in [C]
the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by [Em] his trade
[G] and he carries the reminders of every [C] blow that laid him down
I'll cunt him until he cried out in his [G] anger and [Am] his shame
[Gm] I am leaving, I [F] am leaving, but the fighter [C] still remains
[G]
[F] [C] La [Am] la la, [Em] la la la la la la la
[Am] [G] [A]
[Am] [Em] [Am]
[G] [A] [Em]
[Am] [Em] [Am]
[G] [C]
[D] [D#m]
[A#] [G]
[N]
I'm going to sing the easiest [C#] song that I can sing.
No, no, see [E] that's the wrong way to set it up.
Oh, I should have known.
This is going to be a touching, [F#m] moving moment in American [N] television.
Yeah.
That's going to be in my
the touching part will come in the performance.
I'm going to sing an old song.
I'm going to sing the box.
Okay, good enough.
Paul Simon.
Okay.
Thanks, Neil.
[Em] [C]
I am just a poor boy, though my [Bm] story is [Am] seldom told.
[G] I squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles, [C] such are promises.
[G] All [Am] lies and jest, [G] still the man [F] hears what he wants to hear and [C] disregards the [G] rest.
Mm-hmm.
Mm [C]-hmm.
When I left my home and my family, I was no [Bm] more [Am] than a boy [G] in the company of strangers.
In the quiet of the railway [C] station, running scared.
[G] [A] Laying [Am] low, [Gm] seeking out the poorer [F] quarters where the ragged [C] people go.
[G] Looking for the [C] places only they would know.
[Gm] [Am] La la la, [Em] la la la la la la la, [Am] la la la, [G] la la la la la la la la la la la la [C] la.
[D] [C] Asking only workman's wages.
I come [G] looking [Am] for a job, but I [G] get no offers.
Just a come on from the horizon, [C] 7th Avenue.
[G] I [Am] do declare, [G] there were times when [F] I was so lonesome, I took some [G] comfort there.
La la la, la la la la la la.
[C]
Now the years are rolling by me, [G] they are rocking [Am] evenly and [G] I am older than I once was.
Younger than I'll be, [F] but that's [C] not unusual.
[G] No, it [Am] isn't strange, [G] after changes [F] upon changes we are [C] more or less the same.
[G] After changes [F] we are more or less [C] the same.
[Am] La la la, [Em] la la la la la [Am] la la la la, la la la la [G] la la la la [Am] la la la.
[Em]
Lalalalalala [Am] lalala lalala
[G] [C]
Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
[B] Wishing [A] I was gone, [G] going home
Where the New York City [C] winters are bleeding me
[Em] [Am] leading me [G] going home
in [C]
the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by [Em] his trade
[G] and he carries the reminders of every [C] blow that laid him down
I'll cunt him until he cried out in his [G] anger and [Am] his shame
[Gm] I am leaving, I [F] am leaving, but the fighter [C] still remains
[G]
[F] [C] La [Am] la la, [Em] la la la la la la la
[Am] [G] [A]
[Am] [Em] [Am]
[G] [A] [Em]
[Am] [Em] [Am]
[G] [C]
[D] [D#m]
[A#] [G]
[N]
Key:
G
Am
C
Em
F
G
Am
C
Tell the folks here what you're about to sing for us.
I'm going to sing the easiest [C#] song that I can sing.
No, no, see [E] that's the wrong way to set it up.
Oh, I should have known.
This is going to be a touching, [F#m] moving moment in American [N] television.
Yeah.
That's going to be in my_
the touching part will come in the performance.
I'm going to sing an old song.
I'm going to sing the box.
Okay, good enough.
Paul Simon.
Okay.
_ _ Thanks, Neil. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I am just a poor boy, though my [Bm] story is [Am] seldom told. _ _ _ _
[G] I squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles, [C] such are promises.
_ _ [G] All [Am] lies and jest, [G] still the man [F] hears what he wants to hear and [C] disregards the [G] rest.
Mm-hmm.
_ _ _ Mm [C]-hmm.
_ _ _ When I left my home and my family, I was no [Bm] more [Am] than a boy [G] in the company of strangers.
In the quiet of the railway [C] station, running scared.
_ _ [G] [A] Laying [Am] low, [Gm] seeking out the poorer [F] quarters where the ragged [C] people go.
[G] Looking for the [C] places only they would know.
_ [Gm] [Am] La la la, _ [Em] la la la la la la la, [Am] la la la, _ [G] la la la la la la la la la la la la [C] la.
_ _ _ [D] _ [C] Asking only workman's wages.
I come [G] looking [Am] for a job, but I [G] get no offers.
Just a come on from the horizon, [C] 7th Avenue.
_ _ [G] I [Am] do declare, [G] there were times when [F] I was so lonesome, I took some [G] comfort there.
La la la, la la la la la la.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now the years are rolling by me, [G] they are rocking [Am] evenly and [G] I am older than I once was.
Younger than I'll be, [F] but that's [C] not unusual. _ _
[G] No, it [Am] isn't strange, [G] after changes [F] upon changes we are [C] more or less the same.
[G] After changes [F] we are more or less [C] the same.
_ [Am] La la la, _ [Em] la la la la la [Am] la la la la, la la la la [G] la la la la [Am] la la la.
[Em] _
_ _ Lalalalalala [Am] lalala _ _ lalala
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
Then _ _ I'm laying out my winter clothes
[B] Wishing [A] I was gone, [G] going home
Where the New York City [C] winters are bleeding me _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ leading me [G] going home
_ in [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by [Em] his trade
[G] and he carries the reminders of every [C] blow that laid him down
I'll cunt him until he cried out in his [G] anger and [Am] his shame
[Gm] I am leaving, I [F] am leaving, but the fighter [C] still remains
[G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ La [Am] la la, _ [Em] la la la la la la la
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [D#m] _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
I'm going to sing the easiest [C#] song that I can sing.
No, no, see [E] that's the wrong way to set it up.
Oh, I should have known.
This is going to be a touching, [F#m] moving moment in American [N] television.
Yeah.
That's going to be in my_
the touching part will come in the performance.
I'm going to sing an old song.
I'm going to sing the box.
Okay, good enough.
Paul Simon.
Okay.
_ _ Thanks, Neil. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I am just a poor boy, though my [Bm] story is [Am] seldom told. _ _ _ _
[G] I squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles, [C] such are promises.
_ _ [G] All [Am] lies and jest, [G] still the man [F] hears what he wants to hear and [C] disregards the [G] rest.
Mm-hmm.
_ _ _ Mm [C]-hmm.
_ _ _ When I left my home and my family, I was no [Bm] more [Am] than a boy [G] in the company of strangers.
In the quiet of the railway [C] station, running scared.
_ _ [G] [A] Laying [Am] low, [Gm] seeking out the poorer [F] quarters where the ragged [C] people go.
[G] Looking for the [C] places only they would know.
_ [Gm] [Am] La la la, _ [Em] la la la la la la la, [Am] la la la, _ [G] la la la la la la la la la la la la [C] la.
_ _ _ [D] _ [C] Asking only workman's wages.
I come [G] looking [Am] for a job, but I [G] get no offers.
Just a come on from the horizon, [C] 7th Avenue.
_ _ [G] I [Am] do declare, [G] there were times when [F] I was so lonesome, I took some [G] comfort there.
La la la, la la la la la la.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now the years are rolling by me, [G] they are rocking [Am] evenly and [G] I am older than I once was.
Younger than I'll be, [F] but that's [C] not unusual. _ _
[G] No, it [Am] isn't strange, [G] after changes [F] upon changes we are [C] more or less the same.
[G] After changes [F] we are more or less [C] the same.
_ [Am] La la la, _ [Em] la la la la la [Am] la la la la, la la la la [G] la la la la [Am] la la la.
[Em] _
_ _ Lalalalalala [Am] lalala _ _ lalala
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
Then _ _ I'm laying out my winter clothes
[B] Wishing [A] I was gone, [G] going home
Where the New York City [C] winters are bleeding me _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ leading me [G] going home
_ in [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by [Em] his trade
[G] and he carries the reminders of every [C] blow that laid him down
I'll cunt him until he cried out in his [G] anger and [Am] his shame
[Gm] I am leaving, I [F] am leaving, but the fighter [C] still remains
[G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ La [Am] la la, _ [Em] la la la la la la la
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [D#m] _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _