Theuns Jordaan - The Boxer (With Lyrics) Chords

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_ _ _ I am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom [Gm] told
I [F] have squandered my resistance [Bb] for a pocketful of mumbles such are promises _ _
[Bb] All lies [Gm] and jests, till [F] the man hears what [Eb] he wants to hear and disregards the rest
[F] Mm-hmm, _ _
[Bb] mm-hmm, _ when _ _ _ _ I left my home and my family
I was no more than [Gm] a boy in [F] the company of strangers
In the quiet of [Bb] the railway station, running scared _ _ _
[Gm] Laying low, seeking [F] out the poor [Eb] recorders
Where the ragged people [Bb] go, looking [F] for the places [Eb] only they [Bb] would know _
La [Gm] la la, la [Dm] la la la la la la la
La [Gm] la la, _ la [Eb] la la la [F] la la la la [Bb] la la _ _ _ _ _
_ Asking only workman's wages, I come looking for [Gm] a job, but I get [F] no offer
Just [Bb] a come on from the whores on 7th Avenue
_ _ I do [Gm] declare, there [F] were times when I [Bb] was so lonesome, I took some comfort there
[F] Mm-hmm, _ [Bb] mm _ -hmm, now the years are rolling by me, they're rocking [Gm] evenly
[F] And I'm older than I once was, [Eb] younger than I'll be, that's not [Bb] unusual _ _
Nor is [Gm] it strange, after [F] changes [Eb] upon changes, we are more or less [Bb] the same
After [F] changes, we [Eb] are more or less [Bb] the same
_ La [Gm] la la, _ la [Dm] la la la la la la la
La [Gm] la la, _ la [Eb] la la la [F] la la la la [Bb] la la
And _ _ _ _ I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing I [Gm] was gone
[F] Going home, [Bb] where the New York City [Eb] winters [Bb] aren't bleeding me, _
[Dm] _ bleeding [Gm] me _ _
[G] Going home, _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ in the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by [Gm] his train
[F] And he carries the reminders [Eb] of every glove that laid him [Bb] down
Or cut him till he cried out in his anger and [Gm] his shame
I [F] am leaving, I [Eb] am leaving, but the fighter still [Bb] remains, yes he still [F] remains _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ La [Gm] la la, _ la [Dm] la la la la la [Gm] la la
_ La [Eb] la la, la [F] la la la la la la [Gm] la la
La la la, [Dm] la la la la la [Gm] la la la
La [Eb] la la, [F] la la la la la la la [Gm] la la
La la la, [Dm] la la la la [Gm] la la la la
_ La [Eb] la la, [F] la la la la la la [Gm] la la
La la la, [Dm] la la la la la [Gm] la la la
La _ [Eb] la la, la la [F] la la la la la [Bb] la _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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