VERSION: Edited
Getting Started - by NoteNest
To learn Fiona Apple - Shadowboxer chords with lyrics, build your understanding on these core chords: Bb, C, Bb, C, F, G, Dm, F. To truly master the tempo, it's wise to start at 39 BPM before aiming for the song's 79 BPM. Given the song's key of C, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.
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D _ _ _ _
Dm _
C _ .
Dm _
Gm _
Dm _
G _
Dm _ _ _ _ .
C _
Dm _
G _ _ _
Db _
D _
Dm _ .
F Once my lover,
G now my friend.
Dm What _
C a
F cruel
G thing to pretend.
Dm.
What _
A Am a cunning way
G to contestend.
Dm Once my lover,
C F and now
G my friend.
Dm _ _
C Oh,
F you
G creep up like the cloud.
_
Dm _ _
F And you set my soul at
G Dm ease.
_ _
Am Then you let your
G love _ abound.
D And you
Dm bring me
F.
to
G my knees.
_
Em _ _
Dm.
Oh,
C it's evil, babe.
_
E The
Dm way you let your
A grace
Am enrapture me.
But
Em.
well,
D you
Dm know
C I'd be insane.
_
E.
Em To
Dm ever
F let that
Em dirty game
D recapture me.
_ _ _ You
C made me a
F shadow
Em boxer, baby.
E I
Bb wanna be ready
C for what you
F do.
_
C _ _
Bb _ .
C I've been _
F _
Em swinging wrong way.
Cause
Bb I don't know when you're gonna
C make your
F move.
C _ _ .
Bb _
Dm _ _ _ _ _
G _ _ .
_
Dm Oh, _ _ _ _
G _ .
Dm _
G _
Dm _ _ _
Gm Dm your
G gaze is dangerous.
Dm _ And
F you fill
G your space so
Dm sweet.
_ _
A If I let
C you get
G too close.
Dm You'll set your
G spell
F on
G _
Dm me.
So,
D darling,
Dm I just wanna
G say.
Dm _ _ .
F Just in
G case I don't come through.
Dm I _
Am was on to
G every
Am play.
D.
Dm I
C just
Dm G wanted you _ _ .
Em _
Dm Oh,
C evil my
E love.
Em D The way
Dm you've no
Am reverence for my concern.
So
Em I'll be
Dm sure to stay
A wary
C of you, love.
E G To save the
Dm F pain.
Of
C once my flame
D and twice my _ burn _ _ .
So I'm
C a
F shadow boxer,
Em baby.
Bb I wanna be
C ready for what you
F do.
Em _ .
Bb I've _
C been
F swinging
C around and nothing.
And I
Bb don't know when you're gonna
C make your
F move.
_
C _ .
_
Bb Yeah,
C I'm a shadow
F C boxer, baby.
Bb I wanna be
C ready for what you
F do.
C And _
Bb I've
C been _
F swinging
C around.
_
Bb _ _
C _
F Your _
Am _ .
_
Bb _ _
C _ _ _ _
Em _ .
C _
Bb _ _
C _ _
F _ _
C _ .
_
Bb _ _
C _ _
F _ _
C _ .
_
Bb _ _
C _ _ _ _ .
gaze.
D _ _
C _ _ _ _ _ _
Bb _ _
C _ _
F _ _ _ .
C _
Bb _ _
C _ _
F _ _
C _ .