Chords for James Taylor & Alison Krauss - The Boxer: Paul Simon Tribute
Tempo:
82.25 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Bb
F
Dm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Ladies and gentlemen, James Taylor.
Good evening.
Hi, Paul.
I was one of those young men with a cardboard guitar case
who looked to you for inspiration and for a model early on.
And it's a great thing to see you recognized and acknowledged
as the national treasure that we all know you to be.
I'm going to bring on one of my favorites.
Ladies and gentlemen, Alison Krauss.
[C]
[Bb]
Oh, I am just a poor boy, though [G] my story's seldom [Gm] told.
[F] I've squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles.
Such are [Bb] promises, all [Gm] lies and jests.
Still a man [F] hears what he wants [Eb] to hear and disregards the rest.
[G] When [Bb] I left my home family, I was no more than a [Gm] boy [F] in the company of strangers.
In the quiet of the railway [Bb] station, running scared, lying [Gm] low,
seeking [Dm] out the poor [Eb] quarters where the ragged people [Bb] go,
looking [F] for the places [Bb] only they would know.
[Bb] [Gm] Lai, lai, lai, [Dm] lai, lai, lai, [Gm] lai, lai, lai, [F] lai, lai, lai, lai, lai, [Bb] lai, lai, lai, lai, lai, lai.
In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter [Gm] by his trade
[F] and he carries the reminders [Cm] of every love that laid him down
or cut him till he cried out in his anger [Gm] and his shame
[F] I am leaving, I am [Eb] leaving but the fight is [Bb] still to me
[F]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] [F]
I am [Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] leaving, I [C] am leaving but the fight is still to me
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
Good evening.
Hi, Paul.
I was one of those young men with a cardboard guitar case
who looked to you for inspiration and for a model early on.
And it's a great thing to see you recognized and acknowledged
as the national treasure that we all know you to be.
I'm going to bring on one of my favorites.
Ladies and gentlemen, Alison Krauss.
[C]
[Bb]
Oh, I am just a poor boy, though [G] my story's seldom [Gm] told.
[F] I've squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles.
Such are [Bb] promises, all [Gm] lies and jests.
Still a man [F] hears what he wants [Eb] to hear and disregards the rest.
[G] When [Bb] I left my home family, I was no more than a [Gm] boy [F] in the company of strangers.
In the quiet of the railway [Bb] station, running scared, lying [Gm] low,
seeking [Dm] out the poor [Eb] quarters where the ragged people [Bb] go,
looking [F] for the places [Bb] only they would know.
[Bb] [Gm] Lai, lai, lai, [Dm] lai, lai, lai, [Gm] lai, lai, lai, [F] lai, lai, lai, lai, lai, [Bb] lai, lai, lai, lai, lai, lai.
In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter [Gm] by his trade
[F] and he carries the reminders [Cm] of every love that laid him down
or cut him till he cried out in his anger [Gm] and his shame
[F] I am leaving, I am [Eb] leaving but the fight is [Bb] still to me
[F]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] [F]
I am [Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] leaving, I [C] am leaving but the fight is still to me
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
Key:
Gm
Bb
F
Dm
Eb
Gm
Bb
F
_ Ladies and gentlemen, James Taylor. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Good evening.
_ Hi, Paul. _
I was one of those young men with a cardboard guitar case _
who looked to you for inspiration and for a model early on.
And it's a great thing to see you recognized and acknowledged
as the national treasure that we all know you to be.
I'm going to bring on one of my favorites.
Ladies and gentlemen, Alison Krauss.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, I am just a poor boy, though [G] my story's seldom [Gm] told.
[F] I've squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles.
Such are [Bb] promises, all [Gm] lies and jests.
Still a man [F] hears what he wants [Eb] to hear and disregards the rest. _
[G] When _ _ _ _ [Bb] I left my home family, I was no more than a [Gm] boy [F] in the company of strangers.
In the quiet of the railway [Bb] station, running scared, lying [Gm] low,
seeking [Dm] out the poor [Eb] quarters where the ragged people [Bb] go,
looking [F] for the places [Bb] only they would know.
_ [Bb] [Gm] Lai, lai, lai, [Dm] lai, lai, lai, [Gm] lai, lai, lai, [F] lai, lai, lai, lai, lai, [Bb] lai, lai, lai, lai, lai, lai. _ _
_ _ In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter [Gm] by his trade
[F] and he carries the reminders [Cm] of every love that laid him down
or cut him till he cried out in his anger [Gm] and his shame
[F] I am leaving, I am [Eb] leaving but the fight is [Bb] still to me
_ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F]
I am [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ leaving, I [C] am leaving but the fight is still to me
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Good evening.
_ Hi, Paul. _
I was one of those young men with a cardboard guitar case _
who looked to you for inspiration and for a model early on.
And it's a great thing to see you recognized and acknowledged
as the national treasure that we all know you to be.
I'm going to bring on one of my favorites.
Ladies and gentlemen, Alison Krauss.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, I am just a poor boy, though [G] my story's seldom [Gm] told.
[F] I've squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles.
Such are [Bb] promises, all [Gm] lies and jests.
Still a man [F] hears what he wants [Eb] to hear and disregards the rest. _
[G] When _ _ _ _ [Bb] I left my home family, I was no more than a [Gm] boy [F] in the company of strangers.
In the quiet of the railway [Bb] station, running scared, lying [Gm] low,
seeking [Dm] out the poor [Eb] quarters where the ragged people [Bb] go,
looking [F] for the places [Bb] only they would know.
_ [Bb] [Gm] Lai, lai, lai, [Dm] lai, lai, lai, [Gm] lai, lai, lai, [F] lai, lai, lai, lai, lai, [Bb] lai, lai, lai, lai, lai, lai. _ _
_ _ In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter [Gm] by his trade
[F] and he carries the reminders [Cm] of every love that laid him down
or cut him till he cried out in his anger [Gm] and his shame
[F] I am leaving, I am [Eb] leaving but the fight is [Bb] still to me
_ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F]
I am [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ leaving, I [C] am leaving but the fight is still to me
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _