The Boxer Chords by Me First And The Gimme Gimmes
Tempo:
127.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
B
G
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I am just a poor boy, though my [C#] story's so [B] untold.
[A] That's one big my resistance, throat pockets full of mumbo [D]-stuffed rotten sag.
[C#m] All [B] eyes and chest, [A] still man hears [G] what he wants to hear in disregard [D] for others.
[A] [D]
When I left my home and family, there was no more [B] than a boy [A] in the company of strangers.
In the quiet of the [D] railways, chasing, running, scared.
[B] Lay him low, [A] shaking out the [G] poor reporters with a nagging [D] cheek and a gull.
[A] Looking for integration, it's only [D] day he doesn't know.
[B] Lie, lie, lie, [F#] lie, lie, lie, lie, [B] lie, lie, [A] lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, [D] lie, lie.
That's the only word that's raised since I come from getting [Bm] full of job, but [A] I get no offers.
So come on and front some pics on [D] 7th Avenue.
I [B] do declare [A] that I was out and [G] I was sold, wrote some rants and some [D] comfort, la, [A] la, la, [D]
[B] [A]
[D]
[B] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] la.
Lie, [B] lie, lie, [F#] lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, [B]
lie, [A] lie, lie, lie, lie, [D]
lie, lie, lie, lie.
Well, I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing [B] I was gone.
[A] Going home, when the New York City winters [D] aren't bleeding me.
[F#]
Leading [Bm] me, [A] going home.
[D]
In the clearing stands Proctor and the fighter [B] flies straight and [A] he carries the reminders of every love that laid him [D] down.
He cried out in his anger and [Bm] his shame, [A] I'm leaving, [G] I'm leaving, but the fighter still [D] remains.
[A] La, la, la, la, la, [G] la, la, [D] la, la, la, la, [B] la, la, [F#] la, la, la, la, la, la, [B] la, la, la, la, la, [A] la, la, la, [Bm]
la, la, [F#] la, la, la, la, la, la, la, [Bm] la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, [A] la, la,
[G] [D]
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
[B] [N]
[A] That's one big my resistance, throat pockets full of mumbo [D]-stuffed rotten sag.
[C#m] All [B] eyes and chest, [A] still man hears [G] what he wants to hear in disregard [D] for others.
[A] [D]
When I left my home and family, there was no more [B] than a boy [A] in the company of strangers.
In the quiet of the [D] railways, chasing, running, scared.
[B] Lay him low, [A] shaking out the [G] poor reporters with a nagging [D] cheek and a gull.
[A] Looking for integration, it's only [D] day he doesn't know.
[B] Lie, lie, lie, [F#] lie, lie, lie, lie, [B] lie, lie, [A] lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, [D] lie, lie.
That's the only word that's raised since I come from getting [Bm] full of job, but [A] I get no offers.
So come on and front some pics on [D] 7th Avenue.
I [B] do declare [A] that I was out and [G] I was sold, wrote some rants and some [D] comfort, la, [A] la, la, [D]
[B] [A]
[D]
[B] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] la.
Lie, [B] lie, lie, [F#] lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, [B]
lie, [A] lie, lie, lie, lie, [D]
lie, lie, lie, lie.
Well, I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing [B] I was gone.
[A] Going home, when the New York City winters [D] aren't bleeding me.
[F#]
Leading [Bm] me, [A] going home.
[D]
In the clearing stands Proctor and the fighter [B] flies straight and [A] he carries the reminders of every love that laid him [D] down.
He cried out in his anger and [Bm] his shame, [A] I'm leaving, [G] I'm leaving, but the fighter still [D] remains.
[A] La, la, la, la, la, [G] la, la, [D] la, la, la, la, [B] la, la, [F#] la, la, la, la, la, la, [B] la, la, la, la, la, [A] la, la, la, [Bm]
la, la, [F#] la, la, la, la, la, la, la, [Bm] la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, [A] la, la,
[G] [D]
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
[B] [N]
Key:
A
D
B
G
F#
A
D
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I am just a poor boy, though my [C#] story's so [B] untold.
[A] That's one big my resistance, throat pockets full of mumbo [D]-stuffed rotten sag.
_ [C#m] All [B] eyes and chest, [A] still man hears [G] what he wants to hear in disregard [D] for others.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ When I left my home and family, there was no more [B] than a boy [A] in the company of strangers.
In the quiet of the [D] railways, chasing, running, scared. _ _
[B] Lay him low, [A] shaking out the [G] poor reporters with a nagging [D] cheek and a gull.
[A] Looking for integration, it's only [D] day he doesn't know.
_ [B] Lie, lie, _ lie, [F#] lie, lie, lie, lie, [B] lie, lie, [A] lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, _ [D] _ lie, lie.
_ _ That's the only word that's raised since I come from getting [Bm] full of job, but [A] I get no offers.
_ So come on and front some pics on [D] 7th Avenue. _
I [B] do declare [A] that I was out and [G] I was sold, wrote some rants and some [D] comfort, la, [A] la, la, _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ la.
Lie, [B] lie, _ lie, [F#] lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, [B] _
lie, [A] lie, lie, lie, lie, _ _ [D]
lie, lie, lie, lie.
Well, I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing [B] I was gone.
[A] Going home, when the New York City winters [D] aren't bleeding me.
_ [F#] _
_ Leading [Bm] me, _ _ [A] going home.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ In the clearing stands Proctor and the fighter [B] flies straight and [A] he carries the reminders of every love that laid him [D] down.
He cried _ out in his anger and [Bm] his shame, [A] I'm leaving, [G] I'm leaving, but the fighter still [D] remains.
[A] La, la, la, la, la, [G] la, la, [D] la, la, la, la, [B] la, la, [F#] la, la, la, la, la, la, [B] la, la, la, la, la, [A] la, la, la, _ _ _ [Bm] _
la, la, [F#] la, la, la, la, la, la, la, [Bm] la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, [A] la, la, _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, _ _ _ _ la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, _ _ _ la, la
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [N] _ _
_ I am just a poor boy, though my [C#] story's so [B] untold.
[A] That's one big my resistance, throat pockets full of mumbo [D]-stuffed rotten sag.
_ [C#m] All [B] eyes and chest, [A] still man hears [G] what he wants to hear in disregard [D] for others.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ When I left my home and family, there was no more [B] than a boy [A] in the company of strangers.
In the quiet of the [D] railways, chasing, running, scared. _ _
[B] Lay him low, [A] shaking out the [G] poor reporters with a nagging [D] cheek and a gull.
[A] Looking for integration, it's only [D] day he doesn't know.
_ [B] Lie, lie, _ lie, [F#] lie, lie, lie, lie, [B] lie, lie, [A] lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, _ [D] _ lie, lie.
_ _ That's the only word that's raised since I come from getting [Bm] full of job, but [A] I get no offers.
_ So come on and front some pics on [D] 7th Avenue. _
I [B] do declare [A] that I was out and [G] I was sold, wrote some rants and some [D] comfort, la, [A] la, la, _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ la.
Lie, [B] lie, _ lie, [F#] lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, [B] _
lie, [A] lie, lie, lie, lie, _ _ [D]
lie, lie, lie, lie.
Well, I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing [B] I was gone.
[A] Going home, when the New York City winters [D] aren't bleeding me.
_ [F#] _
_ Leading [Bm] me, _ _ [A] going home.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ In the clearing stands Proctor and the fighter [B] flies straight and [A] he carries the reminders of every love that laid him [D] down.
He cried _ out in his anger and [Bm] his shame, [A] I'm leaving, [G] I'm leaving, but the fighter still [D] remains.
[A] La, la, la, la, la, [G] la, la, [D] la, la, la, la, [B] la, la, [F#] la, la, la, la, la, la, [B] la, la, la, la, la, [A] la, la, la, _ _ _ [Bm] _
la, la, [F#] la, la, la, la, la, la, la, [Bm] la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, [A] la, la, _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, _ _ _ _ la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, _ _ _ la, la
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [N] _ _