The Boxer Chords by Simon & Garfunkel

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I am just a poor boy, though my [Gb] [Abm] story's seldom told,
I [Gb] squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles,
Such [B] are promises.
_ _ [Gb] All [Abm] lies and jests, [Gb] still the man [E] hears what he wants to hear,
And [B] disregards the rest.
[Gb] _ _ _ When _ _
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I left my home and my family, I was [Gb] no more [Abm] than a boy [Gb] in the company of strangers,
In the quiet of the railway station, [B] running scared.
_ [Gb] They [Abm] know, [Gb] seeking out the [E] poor quarters where the ragged [B] people go,
[Gb] Looking for the [E] places only [B] they would know. _
[Abm] Lie, lie, lie, _ lie, [Ebm] lie, lie, lie, [Abm] lie, lie, lie, _ [Gb] lie, lie, lie, [B] lie, lie, lie, lie, lie. _ _ _ _
_ Asking only workers' wages, I've come [Gb] looking [Abm] for a job, but I get [Gb] no offers,
_ Just to come home from the whores on [B] 7th Avenue.
_ _ [Gb] I do [Abm] declare [Gb] there were times [E] when I was so lonesome I took some comfort [B] there
La la [Gb] la la la la la _
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[E] _ _ [B] _ _ La [Abm] la la la _ [Ebm] la la la la la [Abm] la la la [Gb] la la la la la la la la la [B] _
la la la la la la la la
_ [Gb] _ _ [B] Then I'm laying out my winter clothes and [Gb] wishing [Abm] I was gone
[Gb] Going home where the New York City winters [B] aren't bleeding me
[Ebm] _ Leading _ [Abm] me _ [Gb] going home _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ La la la la la la _
In the clearing stands a boxer and a [Gb] fighter [Abm] by his trade
And he [Gb] carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down
[B] Or cut him till he cried out in his anger [Gb] and [Abm] his shame
I [Gb] am leaving I [E] am leaving but the [Gb] fighter still remains
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