Chords for Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer (Audio)

Tempo:
94.85 bpm
Chords used:

Gb

Abm

B

Ebm

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer (Audio) chords
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[Gbm] [B] .
I am just a poor boy, though my [Abm] story's seldom told.
I [Gb] have squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles [B] such are promises.
All [Gb].
[Abm] lies and chess, [Gb] still the man [E] hears what he wants to hear and [Gb] disregards the [B] rest.
[Gb] .
[B] .
When 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 [B] station, running scared.
[Gb].
[Abm] They ain't no [Gb] seeking out the [E] poor quarters where the ragged [B] people go.
Looking [Gb] for the [E] places only [B] they would know.
[Abm] Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, [Ebm] .
lie, lie, lie, [Abm] lie, lie, [Gb] lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, [B] lie, lie, lie, lie, lie.
Asking only workers' wages, I come [Gb] looking [Abm] for a job but [Gb] I get no offers.
Just to come home from the whores on Seventh [B] Avenue .
[Gb] I do [Abm] declare there [Gb] were times when I [E] was so lonesome I took some [B] comfort in la [Gb] la la la.
la la la [B] .
[Abm] [Gb] .
[B] .
[Ebm] [Abm] [Gb] .
[E] [B] [Gb] .
[E] [B] la [Abm] la la la [Ebm] la la [Abm] .
[Gb] la la la la [B] la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la.
Then [Gb] [B].
I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing [Gb] I [Abm] was gone going [Gb] home.
Where the New York City winters [B] aren't bleeding me, [Ebm] bleeding .
[Abm] me, going [Gb] home .
[B] .
In the clearing stands a boxer and a [Gb] fighter [Abm] by his trade.
[Gb] And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him [B] down.
A cup tempted he cried out in his [Gb] anger [Abm] and his shame.
[Gb] I am leaving, [E] I am leaving but the fighter [Gb] still remains.
[E] [B] La la [Abm] la la la [Ebm].
la la la [Ab] la la [Gb] .
la la [Abm] la [Ebm] la la la la la [Abm] la la [Gb] la.
[Abm] [Ebm] .
[Abm] [Gb] .
[Abm] [Ebm] .
[Abm] [Gb] .
[Bm] [Gb] [Abm] [Ebm] .
[Ab] [Gb] .
[Abm] [Ebm] .
[Abm] [Gb] .
[Ab] [Ebm] .
[Ab] [Gb] .
[Abm] [Ebm] .
[Ab] [Gb].
How do you do?.
Bye.
[B] [Gb] [Abm] [Gb] .
[B] .
[Gb] [Abm] [Gb] [E] .
[Gb] [E] [B] .
[N] .
Key:  
Gb
134211112
Abm
123111114
B
12341112
Ebm
13421116
E
2311
Gb
134211112
Abm
123111114
B
12341112
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Learn the basic chords of Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer chords, with this master sequence: B, Abm, Gb, Abm, Gb, B, Abm and Ebm. Kick off your practice at a gentle 47 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 95 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of C Minor.

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[Gbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
_ I am just a poor boy, though my [Abm] story's seldom told.
I [Gb] have squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles [B] such are promises.
_ All [Gb].
[Abm] lies and chess, [Gb] still the man [E] hears what he wants to hear and [Gb] disregards the [B] rest.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
When 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 [B] station, running scared.
_ _ [Gb].
[Abm] They ain't no [Gb] seeking out the [E] poor quarters where the ragged [B] people go.
Looking [Gb] for the [E] places only [B] they would know.
[Abm] Lie, lie, lie, _ lie, lie, [Ebm] _ .
lie, lie, lie, [Abm] lie, lie, [Gb] lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, [B] lie, lie, lie, _ _ _ _ lie, lie.
Asking only workers' wages, I come [Gb] looking [Abm] for a job but [Gb] I get no offers.
_ Just to come home from the whores on Seventh [B] Avenue _ _ .
[Gb] I do [Abm] declare there [Gb] were times when I [E] was so lonesome I took some [B] comfort in la [Gb] la la la.
la la la _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ .
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ la [Abm] la la la _ [Ebm] la la _ _ [Abm] _ .
_ _ _ [Gb] la la la la [B] la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la.
Then [Gb] _ _ _ [B].
I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing [Gb] I [Abm] was gone going [Gb] home.
Where the New York City winters [B] aren't bleeding me, [Ebm] _ _ bleeding _ .
[Abm] me, going [Gb] home _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ In the clearing stands a boxer and a [Gb] fighter [Abm] by his trade.
[Gb] And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him [B] down.
A cup tempted he cried out in his [Gb] anger [Abm] and his shame.
[Gb] I am leaving, [E] I am leaving but the fighter [Gb] still remains.
_ _ [E] _ [B] La _ _ la [Abm] la _ la la [Ebm].
la la la [Ab] _ _ _ la la [Gb] _ .
la la [Abm] _ _ _ la [Ebm] la la la la la [Abm] la la [Gb] la.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ .
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ .
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ .
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ .
[Bm] _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ .
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ .
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ .
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ .
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ .
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ .
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ .
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb].
How do you do?.
Bye.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Gb] _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .

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This song was written by Paul Simon.

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