Boxing

[ D ] [ Gm ] [ D/F# ] [ Fdim7 ] [ Em7 ] [ Em7/B ] [ Gm7b5/ - ] [ F ( no3 ) / - ] [ A/ - ] [ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ - ] [ D ] [ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ - ] [ D ] Verse 1 [ D ] [ C#b5/E ] [ D ] [ F# ] [ aug ] [ D ] howard , the stran - gest things [ D ] [ A7 ] [ D ] [ F# ] [ aug ] [ D ] have happened lately when i [ A7 ] [ C#b5/E ] [ D ] [ D# ] [ E ] [ Fdim7 ] take a good swing at all my dreams , [ F#m7 ] i drop my fists and they’re back , laughing . Verse 2 howard , my intention’s become not to lose what i’ve won . ambition has given way to desperation and i [ G#dim/B ] [ Em7 ] [ Em7/B ] [ A ] [ G ] [ A ] [ A7b13 ] lost the fight from my eyes . Chorus [ D ] [ Gm ] [ D/F# ] [ Fdim7 ] boxing’s been good to me , ho - ward . [ Em7 ] [ A7 ] [ Dm7 ] [ Gm7 ] now i’m told , you’re growing old . [ Em7 ] [ Gm7/A ] [ F#m7 ] [ Bm7 ] [ Em ] the whole time you knew : [ F#m7 ] [ Bm7 ] [ Em ] [ Em7 ] [ A ] couple of years i’d be through . [ C#b5sus4 ] [ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ - ] [ D ] has boxing been good to you? [ G7b5 ] [ D/A ] [ Fdim7 ] [ Fdim7/D ] [ Em7 ] [ Gm7b5/ - ] [ F ( no3 ) / - ] [ A/ - ] [ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ - ] [ D ] [ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ - ] [ D ] Verse 3 howard , now i confess i’m scared and lonely and tired . they seem to think i’m made of clay . another day , i’m not cut out for this . i just know want to say , i say , Chorus "boxing’s been good to me , howard . now i’m told , i’m growing old . the whole time you knew : [ A ] couple of years i’d be through . has boxing been good to you?" [ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ - ] [ D ] Bridge [ Fm7add13 ] [ Dm/C ] [ A#m7 ] [ Dm/G ] well sometimes i punch myself hard as i can , [ Fm7add13 ] [ Dm/C ] [ A#m7 ] [ Dm/G ] yelling , "nobody cares , " hoping someone will tell me [ D#m9 ] how wrong i Am . [ Em7 ] [ Em ] [ E6 ( no 5 ) ] [ Em7 ( no5 ) ] [ A7 ] [ A7#5 ] noooooooo . Chorus boxing’s been good to me , howard . now i’m told , you’re growing old . the whole time you knew : [ A ] couple of years i’d be through . [ C#b5sus4 ] has boxing been good? [ A ] [ A ] [ aug ] has bo - xing been good? [ A ] [ A ] [ aug ] has boxing been good? [ D ] [ Gm ] [ D/F# ] [ Fdim7 ] [ Gm7b5/ - ] [ F ( no3 ) / - ] [ A/ - ] [ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ - ] [ D ]