The Boxer

boxer chords by lee dewyze Intro : C - picked or strummed capo 3 C E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - | D - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - | A - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Verse 1 : C i Am just a poor boy Am though my story’s seldom told , G i have squandered my resistance G C for a pocket full of mumbles such are promises . Am all lies and jest , G F still a man hears what he wants to hear C G C and disregards the rest . Verse 2 : C when i left my home and my family Am i was no more than a boy G in the company of strangers , G C in the quiet of a railway station running scared . Am G F laying low , seeking out the poorer quarters C where the ragged people go G F C looking for the places only the would know . Chorus 1 : Am Em lie la lie , lie la lie lie , lie la lie , Am lie la lie , G C lie la lie la lie la lie la la la la lie . Verse 3 : C asking only workmans wages Am i come looking for a job G but i get no offers , G C just a come - on from the whores on seventh avenue . Am G F i do declare , there were times when i was so lonesome C G C i took some comfort there , la la la Verse 4 : C now the years are rolling by me Am they are rocking evenly , G and i Am older than i once was G C and younger than ill be thats not unusual . Am G F it isnt strange , after changes upon changes C we are more or less the same G F C after changes we are more or less the same . Chorus 2 : ( same as Chorus one ) Verse 5 : C then i’m laying out my winter clothes Am and wishing i was gone , G going home F C where the new york city winters aren’t bleeding me , Em Am G bleeding me ____ going home . Verse 6 : C in the clearing stands the boxer Am and a fighter by his trade G and he carries the reminders G of every glove that layed him down C or cut him till he cried out Am in his anger and his shame , G F "i Am leaving , i Am leaving!" C but the fighter still remains . G F C i Am leaving but the fighter still remains Chorus 3 : ( same ) repeat 3x to end