The Boxer

although this can be played with a capo on 5 , this version is played with no capo C i Am just a poor boy Am though my story’s seldom told G i have squandered my resistance G7 G6 C for a pocket full of mumbles such are promises Am all lies and jests G F still a man hears what he wants to hear C C and disregards the rest C when i left my home and my family C G Am i was no more than a boy G in the company of strangers G7 G6 C in the quiet of the 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 they would know Am lie - la - lie G lie - la - lie la lie - la - lie Am lie la lie F C lie - la - lie la la la la lie la la la la lie C asking only workman’s wages C G Am i come looking for a job G but i get no offers , G7 G6 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 i took some comfort there C then i’m laying out my winter clothes C G Am and wishing i was gone G going home G7 G6 C where the new york city winters aren’t bleeding me Am G bleeding me , going home repeat Chorus during Solo play the Verse chord progression C in the clearing stands a boxer C G Am and a fighter by his trade G and he carries the reminders G7 G6 of ev’ry glove that layed him down C or cut him till he cried out Am F in his anger and his shame G F "i Am leaving , i Am leaving" C but the fighter still remains Am lie - la - lie G lie - la - lie la lie - la - lie Am lie la lie F Am lie - la - lie la la la la lie la la la la lie G lie - la - lie la lie - la - lie Am lie la lie F C lie - la - lie la la la la lie la la la la lie