Boxer Acoustic

boxer ( acoustic ) as played live by brian fallon on kexp chord placement is approximate . . . play through it a couple times and you’ll get it . tuning : full step down Intro : C Am F G C i know you got your pride and your prose tucked just like a tommy gun Am somewhere in the smoke just in case you needed some F i heard it’s been a ride , rougher than the last one G once you used to say , oh , the harder they come C but he , he swears he’s praying for a good time Am and he , he said he just doesn’t miss her F G and i have heard you never really lose it , do ya? do ya? C you took it all gracefully on the chin Am knowing that the beatings had to some day end F G you found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio C but there was something heavy holding you down Am and there were whispers that were driving you crazy F and now you haunt the heart of this town G remember when i knew a boxer , baby C and your tattooed knuckles , oh how they grind down Am try to be a man , tough just like your father F try to settle down , more like calm down G remember them songs and the reasons we were singing for C but he said , he just doesn’t miss her Am and he , he says it’s somewhere in his framework F G and i have heard you never really lose it , do ya? do ya? C you took it all gracefully on the chin Am knowing that the beatings had to some day end F G you found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio C but there was something heavy holding you down Am and there were reasons that were driving you crazy F until you haunt the heart of this town G remember when i knew a boxer Am C and you can wait all night long , until it all goes wrong G and you waste away your soul F G and you can wait wait wait C you took it all gracefully on the chin Am knowing that the beatings had to some day end F G you found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio C but there was something heavy holding you down Am and there were whispers that were driving you crazy F until you haunt the heart of this town G remember when i knew a boxer , baby