The Boxer * - Simon and Garfunkel
Intro: [G]
[G] I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom [Em] told, I have
[D] squandered my resistance for a [D7] pocket full of mumbles such are
[G] promises, [G] [Em] All lies and jest, still a
[D] man hears what he [C] wants to hear and disregards the [G] rest
[G] hmm [D] hmmm [D7] hmmm [G] hmmmm [G]
When I [G] left my home and my family, I was no more than a [Em] boy, in the
[D] company of strangers, in the [D7] quiet of the railway station
[G] running scared, [G] [Em] Laying low, seeking
[D] out the poorer [C] quarters where the ragged people [G] go, looking
[D] for the places [C] only they would [G] know
Lie la [Em] lie..., lie la [D] lie la lie la lie
Lie la [Em] lie..., lie la [Am] lie la lie la [D] lie, la la lie la [G] lie
Asking [G] only workman's wages, I come looking for a [Em] job, but I get no
[D] offers, just a [D7] come-on from the whores on Seventh
[G] Avenue, [G] [Em] I do declare, there were
[D] times when I was [C] so lonesome I took some comfort [G] there
[G] la la [D] la la la [D7] la la [G] hmmmm [G]
Lie la [Em] lie..., lie la [D] lie la lie la lie
Lie la [Em] lie..., lie la [Am] lie la lie la [D] lie, la la lie la [G] lie
Then I'm [G] laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was [Em] gone, going
[D] home, where the [D7] New York City winters aren't
[G] bleeding me, [Bm] Leading ([Bm] [Em] me) going
[D] home [D] ... [D7] hmmm [G] hmmmm [G]
In the [G] clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his [Em] trade, and he
[D] carries the reminders of [D7] every glove that laid him down, or
[G] cut him till he cried out in his anger and his [Em] shame, "I am
[D] leaving, I am [C] leaving", but the fighter still re-[G]mains,
[G] .. [D] ... [D7] hmmm [G] hmmmm [G]
Lie la [Em] lie..., lie la [D] lie la lie la lie
Lie la [Em] lie..., lie la [Am] lie la lie la [D] lie, la la lie la
[Em] lie...., lie la [D] lie la lie la lie
Lie la [Em] lie, lie la [Am] lie la lie la [D] lie, la la lie la
[Em] lie..., lie la [D] lie la lie la lie
Lie la [Em] lie..., lie la [Am] lie la lie la [D] lie, la la lie la [G/]
The Boxer * [G]Simon and Garfunkel
IntroG
G I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom Em told, I have D squandered my resistance for a D7 pocket full of mumbles such are G promises, GEm All lies and jest, still a D man hears what he C wants to hear and disregards the G rest G hmm D hmmm D7 hmmm G hmmmm G
When I G left my home and my family, I was no more than a Em boy, in the D company of strangers, in the D7 quiet of the railway station G running scared, GEm Laying low, seeking D out the poorer C quarters where the ragged people G go, looking D for the places C only they would G know
Lie la Em lie..., lie la D lie la lie la lie Lie la Em lie..., lie la Am lie la lie la D lie, la la lie la G lie
Asking G only workman's wages, I come looking for a Em job, but I get no D offers, just a D7 come-on from the whores on Seventh G Avenue, GEm I do declare, there were D times when I was C so lonesome I took some comfort G there G la la D la la la D7 la la G hmmmm G
Lie la Em lie..., lie la D lie la lie la lie Lie la Em lie..., lie la Am lie la lie la D lie, la la lie la G lie
Then I'm G laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was Em gone, going D home, where the D7 New York City winters aren't G bleeding me, Bm Leading BmEm me going D home D ... D7 hmmm G hmmmm G
In the G clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his Em trade, and he D carries the reminders of D7 every glove that laid him down, or G cut him till he cried out in his anger and his Em shame, "I am D leaving, I am C leaving", but the fighter still re-Gmains, G .. D ... D7 hmmm G hmmmm G
Lie la Em lie..., lie la D lie la lie la lie Lie la Em lie..., lie la Am lie la lie la D lie, la la lie la
Em lie...., lie la D lie la lie la lie Lie la Em lie, lie la Am lie la lie la D lie, la la lie la
Em lie..., lie la D lie la lie la lie Lie la Em lie..., lie la Am lie la lie la D lie, la la lie la G/