The Boxer Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]I a[Em]m jus[Am]t a [C]poor boy,
though my story's [G]seldom [Am]told
I have [Em]squandered my resistance
in a [F]pocket full of mumbles
[G]Such are [C]promises, [Am]all lies and jest
Still a man hears [Em]what he
wants to [C]hear[F][C]
When I left my home and my family,
I was no more [Am]than a boy,
in the com[Em]pany of strangers,
in the [Dm]quiet of a [F]railway station,
[C]running scared, laying [Am]low,
seeking [Em]out the poorer quarters,
where the [Dm]ragged people go.
I [Em]was [F]looking for the places
[G]only they would [C]know
La [Am]-la -lai, la -la -lai -[Em]lai -lai -lai
La -la [Am]-lai, la [G]-la -lai -lai -lai -lai -lai [C]-lai
[Am]Asking a[G]ll new workman's wages
I come [C]looking for [Am]a job
But I get no of[Em]fers
Just to [Dm]come home from
the whores on 7th [C]Avenue
I [Am]do declare
There were [Em]times when I was so lonesome
I [Dm]took some comfort [Am]there[G]
[Am]La la lai
La la [Em]lai la lai lai
La [Am]la lai
La [G]la lai la lai la la [C]lai[Em]
[Am][C][G][C]
[Am][F][C][G]
In the clearing stand[C]s a boxer
and a fighter [G]by his [Am]trade
And he carries [Em]the reminders
of [F]every glove that [G]laid him down
And [Am]cut him till he cried [G]out
in his [C]zenk and [Am]his shame
I am [Em]leaving, I am [Dm]leaving
But the fighter still [Am]remains
La la lai, la la lai la la lai
La la lai, la la lai
la la lai la lai lai
La la la lai, la la lai,
la [Em]la lai
[Am][G][Am][Em]
[Am]
[G]lalalala lalalala [C]lalalala [Am]lalalala male
[Em]
[Am][G][C][G][Am][Em]
[Am]
La, [G]la, la[C][G][Am]
[Em][Am]
La la [G]la la [C]la.[G][Am]