The Boxer
Simon and Garfunkel (1968)
Carter Style Fingerpicking
4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
| [C] | [C] |
| [C] I am just a | poor boy though my | story's seldom | [Am] told
I have | [G] squandered my re- | sistance, for a | [G7] pocket full of | mumbles
such are | [C] promises... | ... | All lies and | [Am] jests,
still a | [G] man hears what he | [F] wants to hear, and | disregards the | [C] rest,
Mm-mm- | [G7] mm... | .... | mm-mm-mm | [C] mmm... | [C] | [C] | [C]
When I | [C] left my home and my | [C] family I was | [C] no more than a | [Am] boy
In the | [G] company of | strangers, in the | [G7] quiet of the | railway station
| [C] running scared | ... | ... Laying | [Am] low seeking
| [G] out the poorer | [F] quarters where the | [F] ragged people | [C] go,
Looking | [G7] for the places | [F] only they would | [C] know | [C]
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [Em] lie lie lie lie | lie
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [G7] lie lie lie lie | lie lie lie lie lie
| [C] lie... | [C] | [C] | [C]
Asking | [C] only workman's | wages I come | looking for a | [Am] job
But I get no | [G] offers... | [G]... Just a | [G7] come-on from the | whores on Seventh
| [C] Avenue | ... | I do de- | [Am] clare, there were
| [G] times when I was | [F] so lonesome I | took some comfort | [C] there
la la | [G7] la la la la | [G7] la... | [G7] | [C] | [C]
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [Em] lie lie lie lie | lie
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [G7] lie lie lie lie | lie lie lie lie lie
| [C] lie... | [C] | [C] | [C]
Then I'm | [C] laying out my | winter clothes and | wishing I was | [Am] gone
Going | [G] home... | [G] ... where the | [G7] New York City | winters aren't
| [C] Bleeding me | .... | [Em] ... bleeding | me...
| [Am] ... | ... going | [G] home | [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [C] | [C]
In the | [C] clearing stands a | boxer and a | fighter by his | [Am] trade
And he | [G] carries the re- | minders of | [G7] ev'ry glove that | laid him down
Or | [C] cut him till he | cried out in his | anger and his | [Am] shame
I am | [G] leaving I am | [F] leaving but the | fighter still re- | [C] mains
Mm-mm- | [G7] mm... | [F] | [C] | [C]
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [Em] lie lie lie lie | lie
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [G7] lie lie lie lie | lie lie lie lie lie
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [Em] lie lie lie lie | lie
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [G7] lie lie lie lie | lie lie lie lie lie
| [C] lie... | [C] | [C] | [C↓]
#Original in key of B. This chart is in key of C.
#Last Updated 9/28/18 JJ
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Simon and Garfunkel (1968)
Carter Style Fingerpicking
4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
| [C] | [C] |
| [C] I am just a | poor boy though my | story's seldom | [Am] told
I have | [G] squandered my re- | sistance, for a | [G7] pocket full of | mumbles
such are | [C] promises... | ... | All lies and | [Am] jests,
still a | [G] man hears what he | [F] wants to hear, and | disregards the | [C] rest,
Mm-mm- | [G7] mm... | .... | mm-mm-mm | [C] mmm... | [C] | [C] | [C]
When I | [C] left my home and my | [C] family I was | [C] no more than a | [Am] boy
In the | [G] company of | strangers, in the | [G7] quiet of the | railway station
| [C] running scared | ... | ... Laying | [Am] low seeking
| [G] out the poorer | [F] quarters where the | [F] ragged people | [C] go,
Looking | [G7] for the places | [F] only they would | [C] know | [C]
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [Em] lie lie lie lie | lie
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [G7] lie lie lie lie | lie lie lie lie lie
| [C] lie... | [C] | [C] | [C]
Asking | [C] only workman's | wages I come | looking for a | [Am] job
But I get no | [G] offers... | [G]... Just a | [G7] come-on from the | whores on Seventh
| [C] Avenue | ... | I do de- | [Am] clare, there were
| [G] times when I was | [F] so lonesome I | took some comfort | [C] there
la la | [G7] la la la la | [G7] la... | [G7] | [C] | [C]
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [Em] lie lie lie lie | lie
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [G7] lie lie lie lie | lie lie lie lie lie
| [C] lie... | [C] | [C] | [C]
Then I'm | [C] laying out my | winter clothes and | wishing I was | [Am] gone
Going | [G] home... | [G] ... where the | [G7] New York City | winters aren't
| [C] Bleeding me | .... | [Em] ... bleeding | me...
| [Am] ... | ... going | [G] home | [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [C] | [C]
In the | [C] clearing stands a | boxer and a | fighter by his | [Am] trade
And he | [G] carries the re- | minders of | [G7] ev'ry glove that | laid him down
Or | [C] cut him till he | cried out in his | anger and his | [Am] shame
I am | [G] leaving I am | [F] leaving but the | fighter still re- | [C] mains
Mm-mm- | [G7] mm... | [F] | [C] | [C]
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [Em] lie lie lie lie | lie
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [G7] lie lie lie lie | lie lie lie lie lie
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [Em] lie lie lie lie | lie
Lie la | [Am] lie... | [Am] ...Lie la | [G7] lie lie lie lie | lie lie lie lie lie
| [C] lie... | [C] | [C] | [C↓]
#Original in key of B. This chart is in key of C.
#Last Updated 9/28/18 JJ
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