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The Boxer chords  (version 1)
Simon and Garfunkel *

Capo II

A (x02220@1)A (x02220@1)                                             F#mI (244222@1)am just a poor boy, though my story is seldom told.
       EI (022100@1)have squandered my resistance,
      E7 (020130@1)         E (022100@1)               AFor (x02220@1)a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises.
             F#mAll (244222@1)lies and jest;
         E (022100@1)               D (xx0232@1)                              A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)name="chord_020130@1">E7 E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.

A (x02220@1)                                             F#mWhen (244222@1)I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy,
       EIn (022100@1)the company of strangers,
       E7 (020130@1)         E (022100@1)              AIn (x02220@1)the quiet of the railway station, runnin' scared.
       F#m (244222@1)        E (022100@1)            DLaying (xx0232@1)low, seeking out the poorer quarters,
                        AWhere (x02220@1)the ragged people go.
        E (022100@1)             D (xx0232@1)  E (022100@1)  E7 (020130@1)  ALookin' (x02220@1)for the places, only they would know.

F#m (244222@1)    
Lie-la-lie
       C#mLie-la-lie (x13321@4)la lie-la-lie
       F#mLie (244222@1)la lie
       E (022100@1)                             ALie-la-lie (x02220@1)la la la la lie la la la la lie 
 
       A (x02220@1)                                       F#mAsking (244222@1)only workman's wages I come lookin' for a job,
             EBut (022100@1)I get no offers,
       E7 (020130@1)             E (022100@1)               AJust (x02220@1)a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue.
       F#m (244222@1)            E (022100@1)                 DI (xx0232@1)do declare there were times when I was so lonesome,
                    A (x02220@1)   E (022100@1)name="chord_020130@1">E7 E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
I took some comfort there.

A F#m E A F#m E D A

F#m (244222@1)    
Lie-la-lie
       C#mLie-la-lie (x13321@4)la lie-la-lie
       F#mLie (244222@1)la lie
       E (022100@1)                             ALie-la-lie (x02220@1)la la la la lie la la la la lie

A (x02220@1)                                             F#m (244222@1)      EAnd (022100@1)I m laying out my winter clothes, and wishing I was gone, goin home
          E7 (020130@1)          E (022100@1)            A (x02220@1)          C#m (x13321@4)     F#m (244222@1)   EWhere (022100@1)the New York City winters aren t bleedin me, leadin me  goin home.

A (x02220@1)                                           F#mIn (244222@1)the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade,
       E (022100@1)                       E7 (020130@1)             EAnd (022100@1)he carries the reminders, of every glove that laid him down,
   A (x02220@1)                                            F#mOr (244222@1)cut him 'til he cried out in his anger and his shame,
      E (022100@1)           D"I (xx0232@1)am leaving, I am leaving."
                        A (x02220@1)  E (022100@1)name="chord_020130@1">E7 E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
But the fighter still remains

F#m (244222@1)    
Lie-la-lie
       C#mLie-la-lie (x13321@4)la lie-la-lie
       F#mLie (244222@1)la lie
       E (022100@1)                             
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie 10x

E (022100@1)                                    ALie-la-lie (x02220@1)la la la la lie la la la la lie

* Alternate:

Capo IV

A (x02220@1) = GF#m (320003@1)= Em
E (022100@1) = DE7 (xx0232@1) = D7
D (xx0232@1) = CC#m (x32010@1)= Bm

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The Boxer chords  (version 2)
Simon and Garfunkel

C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1)                                             AmI (x02210@1)am just a poor boy, though my story is seldom told.
       GI (320003@1)have squandered my resistance,
      G7 (320001@1)         G6 (320000@1)              CFor (x32010@1)a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises.
             AmAll (x02210@1)lies and jest;
         G (320003@1)               F (133211@1)                              C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_320001@1">G7 G6 (320000@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.

C (x32010@1)                                             AmWhen (x02210@1)I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy,
       GIn (320003@1)the company of strangers,
       G7 (320001@1)         G6 (320000@1)             CIn (x32010@1)the quiet of the railway station, runnin' scared.
       Am (x02210@1)         G (320003@1)            FLaying (133211@1)low, seeking out the poorer quarters,
                        CWhere (x32010@1)the ragged people go.
        G (320003@1)             F (133211@1)  C6 (03221x@1) Dm7   CLookin' (x32010@1)for the places, only they would know.

Am (x02210@1)   Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1)CLie-da-lie (x32010@1)
C (x32010@1)                                       AmAsking (x02210@1)only workman's wages I come lookin' for a job,
             GBut (320003@1)I get no offers,
       G7 (320001@1)             G6 (320000@1)              CJust (x32010@1)a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue.
       Am (x02210@1)             G (320003@1)                 FI (133211@1)do declare there were times when I was so lonesome,
                    CI (x32010@1)took some comfort there.
G (320003@1)     G7 (320001@1)    G6 (320000@1)    CLa, (x32010@1)la, la, la, la, la, la.

C (x32010@1)                                             Am (x02210@1)       GAnd (320003@1)I m laying out my winter clothes, and wishing I was gone, goin home
          G7 (320001@1)          G6 (320000@1)           C (x32010@1)        Em (022000@1)      Am (x02210@1)    G (320003@1)name="chord_320001@1">G7 CWhere (x32010@1)the New York City winters aren t bleedin  me, leadin  me goin home.

C (x32010@1)                                           AmIn (x02210@1)the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade,
       G (320003@1)                             G7And (320001@1)he carries the reminders, of every glove that laid him down,
   C (x32010@1)                                            AmOr (x02210@1)cut him 'til he cried out in his anger and his shame,
      G (320003@1)           F"I (133211@1)am leaving, I am leaving."
                        C (x32010@1) G7 (320001@1)G6 (320000@1)CBut (x32010@1)the fighter still remains

AmLie-la-lie (x02210@1)       EmLie-la-lie (022000@1)la lie-la-lie
       AmLie (x02210@1)la lie
G (320003@1)                                    
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie  10X

G (320003@1)                                    CLie-la-lie (x32010@1)la la la la lie la la la la lie 
 
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