Boom Boom Mancini
by Warren Zevon

A slightly simplified version of a great tune, arranged for acoustic...

Chorus:

G5 (355xxx@1)       Em (022000@1)    G5 (355xxx@1)     EmHurry (022000@1)home early - hurry on home 
C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)   Em (022000@1)Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon 
G5 (355xxx@1) Em (022000@1)   G5 (355xxx@1)  EmHurry (022000@1)home early - hurry on home
C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)   EmBoom (022000@1)Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon

G5 (355xxx@1)        Em (022000@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)  EmFrom (022000@1)Youngstown, Ohio, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini 
G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)        Dsus4 (xx0233@1)   D (xx0232@1)     EmA (022000@1)lightweight contender, like father like son 
    G5 (355xxx@1)          Em (022000@1)       G5 (355xxx@1)  EmHe (022000@1)fought for the title with Frias in Vegas
       G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)  Dsus4 (xx0233@1)   D (xx0232@1)    EmAnd (022000@1)he put him away in round number one

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G5 (355xxx@1)    Em (022000@1)          G5 (355xxx@1) EmWhen (022000@1)Alexis Arguello gave Boom Boom a beating 
G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)          Dsus4 (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1) EmSeven (022000@1)weeks later he was back in the ring 
    G5 (355xxx@1)      Em (022000@1)          G5 (355xxx@1)  EmSome (022000@1)have the speed and the right combinations 
G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)        Dsus4 (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1)     EmIf (022000@1)you can't take the punches it don't mean a thing

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Bridge:

G (320003@1)         
When they asked him who was responsible 
DFor (xx0232@1)the death of Du Koo Kim 
         CHe (x32010@1)said, "Someone should have stopped the fight, 
A (x02220@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)         Emand (022000@1)told me it was him." 
G5 (355xxx@1) Em (022000@1)                     G5 (355xxx@1)      EmThey (022000@1)made hypocrite judgments after the fact 
    G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)     Dsus4 (xx0233@1) D (xx0232@1)     EmBut (022000@1)the name of the game is be hit and hit back

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