[D] [Gm] [D/F#][Fdim7][Em7] [Em7/B]
  [GM7b5/-] [F(no3)/-] [A/-]  
  [D] [F#] [Aug/-] [D]
  [D] [F#] [Aug/-] [D]
  
  VERSE 1
  [D]    [C#b5/E]   [D]  [F#] [Aug]  [D]     
  Howard,        the stran  - gest  things 
       [D]      [A7]          [D] [F#] [Aug] [D]     
  Have happened lately when I                           
  [A7]       [C#b5/E]   [D]  [Eb][E][Fdim7]  
  Take a good swing at all  my       dreams, 
      [F#m7]                
  I drop my  fists and they're back, laughing.
  
  VERSE 2
  Howard, my intention's become not to lose what I've won.
  Ambition has given way to desperation and I
  [Abdim/B][Em7]          [Em7/B] [A] [G] [A]  [A7b13]
  Lost the fight from my eyes.
  
  CHORUS
  [D]          [Gm]       [D/F#][Fdim7]  
  Boxing's been good to me, Ho  - ward.   
  [Em7]   [A7]        [Dm7] [Gm7]
  Now I'm told, you're growing old.
  [Em7]              [Gm7/A] [F#m7]    [Bm7]       [Em]
  The whole time you knew: 
   [F#m7]     [Bm7]       [Em]         [Em7] 
  [A]couple of years I'd be    through.
     [C#b5sus4]            [D] [F#] [Aug/-] [D]
  Has boxing been good to you?
  
  [G7b5] [D/A] [Fdim7] [Fdim7/D] [Em7] [GM7b5/-] [F(no3)/-] [A/-]  
  [D] [F#] [Aug/-] [D]
  [D] [F#] [Aug/-] [D]
       
  VERSE 3
  Howard, now I confess I'm scared and lonely and tired.
  They seem to think I'm made of clay.
  Another day, I'm not cut out for this.
  I just know want to say, I say,
  
  CHORUS
  "Boxing's been good to me, Howard.   
  Now I'm told, I'm growing old.
  The whole time you knew: 
  [A]couple of years I'd be through.
  Has boxing been good to you?"
  
  [D] [F#] [Aug/-] [D]
  
  BRIDGE
      [FM7add13]  [Dm/C]     [Bbm7]   [Dm/G]
  Well sometimes I punch myself hard as I can, 
           [FM7add13][Dm/C]         [Bbm7]     [Dm/G]
  Yelling, "Nobody     cares," hoping someone will tell me 
     [Ebm9]         
  How wrong I am.   
  [Em7][Em] [E6(no 5)] [Em7(no5)] [A7] [A7#5]
  Noooooooo.
  
  CHORUS
  Boxing's been good to me, Howard.   
  Now I'm told, you're growing old.
  The whole time you knew: 
  [A]couple of years I'd be through.
     [C#b5sus4]             
  Has boxing been good?
     [A]  [A]   [Aug]  
  Has bo - xing been good?
        [A]  [A] [Aug]
  Has boxing been good?
  
  [D] [Gm] [D/F#][Fdim7][GM7b5/-]  [F(no3)/-] [A/-]  
  [D] [F#] [Aug/-] [D]