(Standard tuning)

Intro:

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5/6----------5/6-------------5/6------------5/6--|
D|--------6/7----------6/7-------------6/7------------6/7--|
A|-----7------------7----------7----7--------------7-------|
E|--5----------0-5---------------5-----------0--5----------|

Verse 1:

   (you can guess the strumming yourself here)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------------------------------5-----------------------------------|
G|--7-----------------5/6------------7---------------------------5/6-----|
D|--6-----------------6/7------------6---------------------------6/7-----|
A|--7-------------7------------------7-------------------------7---------|
E|-------------5--------------------------------------------5------------|
  Howard, the strangest thing has happened, lately when I,

e|------------------------------------------4-------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------5-------------------------|
G|--9---------------------6-----------------6-------------------------|
D|--9---------------------7-----------------6-------------------------|
A|--7---------------------7-----------------4-------------------------|
E|------------------------5-----------------4-------------------------|
  Take a good swing. and all of my dreams, they pivot and slip

e|--4---------------------------------------------------|
B|--4---------------------------------------------5-----|
G|--4---------------------------------------------7-----|
D|--6------------9--------------------------------6-----|
A|--6------------9--------------------------------7-----|
E|--4------------7--------------------------------------|
     I drop my fists and they're back laughing...Howard

Verse 2:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------5-----------------------------------------|
G|--6----------------7------------------------------------5/6--|
D|--7----------------6------------------------------------6/7--|
A|--7----------------7---------------------------------7-------|
E|--5-----------------------------------------------5----------|
   My intention's become not to lose what i've won

e|--------------------------------4-----------|
B|--------------------------------5-----------|
G|--9----------------6------------6-----------|
D|--9----------------7------------6-----------|
A|--7----------------7------------4-----------|
E|-------------------5------------4-----------|
  Ambition is giving way to desperation and I,
                                       (strum then let ring)
e|--4-----------------------------------------|
B|--4---------------------------------5~------|
G|--4---------------------------------7~------|
D|--6------------------9--------------6~------|
A|--6------------------9--------------7~------|
E|--4------------------7----------------------|
       I've lost the fight from my eyes...

Chorus:

e|-------------------------------------------0-------------0----------|
B|-------------------------------------------0-------------2----------|
G|---------------7--------------3----4-------1-------------2-------3--|
D|---7-----------7----------7---2----4-------2-------------2-------2--|
A|---7-----------5----------7---4----2-------2-------------0-------4--|
E|---5----------------------5---2------------0---------------------2--|
   Boxing's been good to me Howard, now I'm told, "you're growin' old"

e|---------------------0-------0---------------------------|
B|---------------------0-------2---------------------------|
G|------4--------------1-------2---------3-------------4---|
D|------4--------------2-------2---------2-------------4---|
A|------2--------------2-------0---------4-------------2---|
E|---------------------0-----------------2-----------------|

   The whole time you knew. a couple of years I'd be through...

e|-----------------------------|
B|-------5~--------------------|
G|-------7~--------------------|
D|-------6~--------------------|
A|-------7~--------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
   Has Boxing been good to you?

Post-Chorus 1:

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----------5/6--------------5/6-----|
D|----------6/7--------------6/7-----|
A|-------7---------7------7----------|
E|----5--------------5---------------|

Verse 3:
  (unsure of this)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5---0-------------------5------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------5--6--------7-------------------------------5/6--|
D|----6--------------6--7--------6-------------------------------6/7--|
A|----7-----------7--------------7----------------------------7-------|
E|--------------5-------------------------------------------5---------|
    Howard,     I   confess I'm scared, and lonely and tired.

e|---------------------------------------4------------------|
B|---------------------------------------5------------------|
G|---9-----------------------------------6------------------|
D|---9---------------------7-------------6------------------|
A|---7---------------------7-------------4------------------|
E|-------------------------5-------------4------------------|
   They seem to think i'm made of clay, another day

e|--4----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-----------------------------------5----------------------|
G|--4-----------------------------------7----------------------|
D|--6---------------------9-------------6----------------------|
A|--6---------------------9-------------7----------------------|
E|--4---------------------7------------------------------------|
     I'm not cut out for this, i just know what to say... I say

Chorus (1x)

Post Chorus 2:

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---------5/6------------5/6----------|
D|---------6/7------------6/7----------|
A|------7--------------7---------------|
E|---5------------0-5------------------|

Bridge:

e|-----0----------------------------------------------------0-------------|
B|-----0----------------------------------------------------5-------------|
G|-----5----------------------------------------------------5-------------|
D|-----7----------------------------------------------------x-------------|
A|-----7----------------------------------------------------0-------------|
E|-----0----------------------------------------------------0-------------|
   Oh sometimes i punch myself as hard as I can, yelling "nobody cares"

e|----------------------------------0----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------0----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------5----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------7----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------7----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------0----------------------------|
   Hoping someone will tell me how wrong I am.

e|----0------------------0------------------|
B|----0------------------0------------------|
G|----5------------------1------------------|
D|----7------------------2------------------|
A|----7------------------2------------------|
E|----0------------------0------------------|
     Nooooooooo......oooooooo          I say..

Chorus v2:(think 3/4 time)

(palm mute after each note)
e|------------------------------------------------0-0-----------0-0---------|
B|------------------------------------------------0-0-----------2-2---------|
G|--------------------7--7---------3-3----4-4-----1-1-----------2-2----3-3--|
D|-----7----7---------7--7---7-7---2-2----4-4-----2-2-----------2-2----2-2--|
A|-----7----7-----5----------7-7---4-4--2---------2-2---------0--------4-4--|
E|-5------------------------5----2--------------0--------------------2------|
   Boxing's been good to me Ho...ward, now I'm told, "you're growin' old"

        (looser muting here, more like strumming)
e|-----------------------0-0-------0--0-------------------2~------|
B|-----------------------0-0-------2--2-------------------4~------|
G|------------4----4-----1-1-------2--2--------3---3------4~------|
D|------------4----4-----2-2-------2--2--------2---2------4~------|
A|-------2---------------2-2----0--------------4---4------2~------|
E|---------------------0-------------------2--------------2~------|
   The whole time you knew.  a couple of years I'd be through...

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------5~--------------------5~------------|
G|-------7~--------------------7~------------|
D|-------6~--------------------6~------------|
A|-------7~--------------------7~------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
   Has Boxing been good, Has Boxing been good to you?

Outro:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5/6----------5/6-------------5---6~------|
D|--------6/7----------6/7-------------6---7~------|
A|-----7-------7----7----------7---7-------7~------|
E|--5------------5---------------5---------5~------|

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