Boxer (Acoustic)
As played live by Brian Fallon on KEXP

Chord placement is approximate...play through it a couple times and you'll get it.

Tuning: Full Step Down

Intro: C Am F G


C (x32010@1)                                                               
I know you got your pride and your prose tucked just like a tommy gun
AmSomewhere (x02210@1)in the smoke just in case you needed some
FI (133211@1)heard it's been a ride, rougher than the last one
GOnce (320003@1)you used to say, oh, the harder they come
CBut (x32010@1)he, he swears he's praying for a good time
AmAnd (x02210@1)he, he said he just doesn't miss her
F (133211@1)                                         GAnd (320003@1)I have heard you never really lose it, do ya? do ya?

CYou (x32010@1)took it all gracefully on the chin
AmKnowing (x02210@1)that the beatings had to some day end
F (133211@1)                                             GYou (320003@1)found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio
CBut (x32010@1)there was something heavy holding you down
AmAnd (x02210@1)there were whispers that were driving you crazy
FAnd (133211@1)now you haunt the heart of this town
GRemember (320003@1)when I knew a boxer, baby

CAnd (x32010@1)your tattooed knuckles, oh how they grind down
AmTry (x02210@1)to be a man, tough just like your father
FTry (133211@1)to settle down, more like calm down
GRemember (320003@1)them songs and the reasons we were singing for
CBut (x32010@1)he said, he just doesn't miss her
AmAnd (x02210@1)he, he says it's somewhere in his framework
F (133211@1)                                          GAnd (320003@1)I have heard you never really lose it, do ya? do ya?

CYou (x32010@1)took it all gracefully on the chin
AmKnowing (x02210@1)that the beatings had to some day end
F (133211@1)                                              GYou (320003@1)found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio
CBut (x32010@1)there was something heavy holding you down
AmAnd (x02210@1)there were reasons that were driving you crazy
FUntil (133211@1)you haunt the heart of this town
GRemember (320003@1)when I knew a boxer




         Am (x02210@1)                            CAnd (x32010@1)you can wait all night long, until it all goes wrong
           GAnd (320003@1)you waste away your soul
            F (133211@1)            GAnd (320003@1)you can wait wait wait

                        CYou (x32010@1)took it all gracefully on the chin
AmKnowing (x02210@1)that the beatings had to some day end
F (133211@1)                                            GYou (320003@1)found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio
CBut (x32010@1)there was something heavy holding you down
AmAnd (x02210@1)there were whispers that were driving you crazy
FUntil (133211@1)you haunt the heart of this town
GRemember (320003@1)when I knew a boxer, baby