The Boxer chords by Simon & Garfunkel (Ver. 2)

The Boxer chords (version 1)
Simon and Garfunkel *

Capo II

A

A                        F#m
I am just a poor boy, though my story is seldom told.
    E
I have squandered my resistance,
   E7      E         A
For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises.
       F#m
All lies and jest;
     E         D                A  E E7 E A
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.

    A                        F#m
When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy,
    E
In the company of strangers,
    E7      E        A
In the quiet of the railway station, runnin' scared.
    F#m     E       D
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters,
            A
Where the ragged people go.
    E        D  E  E7  A
Lookin' for the places, only they would know.

    F#m
Lie-la-lie
    C#m
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
    F#m
Lie la lie
    E                A
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie

    A                     F#m
Asking only workman's wages I come lookin' for a job,
       E
But I get no offers,
    E7        E         A
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue.
    F#m       E          D
I do declare there were times when I was so lonesome,
          A   E E7 E A
I took some comfort there.

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

    F#m
Lie-la-lie
    C#m
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
    F#m
Lie la lie
    E                A
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie

    A                        F#m     E
And I'm laying out my winter clothes, and wishing I was gone, goin' home
     E7      E       A      C#m    F#m   E
Where the New York City winters aren't bleedin' me, leadin' me goin' home.

    A                       F#m
In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade,
    E             E7        E
And he carries the reminders, of every glove that laid him down,
  A                       F#m
Or cut him 'til he cried out in his anger and his shame,
   E       D
"I am leaving, I am leaving."
            A  E E7 E A
But the fighter still remains

    F#m
Lie-la-lie
    C#m
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
    F#m
Lie la lie
    E
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie 10x

E                   A
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie

* Alternate:

Capo IV

A  = G
F#m = Em
E  = D
E7 = D7
D  = C
C#m = Bm


Set8

The Boxer chords (version 2)
Simon and Garfunkel

C

C                        Am
I am just a poor boy, though my story is seldom told.
    G
I have squandered my resistance,
   G7      G6        C
For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises.
       Am
All lies and jest;
     G         F                C  G G7 G6 C
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.

    C                        Am
When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy,
    G
In the company of strangers,
    G7      G6        C
In the quiet of the railway station, runnin' scared.
    Am      G       F
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters,
            C
Where the ragged people go.
    G        F  C6  Dm7  C
Lookin' for the places, only they would know.

Am   Em  Am G C
Lie-da-lie

    C                     Am
Asking only workman's wages I come lookin' for a job,
       G
But I get no offers,
    G7        G6        C
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue.
    Am        G          F
I do declare there were times when I was so lonesome,
          C
I took some comfort there.
G    G7   G6   C
La, la, la, la, la, la, la.

    C                        Am     G
And I'm laying out my winter clothes, and wishing I was gone, goin' home
     G7      G6       C     Em    Am    G G7 C
Where the New York City winters aren't bleedin' me, leadin' me goin' home.

    C                       Am
In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade,
    G                G7
And he carries the reminders, of every glove that laid him down,
  C                       Am
Or cut him 'til he cried out in his anger and his shame,
   G       F
"I am leaving, I am leaving."
            C  G7 G6 C
But the fighter still remains

    Am
Lie-la-lie
    Em
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
    Am
Lie la lie
G
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie 10X

G                   C
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie


Set8