{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":83970,"song":"The Boxer","artist":"Simon & Garfunkel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11549124-the-boxer-chords-by-simon-garfunkel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/83970?type=chord","rating":4.93768,"votes":4000,"content":"Tune down your guitar one semi-tone. The studio recording is tuned slightly sharp of a \r\nhalf step down. Try about +20 cents using an electronic tuner.\r\n\r\nIf you want to play in the original key in standard tuning, transpose this chord sheet \r\nand/or use a capo to match the recording:\r\n\r\nTranspose  Capo       Play   Key\r\n-3         2nd fret   A      B   (studio version)\r\n-5         4th fret   G      B   (studio version)\r\n+1         1st fret   C      C#  (Live: \"Concert in Central Park\")\r\n-          -          C      C   (Live: \"Live 1969\", \"Old Friends\",\r\n                                  \"Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin'\")\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]C/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI have squandered my resistance[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]G6[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor a pocketful of mumbles such are promises[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C/B[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAll lies and jest still a man hears what he wants to hear[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd disregards the rest[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]C/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen I left my home and family I was no more than a boy[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the company of strangers[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]G6[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the quiet of a railway station running scared[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLaying low seeking out the poorer quarters where the ragged people go[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLooking for the places only they would know[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLie-la-lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLie-la-la-la-la lie-la-lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLie la lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLie-la la la la la lie la la la la lie[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]C/B[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAsking only workmans wages I come looking for a job[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I get no offers[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]G6[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI do declare there were times when I was so lonesome I took some comfort there[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLa-la-la-la-la-la-la[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] | [ch]G7[/ch]    | [ch]G7[/ch]    |\r\n[tab]| [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] | [ch]G7[/ch] |\r\n                    (2/4)[/tab]\r\n[tab]| [ch]F[/ch]     | [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]     |\r\n                 (2/4)[/tab]\r\n\r\n*************************************************************************************\r\n\r\nExtra verse in live versions\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                                         [ch]C/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow the years are rolling by me, they are rocking evenly[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I am older than I once was[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G7[/ch]                [ch]G6[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd younger than I'll be, that's not unusual[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C/B[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo, it isn't strange, after changes upon changes we are more or less the same[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAfter changes we are more or less the same[/tab]\r\n\r\n**************************************************************************************\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLie-la-lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLie-la-la-la-la lie-la-lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLie la lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLie-la la la la la lie la la la la lie[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                                        [ch]C/B[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThen I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]            [ch]G6[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGoing home where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n Leading me-e[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGoing home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]C/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he carries the reminders[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]G6[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf ev'ry glove that laid him down or cut him till he cried out[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C/B[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn his anger and his shame[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"I am leaving, I am leaving.\" but the fighter still remains[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHm, hm, hm[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLie-la-lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLie-la-la-la-la lie-la-lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLie la lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                          [ [ch]Am[/ch] ]\r\nLie-la la la la la lie la la la la lie[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n     Lie-la-la-la-la lie-la-lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLie la lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                          [ [ch]Am[/ch] ]\r\nLie-la la la la la lie la la la la lie[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n     Lie-la-la-la-la lie-la-lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLie la lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                          [ [ch]Am[/ch] ]\r\nLie-la la la la la lie la la la la lie[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n     Lie-la-la-la-la lie-la-lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLie la lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                          [ [ch]Am[/ch] ]\r\nLie-la la la la la lie la la la la lie[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n     Lie-la-la-la-la lie-la-lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLie la lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                          [ [ch]Am[/ch] ]\r\nLie-la la la la la lie la la la la lie[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n     Lie-la-la-la-la lie-la-lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLie la lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                          [ [ch]Am[/ch] ]\r\nLie-la la la la la lie la la la la lie[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n     Lie-la-la-la-la lie-la-lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLie la lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                          [ [ch]Am[/ch] ]\r\nLie-la la la la la lie la la la la lie[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n     Lie-la-la-la-la lie-la-lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLie la lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                          [ [ch]C[/ch] ]\r\nLie-la la la la la lie la la la la lie[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]     |\r\n[tab]| [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] | [ch]G7[/ch] |\r\n                    (2/4)[/tab]\r\n[tab]| [ch]F[/ch]     | [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n                 (2/4)[/tab]","plain_text":"Tune down your guitar one semi-tone. The studio recording is tuned slightly sharp of a \nhalf step down. Try about +20 cents using an electronic tuner.\n\nIf you want to play in the original key in standard tuning, transpose this chord sheet \nand/or use a capo to match the recording:\n\nTranspose  Capo       Play   Key\n-3         2nd fret   A      B   (studio version)\n-5         4th fret   G      B   (studio version)\n+1         1st fret   C      C#  (Live: \"Concert in Central Park\")\n-          -          C      C   (Live: \"Live 1969\", \"Old Friends\",\n                                  \"Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin'\")\n\n[Intro]\n| C |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n| C     | C C/B Am | G7    | G7    |\n\n\n\n*************************************************************************************\n\nExtra verse in live versions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**************************************************************************************\n\n[Refrain]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n| C     | C C/B Am | G     | G     |","chords":["A","B","G","C","C/B","Am","G7","G6","F","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}