{"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":939655,"song":"Boxing","artist":"Ben Folds Five","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11614531-boxing-chords-by-ben-folds-five/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/939655?type=chord","rating":3.88244,"votes":4,"content":"[[ch]D[/ch]] [[ch]Gm[/ch]] [[ch]D/F#[/ch]][Fdim7][[ch]Em7[/ch]] [[ch]Em7[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]]\r\n  [GM7b5/-] [[ch]F[/ch](no3)/-] [[ch]A[/ch]/-]  \r\n  [[ch]D[/ch]] [[ch]F#[/ch]] [Aug/-] [[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n  [[ch]D[/ch]] [[ch]F#[/ch]] [Aug/-] [[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n  \r\n  VERSE 1\r\n[tab]  [[ch]D[/ch]]    [C#b5/[ch]E[/ch]]   [[ch]D[/ch]]  [[ch]F#[/ch]] [Aug]  [[ch]D[/ch]]     \r\n  Howard,        the stran  - gest  things [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [[ch]D[/ch]]      [[ch]A7[/ch]]          [[ch]D[/ch]] [[ch]F#[/ch]] [Aug] [[ch]D[/ch]]     \r\n  Have happened lately when I                           [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [[ch]A7[/ch]]       [C#b5/[ch]E[/ch]]   [[ch]D[/ch]]  [[ch]Eb[/ch]][[ch]E[/ch]][Fdim7]  \r\n  Take a good swing at all  my       dreams, [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [[ch]F#m7[/ch]]                \r\n  I drop my  fists and they're back, laughing.[/tab]\r\n  \r\n  VERSE 2\r\n  Howard, my intention's become not to lose what I've won.\r\n  Ambition has given way to desperation and I\r\n[tab]  [[ch]G#dim[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]][[ch]Em7[/ch]]          [[ch]Em7[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]] [[ch]A[/ch]] [[ch]G[/ch]] [[ch]A[/ch]]  [A7b13]\r\n  Lost the fight from my eyes.[/tab]\r\n  \r\n  CHORUS\r\n[tab]  [[ch]D[/ch]]          [[ch]Gm[/ch]]       [[ch]D/F#[/ch]][Fdim7]  \r\n  Boxing's been good to me, Ho  - ward.   [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [[ch]Em7[/ch]]   [[ch]A7[/ch]]        [[ch]DM7[/ch]] [[ch]GM7[/ch]]\r\n  Now I'm told, you're growing old.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [[ch]Em7[/ch]]              [[ch]GM7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]] [[ch]F#m7[/ch]]    [[ch]Bm7[/ch]]       [[ch]Em[/ch]]\r\n  The whole time you knew: [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [[ch]F#m7[/ch]]     [[ch]Bm7[/ch]]       [[ch]Em[/ch]]         [[ch]Em7[/ch]] \r\n  [A]couple of years I'd be    through.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [C#b5sus4]            [[ch]D[/ch]] [[ch]F#[/ch]] [Aug/-] [[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n  Has boxing been good to you?[/tab]\r\n  \r\n  [G7b5] [[ch]D/A[/ch]] [Fdim7] [Fdim7/[ch]D[/ch]] [[ch]Em7[/ch]] [GM7b5/-] [[ch]F[/ch](no3)/-] [[ch]A[/ch]/-]  \r\n  [[ch]D[/ch]] [[ch]F#[/ch]] [Aug/-] [[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n  [[ch]D[/ch]] [[ch]F#[/ch]] [Aug/-] [[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n       \r\n  VERSE 3\r\n  Howard, now I confess I'm scared and lonely and tired.\r\n  They seem to think I'm made of clay.\r\n  Another day, I'm not cut out for this.\r\n  I just know want to say, I say,\r\n  \r\n  CHORUS\r\n  \"Boxing's been good to me, Howard.   \r\n  Now I'm told, I'm growing old.\r\n  The whole time you knew: \r\n  [A]couple of years I'd be through.\r\n  Has boxing been good to you?\"\r\n  \r\n  [[ch]D[/ch]] [[ch]F#[/ch]] [Aug/-] [[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n  \r\n  BRIDGE\r\n[tab]      [FM7add13]  [[ch]Dm/C[/ch]]     [[ch]BbM7[/ch]]   [[ch]Dm/G[/ch]]\r\n  Well sometimes I punch myself hard as I can, [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [FM7add13][[ch]Dm/C[/ch]]         [[ch]BbM7[/ch]]     [[ch]Dm/G[/ch]]\r\n  Yelling, \"Nobody     cares,\" hoping someone will tell me [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [[ch]EbM9[/ch]]         \r\n  How wrong I am.   [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [[ch]Em7[/ch]][[ch]Em[/ch]] [[ch]E6[/ch](no 5)] [[ch]Em7[/ch](no5)] [[ch]A7[/ch]] [A7#5]\r\n  Noooooooo.[/tab]\r\n  \r\n  CHORUS\r\n  Boxing's been good to me, Howard.   \r\n  Now I'm told, you're growing old.\r\n  The whole time you knew: \r\n  [A]couple of years I'd be through.\r\n     [C#b5sus4]             \r\n  Has boxing been good?\r\n[tab]     [[ch]A[/ch]]  [[ch]A[/ch]]   [Aug]  \r\n  Has bo - xing been good?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [[ch]A[/ch]]  [[ch]A[/ch]] [Aug]\r\n  Has boxing been good?[/tab]\r\n  \r\n  [[ch]D[/ch]] [[ch]Gm[/ch]] [[ch]D/F#[/ch]][Fdim7][GM7b5/-]  [[ch]F[/ch](no3)/-] [[ch]A[/ch]/-]  \r\n  [[ch]D[/ch]] [[ch]F#[/ch]] [Aug/-] [[ch]D[/ch]]","plain_text":"[D] [Gm] [D/F#][Fdim7][Em7] [Em7/B]\n  [GM7b5/-] [F(no3)/-] [A/-]  \n  [D] [F#] [Aug/-] [D]\n  [D] [F#] [Aug/-] [D]\n  \n  VERSE 1\n\n\n\n\n  \n  VERSE 2\n  Howard, my intention's become not to lose what I've won.\n  Ambition has given way to desperation and I\n\n  \n  CHORUS\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  [G7b5] [D/A] [Fdim7] [Fdim7/D] [Em7] [GM7b5/-] [F(no3)/-] [A/-]  \n  [D] [F#] [Aug/-] [D]\n  [D] [F#] [Aug/-] [D]\n       \n  VERSE 3\n  Howard, now I confess I'm scared and lonely and tired.\n  They seem to think I'm made of clay.\n  Another day, I'm not cut out for this.\n  I just know want to say, I say,\n  \n  CHORUS\n  \"Boxing's been good to me, Howard.   \n  Now I'm told, I'm growing old.\n  The whole time you knew: \n  [A]couple of years I'd be through.\n  Has boxing been good to you?\"\n  \n  [D] [F#] [Aug/-] [D]\n  \n  BRIDGE\n\n\n\n\n  \n  CHORUS\n  Boxing's been good to me, Howard.   \n  Now I'm told, you're growing old.\n  The whole time you knew: \n  [A]couple of years I'd be through.\n     [C#b5sus4]             \n  Has boxing been good?\n\n\n  \n  [D] [Gm] [D/F#][Fdim7][GM7b5/-]  [F(no3)/-] [A/-]  \n  [D] [F#] [Aug/-] [D]","chords":["D","Gm","D/F#","Em7","B","F","A","F#","C#","E","A7","Eb","F#m7","G#dim","G","DM7","GM7","Bm7","Em","D/A","Dm/C","BbM7","Dm/G","EbM9"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"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]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}