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Boom Boom Mancini
by Warren Zevon
A slightly simplified version of a great tune, arranged for acoustic...
Chorus:
G5Hurry home Emearly - G5hurry on Emhome 
CBoom Boom GMancini's fighting DBobby EmChacon 
G5Hurry home early Em- hurry on G5homeEm  
CBoom Boom GMancini's fighting DBobby EmChacon
From G5Youngstown, EmOhio, Ray G5"Boom EmBoom" Mancini 
GA lightweight Dcontender, Dsuslike fathDer like Emson 
He fG5ought for the Emtitle with G5Frias Emin Vegas
And he Gput him Daway Dsusin round Dnumber Emone
(Chorus)
When G5Alexis EmArguello gave G5Boom EmBoom a beating 
GSeven weeks Dlater he was Dsusback in Dthe Emring 
Some G5have the Emspeed and the G5right Emcombinations 
GIf you can't take the Dpunches it Dsusdon't meDan a thiEmng
(Chorus)
Bridge:
When they Gasked him who was responsible 
DFor the death of Du Koo Kim 
He said, C"Someone should have stopped the fight, 
Aand Dsustold me it was Emhim." 
G5They Emmade hypocrite judgments G5after the Emfact 
But Gthe name of the Dgame is Dsusbe hit Dand hit Emback
(Chorus)

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Boom Boom Mancini

by Warren Zevon

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Boom Boom Mancini

by Warren Zevon

A slightly simplified version of a great tune, arranged for acoustic...

Chorus:

G5 Em G5 Em

Hurry home early - hurry on home

C G D Em

Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon

G5 Em G5 Em

Hurry home early - hurry on home

C G D Em

Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon

G5 Em G5 Em

From Youngstown, Ohio, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini

G D Dsus D Em

A lightweight contender, like father like son

G5 Em G5 Em

He fought for the title with Frias in Vegas

G D Dsus D Em

And he put him away in round number one

(Chorus)

G5 Em G5 Em

When Alexis Arguello gave Boom Boom a beating

G D Dsus D Em

Seven weeks later he was back in the ring

G5 Em G5 Em

Some have the speed and the right combinations

G D Dsus D Em

If you can't take the punches it don't mean a thing

(Chorus)

Bridge:

When they asked him who was responsible

For the death of Du Koo Kim

He said, "Someone should have stopped the fight,

A Dsus Em

and told me it was him."

G5 Em G5 Em

They made hypocrite judgments after the fact

G D Dsus D Em

But the name of the game is be hit and hit back

(Chorus)

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