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Matthew Ryan : Boxer
From the Album BOXER : 2014
KEY of A
Chords:  E   A   F#m    D  Abm  
Intro:F#m  D   A2X
F#mAll is wDell
All is wAell
F#mCan't you Dtell?
Can't you Atell?
DWe sit in Aparked cars
With eExhaust from our Dpipes
It's too cAold for the cEops tonight
Oh oh oh F#mOh oh Doh Oh oAh oh oh oh-2X
F#mI love you Dall
With all my Aguts
F#mAnd even sDtill
It's not enAough
DWe drink our Awhiskey
In Epints at the Dbar
We sigh and Ashiver
Under miseraEble stars
And we say Dhey
AHow do Eyou say gooDdbye
To a dAream that juEst won't dDie
Is it a Afeeling or Eis it a lDie?
AThey kicked us out tonEight
Oh oh oF#mh Oh oh oDh Oh oh oAh oh oh -2X
F#mAll our heDroes
Had no cAhoice
F#mSome busted Dchords
And a broken Avoice
DA song of jAustice
Is no soEaring wind you'll Dhum
It's a farAaway dirge
That might never Ecome
'Til we say hDey
AHow do you Esay goodDbye
To a dAream that jEust won't dDie
Is it a Afeeling or iEs it a lDie?
Yer a Aboxer againEst the rDopes
& there's bAlood running dEown yer thDroat
But tAhis is the fight you cEhose
Here we go
Oh oh oF#mh Oh oh oh ODh oh oh Aoh oh -4x
OUTRO:D  A   E   D   A   Abmf#m

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Boxer

by Matthew Ryan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Abm

Matthew Ryan : Boxer

From the Album BOXER : 2014

KEY of A

E A F#m D Abm

Chords:

D A

Intro:F#m 2X

F#m D

All is well

F#m D

Can't you tell?

D A

We sit in parked cars

E D

With exhaust from our pipes

A E

It's too cold for the cops tonight

F#m D A

Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh-2X

F#m D

I love you all

With all my guts

F#m D

And even still

It's not enough

D A

We drink our whiskey

E D

In pints at the bar

We sigh and shiver

Under miserable stars

And we say hey

A E D

How do you say goodbye

A E D

To a dream that just won't die

A E D

Is it a feeling or is it a lie?

A E

They kicked us out tonight

F#m D A

Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh -2X

F#m D

All our heroes

Had no choice

F#m D

Some busted chords

And a broken voice

D A

A song of justice

E D

Is no soaring wind you'll hum

It's a faraway dirge

That might never come

'Til we say hey

A E D

How do you say goodbye

A E D

To a dream that just won't die

A E D

Is it a feeling or is it a lie?

A E D

Yer a boxer against the ropes

A E D

& there's blood running down yer throat

A E

But this is the fight you chose

Here we go

F#m D A

Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh -4x

A E D A Abm

OUTRO:D f#m

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