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Prison Boxing by Cataldo 
Album-Prison Boxing
4.Prison Boxing
Wonderful, under appreciated song. Enjoy :)
Intro/Diagram
D strum             riff     Bm strum         A*
e|2----2----------2p0------|--2---------------2------|
B|-----3------2h3----3p2p0-|--3---------------2------|
G|-----2-------------------|--4---------------2------|
D|-----0-------------------|--4---------------2------|
A|-------------------------|--2----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|  x2
[Verse 1]
DA dispatch from the icy mist,
two rosy cheeks that I once Bmkissed.
           A*
You'll see me go
DMy head's already out the door,
thinking a month out maybe Bmmore.
A*     Em7  
and few would follow
somewhere a violin bGows and a rock a rolls
D Bm
DPrison boxing got to me
the toughest fights you rarely Bmsee
     A*
beyond the bars
Dand all the fists and gloves 
a cruising waits with eyes swelled Bmshut
A*      Em7  
and look at them 
no one Gwins
[Chorus]
                     D(piano)
till my friends say
D"how are you? 
It's Gbeen too mDanAy yEm7ears."A  
AAnd I saDy, with Gpurity and candor,
"I've missed you."D  A  Em7  A  
D riff Bm  A*
D riff Bm  A*
[Verse 2]
DSo bring your poppies home to us
forget the roses, butterBmcup.
               A*
There'll be no need.
DWe'll plant on robot row and 
promise in the ground beloBmw,
A*               Em7  
That there will be more.
So swing wide the Gdoors
Gand not yet bury that I'm ready for.
DI won't press you in a book,
a flat brown shell of what you Bmwere.
                A*
I'll never need another look.
DCause I'm not proud, I'm not ashamed,
I'm not at risk of forgetting your Bmname.
A*         Em7  
You are an ending. 
I found some Gpeace in
[Chorus]
                    D(piano)
and when all my friends say
D"how are you? 
It's bGeen too DmaAny Em7years.A"
AAnd I saDy, with Gpurity and candor,
"I've missed you."D  A  Em7  A  
[Outro] 
D strum             riff     Bm strum         A*
e|2----2----------2p0------|--2---------------2------|--2--2-------------------|       
B|-----3------2h3----3p2p0-|--3---------------2------|--2--3-------------------|
G|-----2-------------------|--4---------------2------|--2--2-------------------|
D|-----0-------------------|--4---------------2------|--0--0-------------------|
A|-------------------------|--2----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                                                    x2

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Prison Boxing

by Cataldo

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Prison Boxing by Cataldo

Album-Prison Boxing

4.Prison Boxing

Wonderful, under appreciated song. Enjoy :)

Intro/Diagram

D strum riff Bm strum A*

e|2----2----------2p0------|--2---------------2------|

B|-----3------2h3----3p2p0-|--3---------------2------|

G|-----2-------------------|--4---------------2------|

D|-----0-------------------|--4---------------2------|

A|-------------------------|--2----------------------|

E|-------------------------|-------------------------| x2

[Verse 1]

A dispatch from the icy mist,

two rosy cheeks that I once kissed.

You'll see me go

My head's already out the door,

thinking a month out maybe more.

Em7

and few would follow

somewhere a violin bows and a rock a rolls

D Bm

Prison boxing got to me

the toughest fights you rarely see

beyond the bars

and all the fists and gloves

a cruising waits with eyes swelled shut

Em7

and look at them

no one wins

[Chorus]

(piano)

till my friends say

"how are you?

G D A Em7 A

It's been too many years."

A D G

And I say, with purity and candor,

D A Em7 A

"I've missed you."

D riff Bm A*

[Verse 2]

So bring your poppies home to us

forget the roses, buttercup.

There'll be no need.

We'll plant on robot row and

promise in the ground below,

Em7

That there will be more.

So swing wide the doors

and not yet bury that I'm ready for.

I won't press you in a book,

a flat brown shell of what you were.

I'll never need another look.

Cause I'm not proud, I'm not ashamed,

I'm not at risk of forgetting your name.

Em7

You are an ending.

I found some peace in

[Chorus]

(piano)

and when all my friends say

"how are you?

G D A Em7 A

It's been too many years."

A D G

And I say, with purity and candor,

D A Em7 A

"I've missed you."

[Outro]

D strum riff Bm strum A*

e|2----2----------2p0------|--2---------------2------|--2--2-------------------|

B|-----3------2h3----3p2p0-|--3---------------2------|--2--3-------------------|

G|-----2-------------------|--4---------------2------|--2--2-------------------|

D|-----0-------------------|--4---------------2------|--0--0-------------------|

A|-------------------------|--2----------------------|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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