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Standard tuning, capo on the 2nd fret.
[Intro]
 Em   C   G   G/F#(x2)
[Verse]
EmAll is wCell
All is wGellG/F#  
EmCan't you tCell?
Can't you tGell?
CWe sit in pGarked cars
With exhDaust from our pCipes
It's too cGold for the cG/F#ops tonEmight
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh oh Emoh
Oh oh oCh
Oh oh oGh oh oh
Oh oh Emoh
Oh oh oCh
Oh oh oGh oh oh
[Verse]
EmI love you aCll
With all my gGutsG/F#  
EmAnd even sCtill
It's not enGough
CWe drink our wGhiskey
In pDints at the bCar
CWe sigh and sGhiver
Under G/F#miserable sDtars
[Chorus]
And we say Chey
GHow do you sDay goodbCye
To a dGream that jDust won't dCie
Is it a fGeeling or iDs it a lCie?
CThey kicked us out tonEmight
[Post-Chorus]
Oh oh Emoh
Oh oh oCh
Oh oh oGh oh oh
Oh oh Emoh
Oh oh oCh
Oh oh oGh oh oh
[Verse]
EmAll our hCeroes
Had no cGhoiceG/F#  
EmSome busted cChords
And a broken vGoice
CA song of jGustice
Is no Dsoaring wind you'll hCum
It's a faraway dGirge
That might nG/F#ever cDome
[Chorus]
Til we say Chey
GHow do you sDay goodbCye
To a dGream that jDust won't dCie
Is it a fGeeling or iDs it a lCie?
Yer a Gboxer agDainst the rCopes
And there's blGood running dDown yer tChroat
But tGhis is the fDight you chose
Here we Emgo
[Post-Chorus]
Oh oh Emoh
Oh oh oCh
Oh oh oGh oh oh
Oh oh Emoh
Oh oh oCh
Oh oh oGh oh oh
Oh oh Emoh
Oh oh oCh
Oh oh oGh oh oh
Oh oh Emoh
Oh oh oCh
Oh oh oGh oh oh
[Outro]
C G D C G G/F# Em

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Boxers

by Matthew Ryan

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Standard tuning, capo on the 2nd fret.

[Intro]

Em C G G/F#

(x2)

[Verse]

Em C

All is well

G G/F#

All is well

Em C

Can't you tell?

C G

We sit in parked cars

D C

With exhaust from our pipes

G G/F# Em

It's too cold for the cops tonight

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh

[Verse]

Em C

I love you all

G G/F#

With all my guts

Em C

And even still

It's not enough

C G

We drink our whiskey

D C

In pints at the bar

C G

We sigh and shiver

G/F# D

Under miserable stars

[Chorus]

And we say hey

G D C

How do you say goodbye

G D C

To a dream that just won't die

G D C

Is it a feeling or is it a lie?

C Em

They kicked us out tonight

[Post-Chorus]

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh

[Verse]

Em C

All our heroes

G G/F#

Had no choice

Em C

Some busted chords

And a broken voice

C G

A song of justice

D C

Is no soaring wind you'll hum

It's a faraway dirge

G/F# D

That might never come

[Chorus]

Til we say hey

G D C

How do you say goodbye

G D C

To a dream that just won't die

G D C

Is it a feeling or is it a lie?

G D C

Yer a boxer against the ropes

G D C

And there's blood running down yer throat

G D

But this is the fight you chose

Here we go

[Post-Chorus]

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh

[Outro]

C G D C G G/F# Em

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