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apo IV
G
[Verse 1]
G Em
I am just a poor boy, though my story is seldom told.
D
I have squandered my resistance,
D7 D G
For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises.
Em
All lies and jest;
D C G D D7 D G
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
[Verse 2]
G Em
When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy,
D
In the company of strangers,
D7 D G
In the quiet of the railway station, runnin' scared.
Em D C
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters,
C G
Where the ragged people go.
D C D D7 G
Lookin' for the places, only they would know.
[Chorus]
Em
Lie-la-lie
Bm
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
Em
Lie la lie
D G
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie
[Verse 3]
G Em
Asking only workman's wages I come lookin' for a job,
D
But I get no offers,
D7 D G
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue.
Em D C
I do declare there were times when I was so lonesome,
C G D D7 D G
I took some comfort there.
G Em D G Em D C G
[Chorus]
Em
Lie-la-lie
Bm
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
Em
Lie la lie
D G
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie
[Bridge]
G Em D
And I'm laying out my winter clothes, and wishing I was gone, goin home
D7 D G Bm Em D D D7 D G
Where the New York City winters aren't bleedin me, leadin me goin home.
[Verse 4]
G Em
In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade,
D D7 D
And he carries the reminders, of every glove that laid him down,
G Em
Or cut him 'til he cried out in his anger and his shame,
D C
"I am leaving, I am leaving."
C G D D7 D G
But the fighter still remains
[Chorus]
Em
Lie-la-lie
Bm
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
Em
Lie la lie
D
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie 10x
D G
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie