WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Bob Dylan - The Boxer Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I am just a poor boy
Am
Though my story's seldom told
G
I have squandered my resistance
F
For a pocketful of mumbles
C
Such are promises
Am
All lies and jest
G F
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
C
And disregards the rest.
G C
La-la la, la-la la-la la-la la.
[Verse 2]
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When I left my home and family
Am
I was no more than a boy
G
In the company of strangers
F
In the quiet of the railway station
C
Running scared
Am
Laying low
G F
Seeking out the poorer quarters
C
Where the ragged people go
G
Lookin for the places
F C
Only they would know.
[Chorus]
Am
Lay-la lay
G
Lay-la lay-lay lay-la lay
Am
Lay-la lay
F G C
Lay-la lay-lay lay-la lay-lay lay-la lay.
[Verse 3]
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Askin only workman's wages
Am
I come lookin for a job
G
But I get no offers
F G
Just a come on from the whores
C
On seventh avenue
Am
I do declare
G F
There were times when I was so lonesome
C
I took some comfort there.
G F C
Oh-la la, la-la la-la la-la la.
[Chorus]
Am
Lay-la lay (lay-la lay)
G
Lay-la lay-lay lay-la lay
Am
Lay-la lay
F G C
Lay-la lay-lay lay-la lay-lay lay-la lay.
[Bridge]
C
Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
Am
And wishing I was gone
G
Going home
F
Where the New York city winters
C
Aren't bleeding me
Am
Leading me
G
Going home.
[Verse 4]
C
In the clearing stands a boxer
Am
And a fighter by his trade
G
And he carries the reminders
F
Of every glove that laid him down
C
And cut him till he cried out
Am
In his anger and his shame
G F
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
C
But the fighter still remains
G C
La-la la, la-la la-la la-la la.
[Chorus]
Am
Lay-la lay
G
Lay-la lay-lay lay-la lay
Am
Lay-la lay
F G C
Lay-la lay-lay lay-la lay-lay lay-la lay.
[Outro]
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