Capo: 3

Boxer Chords by Lee Dewyze Intro: C - picked or strummed Capo 3 C e---------------------| B------1--------------| G---------- 0---------| D--------2------------| A----3----------------| E---------------------| Verse 1:

^CI am just a poor boy Though my story's seldom ^Amtold, I have s^Gquandered my resistance For a ^Gpocket full of mumbles such are ^Cpromises. All lies and j^Amest, Still a m^Gan hears what he ^Fwants to hear And disregards the ^Crest.^G ^C

Verse 2:

When I l^Ceft my home and my family I was no more than a ^Amboy In the c^Gompany of strangers, In the q^Guiet of a railway station ^Crunning scared. Laying l^Amow, seeking o^Gut the poorer q^Fuarters Where the ragged people ^Cgo Looking f^Gor the places o^Fnly the would k^Cnow.

Chorus 1:

Lie la l^Amie, lie la ^Emlie lie, lie la lie, Lie la l^Amie, Lie la l^Gie la lie la lie la la la la ^Clie.

Verse 3:

Asking o^Cnly workmans wages I come looking for a ^Amjob But I get no of^Gfers, Just a c^Gome-on from the whores on Seventh ^CAvenue. I do decl^Amare, there were t^Gimes when I was so ^Flonesome I took some comfort t^Chere, la la ^Gla ^C

Verse 4:

No^Cw the years are rolling by me They are ^Amrocking evenly, An^Gd I am older than I once was And ^Gyounger tha^Cn I’ll be that’s not unusual. It ^Amisn’t stran^Gge, afte^Fr changes upon changes We are more^C or less the same After ^Gchanges we are ^Fmore or less the ^Csame.

Chorus 2: (Same as chorus one) Verse 5:

Then ^CI'm laying out my winter clothes And wishing I was ^Amgone, Going h^Gome Where the N^Few York City winters aren't ^Cbleeding me, ^Em Bleeding me _^Am___ Going h^Gome.

Verse 6:

In the c^Clearing stands the boxer And a fighter by his ^Amtrade And he ^Gcarries the reminders Of E^Gvery glove that layed him down Or c^Cut him till he cried out In his anger and his ^Amshame, "^GI am leaving, ^FI am leaving!" But the fighter still ^Cremains. I am ^Gleaving but the ^Ffighter still ^Cremains

Chorus 3: (Same) Repeat 3x to end

Lee Dewyze - The boxer