The Boxer

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I am just a poor boy though my 
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story's seldom told
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I have squandered my existence
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On a pocket full of mumbles such 
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are promises
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All lies in jest 'til a man hears 
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what he wants to hear
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And disregards the rest

[Verse 2]
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Well, I left my home and my family
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I was no more than a boy in the 
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company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station,
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 running scared, laying low
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Seeking out the poor quarters 
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where the ragged people go
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Looking for the places only they 
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would know

[Chorus]
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Lie-la-Lie, Lie-la-Lie, Lie, 
Lie-la-Lie,
Continúa después del anuncio
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Lie-la-Lie, Lie-la-Lie Lie Lie Lie 
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Lie La-La-La-La Lie

[Verse 3]
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Only seeking workman's wages
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I come looking for a job, but I get
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 no offers
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Just a come-on from the whores on 
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Seventh Avenue
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I do declare there were times when
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 I was so lonesome
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I took some comfort there

[Verse 4]
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In a-laying out my winter clothes
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And wishing I was home, going home
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Where the New York City winters 
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aren't a-bleeding me
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Bleeding me, going home

[Bridge]
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La La La La La, La,
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La-La La La La-La La La La-La,
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La-La La La La

[Verse 5]
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In the clearing stands a boxer and 
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a fighter by his trade
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And he carries the reminders
Of every bloke that laid him down or
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 cleft him
'Til he cried out in his anger and 
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his shame
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I am leaving, I am leaving but the
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 fighter still remains

[Chorus]
F#m                E
Lie-la-Lie, Lie-la-Lie, Lie, 
Lie-la-Lie,
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Lie-la-Lie, Lie-la-Lie Lie Lie Lie 
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Lie La-La-La-La Lie