Boxing

Intro:
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Verse 1:

   (you can guess the strumming yourself here)
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  Howard, the strangest thing has 
happened, lately when I,
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  Take a good swing. and all of my 
dreams, they pivot and slip
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     I drop my fists and they're 
back laughing...Howard

Verse 2:
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   My intention's become not to lose
 what i've won
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  Ambition is giving way to 
desperation and I,
                                    
   (strum then let ring)
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       I've lost the fight from my 
eyes...

Chorus:
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   Boxing's been good to me Howard, 
now I'm told, "you're growin' old"
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   The whole time you knew. a couple
 of years I'd be through...
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   Has Boxing been good to you?

Post-Chorus 1:
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Verse 3:
  (unsure of this)
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    Howard,     I   confess I'm 
scared, and lonely and tired.
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   They seem to think i'm made of 
clay, another day
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     I'm not cut out for this, i 
just know what to say... I say

Chorus (1x)

Post Chorus 2:
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Bridge:
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   Oh sometimes i punch myself as 
hard as I can, yelling "nobody 
cares"
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   Hoping someone will tell me how 
wrong I am.
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     Nooooooooo......oooooooo       
   I say..

Chorus v2:(think 3/4 time)

(palm mute after each note)
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   Boxing's been good to me 
Ho...ward, now I'm told, "you're 
growin' old"

        (looser muting here, more like strumming)
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   The whole time you knew.  a 
couple of years I'd be through...
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   Has Boxing been good, Has Boxing 
been good to you?

Outro:
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