The boxer

Paul Simon

tono:
E|-----------------|
B|---1-------1-----|
G|-------0-------0-| (play this measure 4 times total for intro)
D|-----2-------2---|
A|-3---------------|
E|---------3-------|

  * C                                   C       G/B       Am
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---1-------1-----|-----------------|---1-------1-----|-----1--------1--|
G|-------0-------0-|--------| %--------|-------0-------0-|----------2------|
D|-----2-------2---|-----------------|-----2-------0---|-----2------2----|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0------0--------|
E|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

     I am  just  a  poor boy  though my story's  seldom  told       I have


    G                 G6                G7                G
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|----------0------|---0-------0-----|
G|---------------0-|---------------0-|------0-------0--|-------0-------0-|
D|-----0-------0---|----0h2------2---|----3-------3----|-----0-------0---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3------3--------|-3-------3-------|

   squandered my resistance     for a  pocketful  of     mumbles  such are


    C                                 #         G/B       Am
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----1-----1-----|---1-------1-----|---1-------1-----|-----------1-----|
G|-0-------------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-----2---------0-|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|-----2-------2---|
A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|
E|---------3-------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|

   promises                                 All lies and jest      still a


    G                 F/C                                 C
E|-----------------|---1-------1-----|-----------------|-----0-----------|
B|---0-------0-----|-------1-------1-|-----------------|---------3---1---|
G|-------0-------0-|-----------------|--------| %--------|-----0-----------|
D|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----------------|---------3---2---|
A|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   man hears  what he wants to hear  and disregards  the rest.   Mmmmm ...


    G               $ G6                G7                C
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----0-----0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|---1-------1-----|
G|---------------0-|---------------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
D|-----0-------0---|----0h2------2---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|---------3-------|

    Mmmmm ...           ...              ...


    C
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-----------|
B|-----1-----1-----|---1-------1-----|-----------------|-----1-----1-----|
G|---------------0-|-------0-------0-|--------| %--------|---------------0-|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----------------|-----2-------2---|
A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|---------3-------|---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|

                                                                 When I ...


For the second verse, return to * and repeat.  At $, jump to:

$:
    F/C               C                                   Am
E|-----------------|---0-------0-----|-----0-----------|----0------------|
B|-----------1-----|-------1-------1-|-----1-----------|----1---------1--|
G|-----2--------2--|-----------------|-----0-----------|----2---0--0--2--|
D|-----3--------3--|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|----2---0--0--2--|
A|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-3-----------2---|-0--0---------0--|
E|-----------------|---------3-------|----------3------|-----------------|

    only  they would know                       Lie la   lie


    Am                Em                Em                Am
E|-----------------|----0------------|-----------------|----0------------|
B|-1---------------|----0------------|-----------------|----1------------|
G|-2----(str| um)----|----0---(strum)--|----(strum)------|----2---(strum)--|
D|-2---------------|----2------------|-----------------|----2------------|
A|-0---------------|----2------------|-----------------|-0--0------------|
E|-----------------|-0--0------------|-----------------|-----------------|

            Lie la   lie la lie la lie            Lie la  lie


    Am                G
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|----(str| um)------|------0-------0--|-------0---------|
D|-----------------|----0-------0----|-----0----0------|
A|-----------------|---------0-------|--2----------2---|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|

             lie la   la la    lie la lie  la la la la


For the third verse, return to the intro and repeat, NOT taking the $ jump.

Then for the fourth verse, return to * and repeat, taking the $ jump.

For the "winter clothes" verse, return to * and repeat.  At #, jump to:

#:
    Em                                  Am
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------------|
B|-0---------------|---0-------0-----|---1-------------|-----------------|
G|-0---------------|-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|--------| %--------|
D|-2---------------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----------------|
A|-2---------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|

    bleedin' me                                                   to goin'


    G                 G6                G7
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-0---------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
G|------0--------0-|---------------0-|---------------0-|
D|----0--------0---|----0h2------2---|-----3-------3---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|

    home


Finally, for the last verse, play 2 bars of the intro, repeat from *,
        taking the $ jump (with Am - Em, "Lie-la-lie" repeats), and finish
        with:

    C                                                     Cmaj7
E|-------0-------0-|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|
B|---1-------1-----|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|
G|-----0-----------|--------| %--------|--------%--------|---------0-------|
D|-------------0---|-----------------|-----------------|-2-------2-------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|
E|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|----3------------|