[ D ] [ Gm ] [ D/F# ] [ Fdim7 ] [ Em7 ] [ Em7/B ]
[ Gm7b5/ – ] [ F ( no3 ) / – ] [ A/ – ]
[ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ – ] [ D ]
[ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ – ] [ D ]
verse 1
[ D ] [ C#b5/E ] [ D ] [ F# ] [ aug ] [ D ]
howard , the stran – gest things
[ D ] [ A7 ] [ D ] [ F# ] [ aug ] [ D ]
have happened lately when i
[ A7 ] [ C#b5/E ] [ D ] [ D# ] [ E ] [ Fdim7 ]
take a good swing at all my dreams ,
[ F#m7 ]
i drop my fists and they’re back , laughing .
verse 2
howard , my intention’s become not to lose what i’ve won .
ambition has given way to desperation and i
[ G#dim/B ] [ Em7 ] [ Em7/B ] [ A ] [ G ] [ A ] [ A7b13 ]
lost the fight from my eyes .
chorus
[ D ] [ Gm ] [ D/F# ] [ Fdim7 ]
boxing’s been good to me , ho – ward .
[ Em7 ] [ A7 ] [ Dm7 ] [ Gm7 ]
now i’m told , you’re growing old .
[ Em7 ] [ Gm7/A ] [ F#m7 ] [ Bm7 ] [ Em ]
the whole time you knew :
[ F#m7 ] [ Bm7 ] [ Em ] [ Em7 ]
[ A ] couple of years i’d be through .
[ C#b5sus4 ] [ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ – ] [ D ]
has boxing been good to you?
[ G7b5 ] [ D/A ] [ Fdim7 ] [ Fdim7/D ] [ Em7 ] [ Gm7b5/ – ] [ F ( no3 ) / – ] [ A/ – ]
[ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ – ] [ D ]
[ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ – ] [ D ]
verse 3
howard , now i confess i’m scared and lonely and tired .
they seem to think i’m made of clay .
another day , i’m not cut out for this .
i just know want to say , i say ,
chorus
“boxing’s been good to me , howard .
now i’m told , i’m growing old .
the whole time you knew :
[ A ] couple of years i’d be through .
has boxing been good to you?”
[ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ – ] [ D ]
bridge
[ Fm7add13 ] [ Dm/C ] [ A#m7 ] [ Dm/G ]
well sometimes i punch myself hard as i can ,
[ Fm7add13 ] [ Dm/C ] [ A#m7 ] [ Dm/G ]
yelling , “nobody cares , ” hoping someone will tell me
[ D#m9 ]
how wrong i Am .
[ Em7 ] [ Em ] [ E6 ( no 5 ) ] [ Em7 ( no5 ) ] [ A7 ] [ A7#5 ]
noooooooo .
chorus
boxing’s been good to me , howard .
now i’m told , you’re growing old .
the whole time you knew :
[ A ] couple of years i’d be through .
[ C#b5sus4 ]
has boxing been good?
[ A ] [ A ] [ aug ]
has bo – xing been good?
[ A ] [ A ] [ aug ]
has boxing been good?
[ D ] [ Gm ] [ D/F# ] [ Fdim7 ] [ Gm7b5/ – ] [ F ( no3 ) / – ] [ A/ – ]
[ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ – ] [ D ]
[ D ] [ Gm ] [ D/F# ] [ Fdim7 ] [ Em7 ] [ Em7/B ]
[ Gm7b5/ – ] [ F ( no3 ) / – ] [ A/ – ]
[ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ – ] [ D ]
[ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ – ] [ D ]
verse 1
[ D ] [ C#b5/E ] [ D ] [ F# ] [ aug ] [ D ]
howard , the stran – gest things
[ D ] [ A7 ] [ D ] [ F# ] [ aug ] [ D ]
have happened lately when i
[ A7 ] [ C#b5/E ] [ D ] [ D# ] [ E ] [ Fdim7 ]
take a good swing at all my dreams ,
[ F#m7 ]
i drop my fists and they’re back , laughing .
verse 2
howard , my intention’s become not to lose what i’ve won .
ambition has given way to desperation and i
[ G#dim/B ] [ Em7 ] [ Em7/B ] [ A ] [ G ] [ A ] [ A7b13 ]
lost the fight from my eyes .
chorus
[ D ] [ Gm ] [ D/F# ] [ Fdim7 ]
boxing’s been good to me , ho – ward .
[ Em7 ] [ A7 ] [ Dm7 ] [ Gm7 ]
now i’m told , you’re growing old .
[ Em7 ] [ Gm7/A ] [ F#m7 ] [ Bm7 ] [ Em ]
the whole time you knew :
[ F#m7 ] [ Bm7 ] [ Em ] [ Em7 ]
[ A ] couple of years i’d be through .
[ C#b5sus4 ] [ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ – ] [ D ]
has boxing been good to you?
[ G7b5 ] [ D/A ] [ Fdim7 ] [ Fdim7/D ] [ Em7 ] [ Gm7b5/ – ] [ F ( no3 ) / – ] [ A/ – ]
[ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ – ] [ D ]
[ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ – ] [ D ]
verse 3
howard , now i confess i’m scared and lonely and tired .
they seem to think i’m made of clay .
another day , i’m not cut out for this .
i just know want to say , i say ,
chorus
“boxing’s been good to me , howard .
now i’m told , i’m growing old .
the whole time you knew :
[ A ] couple of years i’d be through .
has boxing been good to you?”
[ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ – ] [ D ]
bridge
[ Fm7add13 ] [ Dm/C ] [ A#m7 ] [ Dm/G ]
well sometimes i punch myself hard as i can ,
[ Fm7add13 ] [ Dm/C ] [ A#m7 ] [ Dm/G ]
yelling , “nobody cares , ” hoping someone will tell me
[ D#m9 ]
how wrong i Am .
[ Em7 ] [ Em ] [ E6 ( no 5 ) ] [ Em7 ( no5 ) ] [ A7 ] [ A7#5 ]
noooooooo .
chorus
boxing’s been good to me , howard .
now i’m told , you’re growing old .
the whole time you knew :
[ A ] couple of years i’d be through .
[ C#b5sus4 ]
has boxing been good?
[ A ] [ A ] [ aug ]
has bo – xing been good?
[ A ] [ A ] [ aug ]
has boxing been good?
[ D ] [ Gm ] [ D/F# ] [ Fdim7 ] [ Gm7b5/ – ] [ F ( no3 ) / – ] [ A/ – ]
[ D ] [ F# ] [ aug/ – ] [ D ]
