i saw patinahat’s tab of this song and i spent 2 hours listening to the song and i noticed he
got it wrong . thanks for trying though , patrick . following these chords should help you sound
just like the band . kevin barnes is about as good a songwriter as you can get , by the way!
“my favorite boxer” – written by kevin barnes performed by of montreal
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in the beginning the guitar plays higher in the neck besides the barred chords in the
rest of the song .
– the G minor F D#m to A – B A/Dm F7 A#/Dm G/D# D#/Cm *
E – 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – 8 – 10 – 8 – – – 8 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
B – 11 – – – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – – – – 7 – – – 6 – – – 6 – – – – – 8 – – – – 8 – – – – 8 – – – – – – 6
G – 12 – – – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – – – – 8 – – – 7 – – – 7 – – – – 10 – – – – 7 – – – – 8 – – – – – – 5
D – 12 – – – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – 8 – – – 7 – – – – – 8 – – – – 8 – – – – 8 – – – – – – 5
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – – – 4
* comes later in the song . i put it up here to save space .
here are the lyrics with chords . the A# to A/Dm is the only part that i Am not totally
convinced is correct , but i couldn’t interpret that spot easily and the A/Dm is similar
enough .
“my favorite boxer” – written by kevin barnes performed by of montreal
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( Gm ) hector ( F ) ormanos my ( D#m ) favorite box ( A – ) er
he ( A# ) goes ( A/Dm ) sma ( F7 ) sho and E ( A# ) very ( A#/Dm ) one ( F7 ) ( G/D# ) cheers ( F )
( Gm ) he turns big ( F ) men to ( D#m ) whimpering co ( A – ) wards
( A# ) hes ( A/Dm ) so ( F7 ) strong and ( A# ) how ( A#/Dm ) i ( F7 ) ad ( G/D# ) ore ( F ) him
change to G# 2/4 :
but ( Cm ) im so ( C# ) weak
so much so that ( D# ) im ( G# ) afraid to walk alone down my street
( C# ) i know ill ( D#/Cm ) never be as brave as ( D ) hector ormano!
change to C# 2/8 ( ? ) :
( C# ) one ( G# ) summer ( A#m ) day i was ( G# ) sitting ( F# ) on the bridge ( G# )
( G#7 ) looking at the water be ( C# ) low
( C# ) when i hear ( C7 ) some ( A#m ) laughter and a fa ( G# ) mili ( F# ) ar voice ( G# )
coming from down the road ( G# )
it was ( D#/Cm ) then that i saw and my ( G# ) heart nearly dropped
i saw ( D#/Cm ) hector ormano with some ( F# ) friends
and ( G# ) as they approached my ( F# ) mind went blank
as i ( G# ) struggled to find the words
i was ( G#7 ) dying to ( C# ) tell him ( A#m ) ( Fm ) ( F# ) ( G# – >7 ) ( C# )
( C# ) as hector ( G# ) walked ( A#m ) by he picked up A ( G# ) stick
and ( G#7 ) threw it at my ( C# ) head
( C# ) his friends ( G# ) went ( A#m ) quiet and ( G# ) hector said to me ( G#7 )
what are you looking at ( C# ) wimp?
( C# ) hhhhheeeeccctttttoooorrrr!!!!!!
back to A# 4/4 :
( Gm ) hector or ( F ) manos my ( D#m ) favorite box ( A – ) er
( A# ) ev ( A/Dm ) en ( F7 ) thought he ( A# ) was ( A#/Dm ) mean ( F7 ) to ( G/D# ) me . ( F )
( Gm ) my father ( F ) thinks im A ( D#m ) meaningless no ( A – ) one
( A# ) compared ( A/Dm ) to the ( F7 ) perfect ( A# ) hec ( A#/Dm ) tor ( F7 ) or ( G/D# ) ma ( F ) no
hum ( A#/Dm ) ( F7 ) ( G/D# ) ( F )
( fin )
if you have any comments , corrections , or want to rave about of montreal
contact me at phriendlybeast@hotmail . com beast , not bear . dont be confused .
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