Of Montreal - My Favorite Boxer

i saw another tab of this song and i spent 2 hours listening to the song and i noticed the author
got it parts of it incorrect thanks for trying though , patrick . following these chords should help
you sound just like the band . i think kevin barnes is about as good a songwriter as you
can be , by the way!

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“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 ao B Dm/A F7 F – 7 Dm/A# D#/G Cm/D# *
E – 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – 8 – 10 – 8 – – – 8 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – 8 – – – 8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – 11 – – – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – – – – 7 – – – 6 – – – 6 – – – 10 – – – 8 – – – – 8 – – – – 8 – – – – – – 6 – |
G – 12 – – – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – – – – 8 – – – 7 – – – 7 – – – – 8 – – – 8 – – – – 7 – – – – 8 – – – – – – 5 – |
D – 12 – – – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – 8 – – – 7 – – – 10 – – 10 – – – – 8 – – – – 8 – – – – – – 5 – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 8 – – – 8 – – – – – – – – 10 – – – – – – 4 – |
* comes later in the song . i put it up here to save space .

here are the lyrics with chords . the A# to Dm/a is the only part that i Am not totally
convinced is correct , but i couldn’t interpret that spot easily .

– – – – – – – – – – chords – – – – – – – – – – – –

hector ormanos my favorite boxer
Gm F D#m Adim
he goes smasho and every one cheers
A# Dm/A F7 Fm7 A#
Dm/Bm F7 Fm7 F
he turns big men to whimpering cowards
Gm F D#m Adim
hes so strong and how i adore him .
A# Dm/A F7 Fm7 A#
Dm/Bm F7 Fm7 F

change to G# 2/4 :
but im so weak .
Cm C#
so much so that im afraid to walk alone down my street
D# G#
i know ill never be as brave as hector ormano!
Cm/D# C#

( same chords as before )
hector ormano is my favorite boxer
his smile is so white like elephant ivory
hes so handsome and all of his girlfriends
are tall and blonde with hourglass curves

( same chords as before )
but i don’t know many girls
and i certainly dont know any girls like that
even if i did i wouldn’t be as cool as hector ormano

change to C# 2/8 ( ? ) :
one summer day i was sitting on the bridge
C# A#m G# F# G#
looking at the water below
G#7 C#
when i hear some laughter and a familiar voice
C# G# A#m G# F# G#
coming from down the road .
G#7 C#
it was then that i saw and my heart nearly dropped
Cm/D# F#
i saw hector ormano with some friends
Cm/D# F#
and as they approached my mind went blank
G# F#
as i struggled to find the words
G#
i was dying to tell him
G#7 C#

ooh
A#m Fm F# G# – >7 C#

as hector walked by he picked up a stick
C# G# A#m G# F# G#
and threw it at my head
G#7 C#
his friends went quiet and hector said to me
C# G# A#m G# F# G#
what are you looking at wimp?
G#7 C#
hhhhheeeeccctttttoooorrrr!!!!!!
C#
back to A# 4/4 :
hector ormanos my favorite boxer
Gm F D#m Adim
even thought he was mean to me .
A# Dm/A F7 Fm7 A#
Dm/Bm F7 Fm7 F
my father thinks im a meaningless no one
Gm F D#m Adim
compared to the perfect hector ormano
A# Dm/A F7 Fm7 A#
Dm/Bm F7 Fm7 F
hum
A# Dm/Bm F7 Fm7 F
( fin )

if you have any comments , questions , or if you want to rave about how awesome of
montreal is , email me at phriendlybeast@hotmail . com