boxer ( acoustic )
as played live by brian fallon on kexp

chord placement is approximate . . . play through it a couple times and you’ll get it .

tuning : full step down

intro : C Am F G

C
i know you got your pride and your prose tucked just like a tommy gun
Am
somewhere in the smoke just in case you needed some
F
i heard it’s been a ride , rougher than the last one
G
once you used to say , oh , the harder they come
C
but he , he swears he’s praying for a good time
Am
and he , he said he just doesn’t miss her
F G
and i have heard you never really lose it , do ya? do ya?

C
you took it all gracefully on the chin
Am
knowing that the beatings had to some day end
F G
you found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio
C
but there was something heavy holding you down
Am
and there were whispers that were driving you crazy
F
and now you haunt the heart of this town
G
remember when i knew a boxer , baby

C
and your tattooed knuckles , oh how they grind down
Am
try to be a man , tough just like your father
F
try to settle down , more like calm down
G
remember them songs and the reasons we were singing for
C
but he said , he just doesn’t miss her
Am
and he , he says it’s somewhere in his framework
F G
and i have heard you never really lose it , do ya? do ya?

C
you took it all gracefully on the chin
Am
knowing that the beatings had to some day end
F G
you found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio
C
but there was something heavy holding you down
Am
and there were reasons that were driving you crazy
F
until you haunt the heart of this town
G
remember when i knew a boxer

Am C
and you can wait all night long , until it all goes wrong
G
and you waste away your soul
F G
and you can wait wait wait

C
you took it all gracefully on the chin
Am
knowing that the beatings had to some day end
F G
you found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio
C
but there was something heavy holding you down
Am
and there were whispers that were driving you crazy
F
until you haunt the heart of this town
G
remember when i knew a boxer , baby