boom boom mancini
by warren zevon

a slightly simplified version of a great tune , arranged for acoustic . . .

chorus :

G5 Em G5 Em
hurry home early – hurry on home
C G D Em
boom boom mancini’s fighting bobby chacon
G5 Em G5 Em
hurry home early – hurry on home
C G D Em
boom boom mancini’s fighting bobby chacon

G5 Em G5 Em
from youngstown , ohio , ray “boom boom” mancini
G D Dsus D Em
a lightweight contender , like father like son
G5 Em G5 Em
he fought for the title with frias in vegas
G D Dsus D Em
and he put him away in round number one

( chorus )

G5 Em G5 Em
when alexis arguello gave boom boom a beating
G D Dsus D Em
seven weeks later he was back in the ring
G5 Em G5 Em
some have the speed and the right combinations
G D Dsus D Em
if you can’t take the punches it don’t mean a thing

( chorus )

bridge :

G
when they asked him who was responsible
D
for the death of du koo kim
C
he said , “someone should have stopped the fight ,
A Dsus Em
and told me it was him . ”
G5 Em G5 Em
they made hypocrite judgments after the fact
G D Dsus D Em
but the name of the game is be hit and hit back

( chorus )