SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - THE BOXER (1969) [CT #4] [INTRO] G G Em I am just a poor boy, though my story is seldom told. D I have squandered my resistance, D7 D G For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises. Em All lies and jest; D C Still, a man hears what he wants G D D7 G to hear and disregards the rest. G Em When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy, D In the company of strangers, D7 D G In the quiet of the railway station, runnin' scared. Em D C Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters, G Where the ragged people go. D C D G Lookin' for the places, only they would know. Em Lie-la-lie Bm Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie Em Lie la lie D G Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie G Em Asking only workman's wages I come lookin' for a job, D But I get no offers, D7 D G Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue. Em D C I do declare there were times when I was so lonesome, G D D7 G I took some comfort there. [INSTRUMENTAL] G Em D G Em D C D G Em Lie-la-lie Bm Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie Em Lie la lie D G Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie G And I'm laying out my winter clothes, Em D and wishing I was gone, goin home D7 D G Where the New York City winters aren't bleedin me, Bm Em D D7 G leadin me goin home. G Em In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade, D D7 And he carries the reminders, of every glove D that laid him down, G Em Or cut him 'til he cried out in his anger and his shame, D C "I am leaving, I am leaving." G D D7 G But the fighter still remains [OUTRO] Em Bm Em D Lie la lie la lie la lie ecc ecc (x10) G