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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
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The Boxer Chords And Strumming, Simon & Garfunkel - Version 1
Open Chords:
Open Am chord
Open Em chord
Open C chord
Open G chord
Open Fmaj7 chord (F∆7)
Open Am7 chord: x02010
Open C/G Chord: 3x2010
Open C/B Chord: x2x010
Open G7 chord: 32001
Open G6 chord: 32000
Open G/A chord: x00033
Open G/B chord: x20033
Strumming:
"Cash Bass":
|B D U B D U |
Tempo: 184bpm
Key: C (on the original recording the guitar is tuned down 1/2 a step to Eb)
Verse 1 -
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/B - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |G7 - - - |G6 - - - |
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/B - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |G6 - - - |G7 - G6 - |
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/G - |
(C)I am just a (C)poor boy
Though my (C½)story's (C/B½)seldom (Am)told
I have (G)squandered my re(G)sistance
For a (G7)pocketful of (G6)mumbles
Such are (C)promises (C)
(C½) All (C/B½)lies and (Am)jest
Still, a (G)man hears what he (F∆7)wants to hear
And (F∆7)disregards the (C)rest (G) (G6) (G7½)(G6½) (C) (C) (C) (C)
Verse 2 -
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/B - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |G7 - - - |G6 - - - |
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/B - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - |C - (rest)|
When I (C)left my home and my (C)family
I was (C½)no more (C/B½)than a (Am)boy
In the (G)company of (G)strangers
In the (G7)quiet of the (G6)railway station
(C)Running scared (C) (C½)
(C/B½)Laying (Am)low, seeking (G)out the poorer (F∆7)quarters
Where the (F∆7)ragged people (C)go
Looking (G)for the places (F∆7)only they would (C)know (C)
Chorus -
|Am - - - |Am - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |G - G/A - |G/B - G - |
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/G - |
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Verse 3 -
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/B - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |G7 - - - |G6 - - - |
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/B - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |G6 - - - |G7 - G6 - |
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |
Asking (C)only workman's (C)wages
I come (C½)looking (C/B½)for a (Am)job
But I get no (G)offers (G)
Just a (G7)come-on from the (G6)whores on Seventh (C)Avenue (C) (C½)
I (C/B½)do (Am)declare, there were (G)times when I was (F∆7)so lonesome
I (F∆7)took some comfort (C)there (G) (G6) (G7½)(G6½) (C) (C)
Verse 4 (Instrumental) -
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/B - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/B - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - C/B Am7|
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - |C - (rest)|
Chorus -
|Am - - - |Am - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |G - G/A - |G/B - G - |
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/G - |
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Verse 5 -
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/B - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |G7 - - - |G6 - - - |
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |G6 - - - |G7 - G6 - |
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/G - |
Then I'm (C)laying out my (C)winter clothes
And (C½)wishing (C/B½)I was (Am)gone
Going (G)home (G)
Where the (G7)New York City (G6)winters aren't (C)bleeding me (C)
(Em) Leading (Em)me (Am) (Am)
Going (G)home (G6) (G7½)(G6½) (C) (C) (C) (C)
Verse 6 -
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/B - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |G7 - - - |G6 - - - |
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/B - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - C/B Am7|
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - |C - (rest)|
In the (C)clearing stands a (C)boxer
And a (C½)fighter (C/B½)by his (Am)trade
And he (G)carries the re(G)minders
Of (G7)every glove that (G6)laid him down
Or (C)cut him till he (C)cried out
In his (C½)anger (C/B½)and his (Am)shame
"I am (G)leaving, I am (F∆7)leaving"
But the (F∆7)fighter still (C½)remains (C/B¼) (Am7¼) (G) (F∆7) (C) (C)
Final Chorus -
||Am - - - |Am - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 4
|Am - - - |Am - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |G - G/A - |G/B - G - |
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/B - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - C/G - |C - C/G - |C - C/B - |Am - - - |
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - C/B Am7|
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - C/G - |C C/G C - |
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Final Chord Strum: C
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The Boxer Chords And Fingerpicking, Simon & Garfunkel - Full
Open Chords:
Open Am chord
Open Em chord
Open C chord
Open G chord
Open Fmaj7 chord (F∆7)
Open Am7 chord: x02010
Open C/G Chord: 3x2010
Open C/B Chord: x2x010
Open G7 chord: 32001
Open G6 chord: 32000
Open G/A chord: x00033
Open G/B chord: x20033
Tempo: 184bpm
Key: C (on the original recording the guitar is tuned down 1/2 a step to Eb)
Verse 1 -
(C)I am just a (C)poor boy
Though my (C½)story's (C/B½)seldom (Am)told
I have (G)squandered my re(G)sistance
For a (G7)pocketful of (G6)mumbles
Such are (C)promises (C)
(C½) All (C/B½)lies and (Am)jest
Still, a (G)man hears what he (F∆7)wants to hear
And (F∆7)disregards the (C)rest (G) (G6) (G7½)(G6½) (C) (C) (C) (C)
Verse 2 -
When I (C)left my home and my (C)family
I was (C½)no more (C/B½)than a (Am)boy
In the (G)company of (G)strangers
In the (G7)quiet of the (G6)railway station
(C)Running scared (C) (C½)
(C/B½)Laying (Am)low, seeking (G)out the poorer (F∆7)quarters
Where the (F∆7)ragged people (C)go
Looking (G)for the places (F∆7)only they would (C)know (C)
Chorus -
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Verse 3 -
Asking (C)only workman's (C)wages
I come (C½)looking (C/B½)for a (Am)job
But I get no (G)offers (G)
Just a (G7)come-on from the (G6)whores on Seventh (C)Avenue (C) (C½)
I (C/B½)do (Am)declare, there were (G)times when I was (F∆7)so lonesome
I (F∆7)took some comfort (C)there (G) (G6) (G7½)(G6½) (C) (C)
Verse 4 (Instrumental) -
Chorus -
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Verse 5 -
Then I'm (C)laying out my (C)winter clothes
And (C½)wishing (C/B½)I was (Am)gone
Going (G)home (G)
Where the (G7)New York City (G6)winters aren't (C)bleeding me (C)
(Em) Leading (Em)me (Am) (Am)
Going (G)home (G6) (G7½)(G6½) (C) (C) (C) (C)
Verse 6 -
In the (C)clearing stands a (C)boxer
And a (C½)fighter (C/B½)by his (Am)trade
And he (G)carries the re(G)minders
Of (G7)every glove that (G6)laid him down
Or (C)cut him till he (C)cried out
In his (C½)anger (C/B½)and his (Am)shame
"I am (G)leaving, I am (F∆7)leaving"
But the (F∆7)fighter still (C½)remains (C/B¼) (Am7¼) (G) (F∆7) (C) (C)
Final Chorus -
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Final Chord Strum: C
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