The boxer

Simon en Garfunkel

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The Boxer


C                                             Am
I’m just a poor boy, though my story’s seldom told
       G                                                            C
I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles such are promises
             Am           G                 F                                C
All lies and jest still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest
           G                 C
Hmmm, Hmm, Hmmm, Hmmm, Hmmm, Hmmm

                                                        Am
When I left my home and my family, I was no more then a boy
       G                            G7                         C
In the company of strangers, in the quiet of a railway station running scared
       Am           G              F                                C
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters where the ragged people go
        G              F    Em   Dm    C
Looking for the places only they would know

Refrein
           Am              G                                     Am
Lie - la - lie, lie - la - lie - la - lie - la - lie, lie - la - lie
           G                     F                         C
Lie - la - lie - la - lie - la - lie - la - la - la - la - lie

                                                  Am
Asking only workman’s wages, I come looking for a job
             G              G7                                C
But I get no offers, just a come-on from the girls on Seventh Avenue
       Am                G                F                                C
I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome, I took some comfort there
                G                       C
Ooo - la - la - la - la - la - la - la

         C                           G7  C             Am          G
Then I’m laying out my winterclothes and wishing I was gone, going home
          Dm7      G7      C      G    C                       Am       G    C
Where the New York City winters aren’t bleeding me, leading me,   going home

       C                                             Am
In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade
       G                        G7                                C
And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down or cut him
Dm      G7    C                        Am
Till he cried out in his anger and his shame,
     G             F                                C     G  G7  C
I am leaving, I am leaving, but the fighter still remains

Refrein (repeat and fade out)

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van The boxer van Simon & Garfunkel op Gitaartabs. Dit popklassieke nummer is perfect voor wie net begint met gitaar en wil oefenen met fundamentele akkoordgrepen in een herkenbaar lied.

The boxer op beginner-niveau (1 van 10) is ideaal voor je eerste stappen. Je speelt voornamelijk met C, G, Am, G7, F en Dm — akkoorden die je snel zult herkennen. Het format biedt je de akkoorden die je nodig hebt om mee te spelen. Pak je gitaar en begin met meespelen.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord F
F is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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2
Practise the change: F ↔ Am
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.