The boxer
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Eenvoudige synth-weergave — toonhoogtes exact, ritme bij benadering
The Boxer (Play this measure 4 times total for intro) E: |------------------------------------| B: |-----1-----------------1------------| G: |-------------0-----------------0----| D: |---------2----------------2---------| A: |-3----------------------------------| E: |------------------3-----------------| VERSE 1 C Am I am just a poor boy, though my story`s seldom told G F C I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises Am G F G All lies and jest, still a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest VERSE 2 C Am When I left my home and my family, I was no more than a boy G F C in the company of strangers, in the quiet of a railway station, running scared Am G F laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters C G F G C Where the ragged people go, looking for the places only they would know. CHORUS C Am G Am Lie la lie, lie la lie lie lie la lie, lie la lie, F G C lie la lie la la la lie la la la la lie! --------- VERSE 3 Asking only workman`s wages, I come looking for a job But I get no offers, just a come-on from the whores on 7th Avenue I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome G F G C I took some comfort there, ooh la la, la la la la la la la la. CHORUS VERSE 4 Then I`m laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone Going home, where the New York City winters aren`t bleeding me End of 4th verse C Em Am G G7 C Leading me----------------- going home------------ VERSE 5 In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down Or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame: "I am leaving, I am leaving, " but the fighter still remains.... CHORUS
Zo speel je dit nummer
Leer de akkoorden van The boxer van Paul Simon op Gitaartabs. Dit populaire nummertje uit 2012 is een mooi startpunt voor gitaristen die net beginnen. Met zijn toegankelijke pop-sound en eenvoudige akkoordenstructuur kun je snel meespelen en jezelf vertrouwen geven.
The boxer staat op beginner-niveau en je speelt het uit een tab-notatie. Je werkt met de akkoorden G, C, Am en F — allemaal standaardgrepen die je snel onder de vingers krijgt. Pak je gitaar en speel deze klassieker vandaag nog mee.
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.
Open - 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.
Open - 3
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.
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