The Boxer chords by
Jerry Douglas
Mumford & Sons
Paul Simon 
Key: C major
Intro 1
C
C
C
C
Verse 1
G
Am
Though my story's seldom told
G
Am
All lies and jest
G
F
Still, the man hears what he wants to hear
C
C
And disregards the rest
Verse 2
G
Am
I was no more than a boy
G
Am
G
F
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
G
F
C
Looking for the places only they would know
Chorus 1
Am
G
Lie-la- lie, lie-la- lie-lie, la-lie-lie
Am
F
G
Lie-la- lie...
C
C
Verse 3
Em
Am
I come looking for a job
Em
Am
G
I do declare there were times
C
C
I took some comfort there
Verse 4
Em
Am
And wishing I was gone
G
Am
Leading me
Interlude 1
C
C
Em
Am
G
La, la, la la la...
C
C
Em
Am
G
F
C
Solo 1
C
C
G
Am
G
F
C
C
Em
Am
G
F
C
G
F
C
Verse 5
G
Am
And a fighter by his trade
Em
Am
In his anger and his shame
G
F
“I am leaving, I am leaving”
Chorus 2
Am
G
Lie-la- lie...
Am
F
G
Am
G
Lie-la- lie...
Am
F
G
Am
G
Lie-la- lie...
Am
F
G
Outro 1
C
C
G
Am
G
G
C
C
G
Am
G
F
C
G
F
C
G
F
C
G
F
C
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC G Am F Em
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