The Boxer chords by
Jerry Douglas
Mumford & Sons
Paul Simon

2012•Folk•

Key: C major•

Intro 1

C

C

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Verse 1

C

C

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Well, I am just a poor boy

G

G

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Am

Am

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Though my story's seldom told

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G

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I have squandered my resistance

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F

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For a pocket full of mumbles

C

C

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Such are promises

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G

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Am

Am

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All lies and jest

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G

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F

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Still, the man hears what he wants to hear

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C

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And disregards the rest

Verse 2

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C

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When I left my home and my family

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Am

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I was no more than a boy

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In the company of strangers

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F

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In the quiet of the railway stations

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C

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running scared

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G

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Am

Am

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F

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Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters

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C

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Where the ragged people go

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F

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C

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Looking for the places only they would know

Chorus 1

Am

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Lie-la- lie, lie-la- lie-lie, la-lie-lie

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F

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G

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Lie-la- lie...

C

C

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Verse 3

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Asking only workman’s wages

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I come looking for a job

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But I get no offers

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Just a come-on from the whores

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C

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on Seventh Avenue

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Am

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G

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I do declare there were times

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when I was so lonesome

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C

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I took some comfort there

Verse 4

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C

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Then I’m laying out my winter clothes

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Em

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Am

Am

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And wishing I was gone

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Going home

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Where the New York City winters

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C

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aren’t bleeding me

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G

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Am

Am

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Leading me

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Going home

Interlude 1

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C

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Em

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La, la, la la la...

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C

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Em

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Solo 1

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Am

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F

F

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C

C

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Em

Em

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Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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C

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F

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C

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Verse 5

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In the clearing stands a boxer

G

G

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Am

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And a fighter by his trade

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And he carries the remainders

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Of every glove that laid him down

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And cut him 'til he cried out

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Am

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In his anger and his shame

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F

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“I am leaving, I am leaving”

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C

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But the fighter still remains

Chorus 2

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Am

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Lie-la- lie...

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F

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Lie-la- lie...

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F

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Am

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Lie-la- lie...

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F

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Outro 1

C

C

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Am

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C

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Am

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C

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

C
G
Am
F
Em

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Boxer by Jerry Douglas, Mumford & Sons, Paul Simon is C major.

The primary chords used in The Boxer are C, G, Am, F, F/E, G/B.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, Am, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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