The Gaslight Anthem – Boxer (Guitar)

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As played live by Brian Fallon on KEXP Chord placement is approximate...play through it a couple times and you'll get it. Intro: C Am F G [Verse]
C                                                                 
I know you got your pride and your prose tucked just like a tommy gun

Am
Somewhere in the smoke just in case you needed some

F
I heard it's been a ride, rougher than the last one

G
Once you used to say, oh, the harder they come

C
But he, he swears he's praying for a good time

Am
And he, he said he just doesn't miss her

F                                           G
And I have heard you never really lose it, do ya? do ya?
[Chorus]
C
You took it all gracefully on the chin

Am
Knowing that the beatings had to some day end

F                                               G
You found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio

C
But there was something heavy holding you down

Am
And there were whispers that were driving you crazy

F
And now you haunt the heart of this town

G
Remember when I knew a boxer, baby
[Verse]
C
And your tattooed knuckles, oh how they grind down

Am
Try to be a man, tough just like your father

F
Try to settle down, more like calm down

G
Remember them songs and the reasons we were singing for

C
But he said, he just doesn't miss her

Am
And he, he says it's somewhere in his framework

F                                            G
And I have heard you never really lose it, do ya? do ya?
[Chorus]
C
You took it all gracefully on the chin

Am
Knowing that the beatings had to some day end

F                                                G
You found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio

C
But there was something heavy holding you down

Am
And there were reasons that were driving you crazy

F
Until you haunt the heart of this town

G
Remember when I knew a boxer
[Bridge]
         Am                              C
And you can wait all night long, until it all goes wrong

           G
And you waste away your soul

            F              G
And you can wait wait wait
[Chorus]
                        C
You took it all gracefully on the chin

Am
Knowing that the beatings had to some day end

F                                              G
You found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio

C
But there was something heavy holding you down

Am
And there were whispers that were driving you crazy

F
Until you haunt the heart of this town

G
Remember when I knew a boxer, baby