Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Boxer" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
B F#/A# G#m I am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told F# I have squandered my resistance F#7 F#6 B For a pocketful of mumbles such are promises F#/A# G#m F# E All lies and jest still a man hears what he wants to hear B F# E F# B And disregards the rest When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy In the company of strangers In the quiet of the railway station Runnin' scared, laying low Seeking out the poorer quarters, where the ragged people go Looking for the places only they would know G#m Lie-la-lie D#m Lie-la-la-la-la lie-la-lie G#m Lie la lie F# B Lie-la la la la la lie la la la la lie Asking only workman's wages I come lookin' 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 I took some comfort there, la la la la la la la Now the years are rolling by me They are rockin' evenly I am older than I once was And younger than I'll be; that's not unusual Nor is it strange After changes upon changes We are more or less the same After changes we are more or less the same Chorus: Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie And I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone Goin' home Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me Leading me Going home 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: Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie I love you You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  D#m  E  F#  F#6  F#7  G#m  B  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Boxer" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Boxer" by Simon & Garfunkel.