Boxer (Acoustic) As played live by Brian Fallon on KEXP Chord placement is approximate...play through it a couple times and you'll get it. Tuning: Full Step Down Intro: C Am F G 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? 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 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? 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 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 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