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Boxers by Morrissey
Boxers
INTRO: A D A D
VERSE:
Bm E A D A
Losing in front of your home crowd
D Bm E A D A D
You wish the ground would open up and take you down
Bm E C#m F#m Bm E
Will time never pass? Will time never pass for us?
CHORUS:
A C#m D F
Your weary wife is walking away
A C#m D F
Your nephew is true he still thinks the world of you
F#m C#m D Dm A G D E
And I have to close my eyes
VERSE:
Bm E A D A
Losing in front of your home crowd
D Bm E A D A D
The crowd call your name; they love you just the same
Bm E C#m F#m Bm E
The sound, the smell and the spray...you will take them all away and they'll stay to the grave
CHORUS:
A C#m D F
Your weary wife is walking away
A C#m D F
Your nephew is true he still thinks the world of you
F#m C#m D Dm A G D E
And I have to close my eyes
MIDDLE:
G Bm G Bm E
VERSE:
Bm E A D
Losing in your home town
A D Bm E A D A D
Hell is the bell that will not ring again
Bm E C#m F#m Bm E
But you will return one day because of all the things that you see when your eyes close
CHORUS:
A C#m D F
Your weary wife is walking away
A C#m D F
Your nephew is true he still thinks the world of you
F#m C#m D Dm A G D E
And I have to close my eyes
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version 2
This is for the recorded version like
the Boxers chords page; it is in the key of A and starts with the A/D sequence.
For the live version, play everything two frets higher, or w/ a capo at 2nd fret (intro chords are B/E).
Intro
Play barre chords at the fifth fret for the intro. Listen to the recording for the rhythm.
A D
E|------5------------5--------5-----------5-----|
B|-5-5--5----5-5-5-5-5---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7-----|
G|-6-6--6----6-6-6-6-6---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7-----| play four times
D|-7-7--7----7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7-----|
A|-7-7--7----7-7-7-7-7---5-5--5---5-5-5-5-5-----|
E|---------------------~------------------------|
Verse (Get ready for a lot of hammer-on notes. I'm not 100% sure of this, but it sounds close enough.
Corrections are welcome.)
Bm E A D A D
E|-----------5--------------~5---4------------------------|
B|-------------7----------------7---7---------------------|
G|---4--6h7-------6h7---6h7--------------7h9--6-----------| Play twice
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Prechorus ("Will time never pass? Will time never pass for us?")
Bm E C#m F#m Bm E
E|------------5-------------5---4--------------------------------------5---------------5---4------|
B|--------------7-------------7--------9--10--9-7-9--10-9-7--------------7---------------7--------|
G|---4--6h7-------6h7---6h7--------9----9--------------9-9-----4--6h7-------6h7---6h7-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus ("Your weary wife is walking away" and "Your nephew...")
A C#m D F
E|-5-5-5--4-4-4--2-2-2---5-5-5-----|
B|-5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3-3---6-6-6-----|
G|-6-6-6--6-6-6--2-2-2---5-5-6-----| play twice
D|-7-7-7--6-6-6--4-4-4---7-7-7-----|
A|-7-7-7--4-4-4--------------------|
E|---------------------~-----------|
then ("And I have to close my eyes")
F#m C#m D Dm A G D E
E|--5-5-5--4-4-4---2-2-2--1-1-1---5-5-5--3-3-3--2-2-2--4-4-4------|
B|--7-7-7--5-5-5---3-3-3--3-3-3---5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5------|
G|--6-6-6--6-6-6---2-2-2--2-2-2---6-6-6--4-4-4--2-2-2--4-4-4------| The D chord is only played differently
D|--7-7-7--6-6-6---0-0-0--0-0-0---7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4--6-6-6------| here because its easier to slide up
A|--5-5-5--4-4-4---0-0-0--0-0-0---7-7-7--5-5-5--------------------| when its barred (when the "4" is
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| added).
Small Interlude
G / Bm / G / Bm / E
Losing in front of your home crowd
You wish the ground
Would open up and take you down
And will time never pass?
Will time never pass for us?
Your weary wife is walking away
Your nephew is true
Well, he thinks the world of you
And I have to close my eyes
Losing in front of your home town
The crowd call your name
They love you all the same
The sound, the smell, and the spray
You will take them all away
And they'll stay till the grave
Your weary wife is walking away
Your nephew, is true
Well, he thinks the world of you
And I have to close my eyes
Losing in your home town
Hell is the bell
That will not ring again
You will return one day
Because of all the things that you see
When your eyes close
Your weary wife, walking away
Your nephew, it's true
He still thinks the world of you
And I have to dry my eyes, oh
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