Boxer chords by The Gaslight Anthem

Intro:

N.C.
Got your pride and your prose
N.C.
Tucked just like a Tommy gun
N.C.
Somewhere in the smoke
                  C
Just in case you need it

Interlude:

C Am F G

Verse:

                     C
I know you got your pride and your prose
                               Am
Tucked just like a Tommy gun, somewhere in the smoke
                                  F
just in case you need it, son. I heard it's been a ride
                            G
rougher than the last one, what'd you used to say?
G
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
And I have heard
                           G
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 someday end
               F
You found the bandages inside the pen
         G
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

Interlude:

C Am F G

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 c-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
And I have heard
                          G
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 someday end
               F
You found the bandages inside the pen
         G
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

Bridge:

                  Am
And you can wait all night long
          C
Until it all goes wrong
         G
And you waste away your soul
             F                     G
And you can wait, wait, wait, wait

Chorus:

                 C
You took it all gracefully on the chin
                  Am
Knowing that the beatings had to someday end
               F
You found the bandages inside the pen
         G
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                              Am
Remember when I knew a boxer, baby
   G                               C