Tabs
Morrissey - Boxers tab
Thanks to whoever wrote the Boxers chord page, very helpful for this. This is for the recorded version like
the Boxers chords page; it is in the key of A augmentedA 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 augmentedA D MajorD
E MajorE|------5------------5--------5-----------5-----|
BB|-5-5--5----5-5-5-5-5---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7-----|
G+G|-6-6--6----6-6-6-6-6---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7-----| play four times
D MajorD|-7-7--7----7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7-----|
A augmentedA|-7-7--7----7-7-7-7-7---5-5--5---5-5-5-5-5-----|
E MajorE|---------------------~------------------------|
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.)
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
E MajorE|-----------5--------------~5---4------------------------|
BB|-------------7----------------7---7---------------------|
G+G|---4--6h7-------6h7---6h7--------------7h9--6-----------| Play twice
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|
Prechorus ("Will time never pass? Will time never pass for us?")
B minorBm E MajorE C# minorC#m F# minorF#m B minorBm E MajorE
E|------------5-------------5---4--------------------------------------5---------------5---4------|
BB|--------------7-------------7--------9--10--9-7-9--10-9-7--------------7---------------7--------|
G+G|---4--6h7-------6h7---6h7--------9----9--------------9-9-----4--6h7-------6h7---6h7-------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus ("Your weary wife is walking away" and "Your nephew...")
A augmentedA C# minorC#m D MajorD FF
E MajorE|-5-5-5--4-4-4--2-2-2---5-5-5-----|
BB|-5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3-3---6-6-6-----|
G+G|-6-6-6--6-6-6--2-2-2---5-5-6-----| play twice
D MajorD|-7-7-7--6-6-6--4-4-4---7-7-7-----|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7--4-4-4--------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------~-----------|
then ("And I have to close my eyes")
F# minorF#m C# minorC#m D MajorD DmDm A augmentedA G+G D MajorD E MajorE
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------|
BB|--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+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 MajorD chord is only played differently
D MajorD|--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 augmentedA|--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 MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------| added).
Small Interlude
G+G / B minorBm / G+G / B minorBm / E MajorE