The Pugilist At 59 chords by Tom Russell

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard tuning


Artist: Tom Russell
Song: The Pugilist at 59
Tuning: Standard

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Chords in this song:
   G+G   Cadd9Cadd9  FF  C majorC  A minorAm  D MajorD  B minorBm  D/AD/A
e|----3-----3-------1----0----0----2---2----2--------------------------------|
BB|----3-----3-------1----1----1----3---3----3--------------------------------|
G+G|----0-----0-------2----0----2----2---4----2--------------------------------|
D MajorD|----0-----2-------3----2----2----0---4----0--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----2-----3-------3----3----0----X---2----0--------------------------------|
E MajorE|----3-----X-------1----X----X----X---X----X--------------------------------|

G+G
Rolled out of bed, threw some water on my face
G+G
Twenty-five sit-ups and I run in place
     Cadd9Cadd9            G+G
I put the coffee on but the pot ain't clean
   FF            C majorC       G+G
Yeah, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine

G+G
A augmentedA handful of vitamins, drop them on the floor
G+G
My ex-girlfriends' are laughin' from the icebox door
      Cadd9Cadd9                 G+G
I put their photos up there, yeah, we talk all the time
     FF              C majorC       G+G
But they ain't talkin' back now, the pugilist is 59

G+G
Cold chicken salad, a glass of iced tea
G+G
Phone bills, gas bills, electricity
    Cadd9Cadd9                      G+G
And the mortgage and the junk mail, one old Father's Day card
     FF            C majorC     G+G
Yeah, go sweat it out, kid, it's 108 in the yard

G+G
Water the lawn, trim them old trees
G+G
Pray that your gut don't fall down to your knees
      Cadd9Cadd9                          G+G
And Archie Moore whispers in your ear: Get up, kid, you're in your prime
       FF                C majorC       G+G
Now, now the champ's on the ropes, Arch, the pugilist is 59

A minorAm
And the rock and the roll
A minorAm                G+G
And the fight for your soul goes on and on
  A minorAm
You put on the gloves
       C majorC
You're always ready for love
     D MajorD       C majorC      B minorBm  D/AD/A
Pray your passion ain't used up and gone, yeah

  G+G
The harder we love, the harder we fall
G+G
It's cauliflower hearts and old medicine balls
  Cadd9Cadd9                   G+G
And back street affairs in all the water tank towns
        FF             C majorC            G+G
Well, there's a mighty thin line between a heavyweight champ and a used up old clown

G+G
But this is Hollywood, kid, fear strikes out
G+G
Miracles turn around one-sided bouts
      Cadd9Cadd9                       G+G
Get off the floor, kid, the sweet science of them old romantic lines
     FF               C majorC       G+G
Hey, the champs comin' back, boys, the pugilist is 59

A minorAm
And the rock and the roll
A minorAm                G+G
And the fight for your soul goes on and on
  A minorAm
You put on the gloves
       C majorC
You're always ready for love
     D MajorD       C majorC      B minorBm  D/AD/A
Pray your passion ain't used up and gone, yeah

G+G
Roll out of bed, water on your face
G+G
Twenty-five sit-ups - run in place
      Cadd9Cadd9            G+G
You put the coffee on but the pot ain't clean
    FF            C majorC       G+G
I said, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine
   FF            C majorC       G+G
Yeah, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine
    FF            C majorC       G+G
I said, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine

The Pugilist At 59 chords

"The pugilist at 59" is a song from US singer/song-writer Tom Russell's 2006 album "Love & Fear".

The "Love & Fear" album is a collection of songs inspired by Tom Russell's relationships to women.