The Pugilist At 59 chords by Tom Russell

Tuning: Standard tuning

Difficulty: novice

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

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Chords in this song:
      G     Cadd9   F    C    Am   D   Bm   D/A
e|----3-----3-------1----0----0----2---2----2--------------------------------|
B|----3-----3-------1----1----1----3---3----3--------------------------------|
G|----0-----0-------2----0----2----2---4----2--------------------------------|
D|----0-----2-------3----2----2----0---4----0--------------------------------|
A|----2-----3-------3----3----0----X---2----0--------------------------------|
E|----3-----X-------1----X----X----X---X----X--------------------------------|

G
Rolled out of bed, threw some water on my face
G
Twenty-five sit-ups and I run in place
          Cadd9                       G
I put the coffee on but the pot ain't clean
      F                        C              G
Yeah, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine

G
A handful of vitamins, drop them on the floor
G
My ex-girlfriends' are laughin' from the icebox door
            Cadd9                                  G
I put their photos up there, yeah, we talk all the time
         F                           C             G
But they ain't talkin' back now, the pugilist is 59

G
Cold chicken salad, a glass of iced tea
G
Phone bills, gas bills, electricity
        Cadd9                                            G
And the mortgage and the junk mail, one old Father's Day card
         F                        C         G
Yeah, go sweat it out, kid, it's 108 in the yard

G
Water the lawn, trim them old trees
G
Pray that your gut don't fall down to your knees
           Cadd9                                                   G
And Archie Moore whispers in your ear: Get up, kid, you're in your prime
             F                               C             G
Now, now the champ's on the ropes, Arch, the pugilist is 59

Am
And the rock and the roll
Am                               G
And the fight for your soul goes on and on
    Am
You put on the gloves
              C
You're always ready for love
          D             C           Bm    D/A
Pray your passion ain't used up and gone, yeah

    G
The harder we love, the harder we fall
G
It's cauliflower hearts and old medicine balls
    Cadd9                                     G
And back street affairs in all the water tank towns
                F                          C                       G
Well, there's a mighty thin line between a heavyweight champ and a used up old clown

G
But this is Hollywood, kid, fear strikes out
G
Miracles turn around one-sided bouts
            Cadd9                                              G
Get off the floor, kid, the sweet science of them old romantic lines
         F                             C             G
Hey, the champs comin' back, boys, the pugilist is 59

Am
And the rock and the roll
Am                               G
And the fight for your soul goes on and on
    Am
You put on the gloves
              C
You're always ready for love
          D             C           Bm    D/A
Pray your passion ain't used up and gone, yeah

G
Roll out of bed, water on your face
G
Twenty-five sit-ups - run in place
            Cadd9                       G
You put the coffee on but the pot ain't clean
        F                        C              G
I said, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine
      F                        C              G
Yeah, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine
        F                        C              G
I said, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine