Boxing ukulele

Boxing

• D

D Gm D/F#Fdim7Em7 Em7/B
  GM7b5/- F(no3)/- A/-  
  D F# Aug/- D
  D F# Aug/- D
  
  VERSE 1
  D    C#b5/E   D  F# Aug  D     
  Howard,        the stran  - gest  things 
       D      A7          D F# Aug D     
  Have happened lately when I                           
  A7       C#b5/E   D  EbEFdim7  
  Take a good swing at all  my       dreams, 
      F#m7                
  I drop my  fists and they're back, laughing.
  
  VERSE 2
  Howard, my intention's become not to lose what I've won.
  Ambition has given way to desperation and I
  G#dim/BEm7          Em7/B A G A  A7b13
  Lost the fight from my eyes.
  
  CHORUS
  D          Gm       D/F#Fdim7  
  Boxing's been good to me, Ho  - ward.   
  Em7   A7        DM7 GM7
  Now I'm told, you're growing old.
  Em7              GM7/A F#m7    Bm7       Em
  The whole time you knew: 
   F#m7     Bm7       Em         Em7 
  Acouple of years I'd be    through.
     C#b5sus4            D F# Aug/- D
  Has boxing been good to you?
  
  G7b5 D/A Fdim7 Fdim7/D Em7 GM7b5/- F(no3)/- A/-  
  D F# Aug/- D
  D F# Aug/- D
       
  VERSE 3
  Howard, now I confess I'm scared and lonely and tired.
  They seem to think I'm made of clay.
  Another day, I'm not cut out for this.
  I just know want to say, I say,
  
  CHORUS
  "Boxing's been good to me, Howard.   
  Now I'm told, I'm growing old.
  The whole time you knew: 
  Acouple of years I'd be through.
  Has boxing been good to you?"
  
  D F# Aug/- D
  
  BRIDGE
      FM7add13  Dm/C     BbM7   Dm/G
  Well sometimes I punch myself hard as I can, 
           FM7add13Dm/C         BbM7     Dm/G
  Yelling, "Nobody     cares," hoping someone will tell me 
     EbM9         
  How wrong I am.   
  Em7Em E6(no 5) Em7(no5) A7 A7#5
  Noooooooo.
  
  CHORUS
  Boxing's been good to me, Howard.   
  Now I'm told, you're growing old.
  The whole time you knew: 
  Acouple of years I'd be through.
     C#b5sus4             
  Has boxing been good?
     A  A   Aug  
  Has bo - xing been good?
        A  A Aug
  Has boxing been good?
  
  D Gm D/F#Fdim7GM7b5/-  F(no3)/- A/-  
  D F# Aug/- D

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