BoxingBen Folds FiveChords

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

  Have DhappeneA7d lately wheDn F♯I Aug D

  A7 [C#b5/E] D E♭EFdim7

Take a good swing at all my dreams,

  I drF♯m7op 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

  [A♭dim/B]Em7 [Em7/B] A G A A7b13

Lost the fight from my eyes.

CHORUS

  DBoxing's beGmen good tD/F♯o meFdim7, Ho - ward.

  Em7Now I'A7m told, yoDm7u'reGm7 growing old.

  Em7 [Gm7/A] F♯m7 Bm7 Em

The whole time you knew:

  Acouple of years I'd be through.

  C#b5sus4 D F♯ [Aug/-] D

Has boxing been good to you?

  G7♭5 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

  WellFM7add13 sometimesDm/C I punch B♭m7myself Dm/Ghard as I can,

  Yelling, FM7add13"Nobody Dm/C cares," hB♭m7oping somDm/Geone will tell me

  HowE♭madd9 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.

  HasC#b5sus4 boxing been good?

  HasA boA - xAuging been good?

  Has boAxinAg Augbeen good?

  D Gm D/F♯Fdim7[GM7b5/-] [F(no3)/-] [A/-]

  D F♯ [Aug/-] D