The Boxer by: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
From the album: Have Another Ball (2008)
This song is in my Top 3 of MFatGG 7"-song list...
Original version by Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon.

INTRO (after hi-hat intro) (17)=single note /=slide up
G--------------------------------------------------+
D--------------------------------------------------+
A-5----5----5----/(17)(17)(17)(17)(17)(17)(17)(17)-+
E--------------------------------------------------+

VERSE *=play 16X #=play 26X
G------------------------------------------------------------------------->
D-----------------------------------------------------5555555555---------->
A-5*-----------------------5*------------------------------------55555555->
E-------99-77777777-5#-----------99-77777777-55555555--------------------->

VERSE
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
>------------------------------------------------------------5555555555---------->
>-------5#------------------------5*------------------------------------55555555->
>-5*-----------99-77777777-5#-----------99-77777777-55555555--------------------->

VERSE
>----------------------------+
>----------------------------+
>-------------------55555555-+
>-55555555-33333333----------+

CHORUS (after a little pause) *=play 16X
G----------------------+
D----------------------+
A-2*----------2*----0*-+
E-------2*-------------+

Then play INTRO.

VERSE2 *=play 16X #=play 26X
G------------------------------------------------------------------------->
D-----------------------------------------------------5555555555---------->
A-5*-----------------------5*------------------------------------55555555->
E-------99-77777777-5#-----------99-77777777-55555555--------------------->

VERSE2
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
>------------------------------------------------------------5555555555---------->
>-------5*------------------------5*------------------------------------55555555->
>-5*-----------99-77777777-5#-----------99-77777777-55555555--------------------->

VERSE2
>----------------------------+   
>----------------------------+
>-------------------55555555-+
>-55555555-33333333----------+

Then play CHORUS (no pause).

BRIDGE at 01:36 "When I´m laying out..." #=play 26X
G---------------------------------------------------------------+
D---------------------------------------------------------------+
A-5---------5---------------55555555-99999999-------------------+
E-------------9-7----5#-----------------------77777777-55555555-+

VERSE3 &=play 32X #=play 26X
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------->
D-------------------------------------------------------5555555555---------->
A-5&-------------------------5*------------------------------------55555555->
E---------99-77777777-5#-----------99-77777777-55555555--------------------->

VERSE3
>----------------------------+   
>----------------------------+
>-------------------55555555-+
>-55555555-33333333----------+

CHORUS2/OUTRO (after a little pause) "=play 12X
G----------------------------------------------+ F        ! (once again!)
D----------------------------------------------+  U      !
A-2"--------2"---0"---2"--------2"---0-------5-+   C    P
E------2"------------------2"------------3-----+    K  U

YEAH! That OUTRO is very cool!!!
Tabbed by: Eero Heinonen 17.5.2002.