My Favorite Boxer

i saw another tab of this song and i spent 2 hours listening to the song and i noticed the author got it parts of it incorrect thanks for trying though , patrick . following these chords should help you sound just like the band . i think kevin barnes is about as good a songwriter as you can be , by the way! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "my favorite boxer" - written by kevin barnes - performed by of montreal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - in the beginning the guitar plays higher in the neck besides the barred chords in the rest of the song . - the G minor F D#m to ao B Dm/A F7 F - 7 Dm/A# D#/G Cm/D# * E - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 8 - 10 - 8 - - - 8 - - - - - - - 5 - - - - 8 - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - 11 - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - - - - 7 - - - 6 - - - 6 - - - 10 - - - 8 - - - - 8 - - - - 8 - - - - - - 6 - | G - 12 - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - - - - 8 - - - 7 - - - 7 - - - - 8 - - - 8 - - - - 7 - - - - 8 - - - - - - 5 - | D - 12 - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - 8 - - - 7 - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - 8 - - - - 8 - - - - - - 5 - | A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - 8 - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - 4 - | * comes later in the song . i put it up here to save space . here are the lyrics with chords . the A# to Dm/a is the only part that i Am not totally convinced is correct , but i couldn’t interpret that spot easily . - - - - - - - - - - chords - - - - - - - - - - - - hector ormanos my favorite boxer Gm F D#m Adim he goes smasho and every one cheers A# Dm/A F7 Fm7 A# Dm/Bm F7 Fm7 F he turns big men to whimpering cowards Gm F D#m Adim hes so strong and how i adore him . A# Dm/A F7 Fm7 A# Dm/Bm F7 Fm7 F change to G# 2/4 : but im so weak . Cm C# so much so that im afraid to walk alone down my street D# G# i know ill never be as brave as hector ormano! Cm/D# C# ( same chords as before ) hector ormano is my favorite boxer his smile is so white like elephant ivory hes so handsome and all of his girlfriends are tall and blonde with hourglass curves ( same chords as before ) but i don’t know many girls and i certainly dont know any girls like that even if i did i wouldn’t be as cool as hector ormano change to C# 2/8 ( ? ) : one summer day i was sitting on the Bridge C# A#m G# F# G# looking at the water below G#7 C# when i hear some laughter and a familiar voice C# G# A#m G# F# G# coming from down the road . G#7 C# it was then that i saw and my heart nearly dropped Cm/D# F# i saw hector ormano with some friends Cm/D# F# and as they approached my mind went blank G# F# as i struggled to find the words G# i was dying to tell him G#7 C# ooh A#m Fm F# G# - >7 C# as hector walked by he picked up a stick C# G# A#m G# F# G# and threw it at my head G#7 C# his friends went quiet and hector said to me C# G# A#m G# F# G# what are you looking at wimp? G#7 C# hhhhheeeeccctttttoooorrrr!!!!!! C# back to A# 4/4 : hector ormanos my favorite boxer Gm F D#m Adim even thought he was mean to me . A# Dm/A F7 Fm7 A# Dm/Bm F7 Fm7 F my father thinks im a meaningless no one Gm F D#m Adim compared to the perfect hector ormano A# Dm/A F7 Fm7 A# Dm/Bm F7 Fm7 F hum A# Dm/Bm F7 Fm7 F ( fin ) if you have any comments , questions , or if you want to rave about how awesome of montreal is , email me at phriendlybeast@hotmail . com