🎹 Piano Web App
Initializing...
Learn "The Boxer" by Simon & Garfunkel on Piano
Master "The Boxer" by Simon & Garfunkel with our interactive piano player. This medium-level Rock arrangement is in the key of C at 180 BPM, making it a great challenge for intermediate piano players.
Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement at 180 BPM.
Lyrics
(C)I am just a poor boy.
Though my sto ry’s sel dom (Am)told, I have (G)squan dered my re sis tance for a pock et ful of (C)mum bles, such are prom is es.
All lies and (Am)jest, still a (G)man hears what he (F)wants to hear, and dis re gards the (C)rest.
When I left my home and my fam i ly, I was no more than a (Am)boy in the (G)com pa ny of stran gers in the (Dm7)qui et of a (C)rail way sta tion run ning scared,
lay ing (Am)low, seek ing (G)out the poor er (F)quar ters where the rag ged peo ple (C)go, look ing (G)for the plac es (F)on ly (Em)they (Dm)would (C)know.
Lie la (Am)lie,
lie la (G)lie la lie la lie lie la (Am)lie
(G)lie la lie la la la la lie la la la (G)la (C)lie.
Ask ing on ly work man’s wag es I come look ing for a (Am)job, but I get no of fers,
just a (Dm7)come on from the (C)whores on Sev enth Av e nue.
I do de (Am)clare, there were times when (G)I was (F)so lone some I took some com fort (C)there.
Ooo la la la la la la.
Then I’m lay ing out my win ter clothes (G7)and (C)wish ing I was gone, go ing (G)home
where the (Dm7)New York (G7)Cit y win ters are (G)n’t (C)bleed ing me,
lead ing (Em)me,
go ing (G)home.
In the clear ing stands a box er, and a fight er by his (Am)trade, and he (G)car ries the re mind ers of (G7)ev ’ry glove that (C)laid him down or (G7)cut him till he cried out in his an ger and his shame, “I am (G)leav ing, I am (F)leav ing.” But the fight er (C)still re mains.
Lie la (Am)lie,
lie la (G)lie la lie la lie, lie la (Am)lie
(G)lie la lie la la la la lie la la la la (C)lie.
Lie la (Am)lie,
lie la (G)lie la lie la lie, lie la (Am)lie
(G)lie la lie la la la la lie la la la la (C)lie.
Lie la
Recommended For You
How to Play "The Boxer" on Piano
- 1Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
- 2Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
- 3Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
- 4Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
- 5Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.