[D] [Gm] [D/F#][Fdim7][Em7] [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] [Eb][E][Fdim7] 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 [Abdim/B][Em7] [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] [A]couple 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: [A]couple 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, [FM7add13][Dm/C] [Bbm7] [Dm/G] Yelling, "Nobody cares," hoping someone will tell me [Ebm9] How wrong I am. [Em7][Em] [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: [A]couple 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#][Fdim7][GM7b5/-] [F(no3)/-] [A/-] [D] [F#] [Aug/-] [D]