Shadowboxer — Fiona Apple
Chords and lyrics for Shadowboxer by Fiona Apple (key of Dm).
Verse 1
[Dm]Once my [Dm7]lover, now my [G7][G]friend[G7]
[Dm]What a [Dm7]cruel thing to [G7][G]pretend[G7]
[Dm]What a [Am]cunning way to [G]condescend
[Dm]Once my [Dm7]lover, and now my [G7][G]friend[G7]
Verse 2
[Dm]Oh, you [Dm7]creep up like the [G7][G]clouds[G7]
[Dm]And you [Dm7]set my [G7]soul at [G]ease[G7]
[Dm]Then you [Am]let your love [G]abound
[Dm]And you [Dm7]bring me to my [G7][G]knees[G7]
Pre-Chorus
[Em]Oh, [Dm]it's [Am]evil babe
[Em]The way you [Dm]let your grace [Am]enrapture me
[Em]When well you [Dm]know I'd [Am]be insane
[Em]To ever [Dm]let [F]that [Em]dirty game [D7]recapture me
Chorus 1
You made me a [C][F]shadowboxer, [Em]baby
I [Bb]wanna be ready for [C]what you [F][Em]do[Bb]
Well [C]I've been [F]swinging [Em]around me
'Cause [Bb]I don't know when you're [C]gonna make [F]your [Em]move[Bb]
Verse 3
[Dm]Oh, your [Dm7]gaze is [G7][G]dangerous[G7]
[Dm]And you [Dm7]fill your[G7] space [G]so[G7] sweet
[Dm]If I [Am]let you get [G]too close
[Dm]You'll set your[Dm7] spell [G7]on [G]me[G7]
Verse 4
[Dm]So darlin' I [Dm7]just [G7]wanna [G]say[G7]
[Dm]Just in [Dm7]case I [G7]don't come [G][G7]through
[Dm]I was [Am]onto [G]every play
[Dm]... I [Dm7]just wanted[G7] [G]you[G7]
Pre-Chorus
[Em]Oh, it's [Dm]so evil, [Am]my love
[Em]The way you've [Dm]no reverence to [Am]my concern
[Em]So I'll be [Dm]sure to stay [Am]wary of you, love
[Em]To save the [Dm]pain[F] of once my [Em]flame and [D7]twice my burn
Chorus 2
So I'm a [C][F]shadowboxer, [Em]baby
I [Bb]wanna be ready for [C]what you [F][Em]do[Bb]
And I've been [C][F]swinging [Em]around at nothing
I [Bb]don't know when you're gonna [C]make your [F][Em]move[Bb]
Chorus 1
You made me a[C] [F]shadowboxer, [Em]baby
I [Bb]wanna be ready for [C]what you [F][Em]do[Bb]
And [C]I've been [F]swinging [Em]around me
'Cause I [Bb]don't know when you're gonna [C]make your [F][Em]move[Bb]
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