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 Ebm to Ao B Dm/A F7 F-7 Dm/Bb Eb/G Cm/Eb
comes later in the song. I put it up here to save space.
Here are the lyrics with chords. The Bb to Dm/A is the only part that I am not totally
convinced is correct, but I couldn't interpret that spot easily.
Hector Ormanos my favorite boxer
[Gm]He goes s[F]masho and Ev[Ebm]ery one [Adim]cheers
[Bb] [Dm/A] [F7] [Fm7] [Bb]
[Dm/Bm]He tur[F7]ns [Fm7]big [F]men to whimpering cowards
Hes [Gm]so strong [F]and how [Ebm]I adore him[Adim].
[Bb] [Dm/A] [F7] [Fm7] [Bb]
[Dm/Bm] [F7] [Fm7] [F]
Change to Ab 2/4:
But Im so weak.
[Cm]So much so [Db]that Im afraid to walk alone down my street
[Eb]I know Ill never be as brave as Hector Ormano![Ab]
[Cm/Eb] [Db]
(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 Db 2/8(?):
One summer day I was sitting on the bridge
[Db]Looki[Bbm]ng at the[Ab] water be[Gb]low[Ab]
[Ab7]When I hear some laugh[Db]ter and a familiar voice
Coming from [Db]down th[Ab]e ro[Bbm]ad.[Ab][Gb][Ab]
[Ab7]It was then that I saw and[Db] my heart nearly dropped
I sa[Cm/Eb]w Hector Ormano with some fr[Gb]iends
And as [Cm/Eb]they approached my mind wen[Gb]t blank
As I[Ab] struggled to [Gb]find the words
I was dying [Ab]to tell him
[Ab7] [Db]
Ooh
Bbm Fm Gb Ab->7 Db
As Hector walked by he picked up a stick
And t[Db]hrew it a[Ab]t my h[Bbm]ead[Ab][Gb][Ab]
[Ab7]His friends went quiet [Db]and Hector said to me
Wha[Db]t are you l[Ab]ooking [Bbm]at wimp?[Ab][Gb][Ab]
[Ab7]HHHHHEEEECCCTTTTTOOOORR[Db]RR!!!!!!
Back[Db] to Bb 4/4:
Hector Ormanos my favorite boxer
[Gm]Even thou[F]ght he was mean t[Ebm]o me.[Adim]
[Bb] [Dm/A] [F7] [Fm7] [Bb]
[Dm/Bm]My fat[F7]her[Fm7] thi[F]nks im a meaningless no one
Com[Gm]pared to t[F]he perfect Hec[Ebm]tor Ormano[Adim]
[Bb] [Dm/A] [F7] [Fm7] [Bb]
[Dm/Bm] [F7] [Fm7] [F]
[Hum]
[Bb] [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 [email protected]
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 Ebm to Ao B Dm/A F7 F-7 Dm/Bb Eb/G Cm/Eb
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 Bb 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]He goes s[F]masho and Ev[Ebm]ery one [Adim]cheers
[Bb] [Dm/A] [F7] [Fm7] [Bb]
[Dm/Bm]He tur[F7]ns [Fm7]big [F]men to whimpering cowards
Hes [Gm]so strong [F]and how [Ebm]I adore him[Adim].
[Bb] [Dm/A] [F7] [Fm7] [Bb]
[Dm/Bm] [F7] [Fm7] [F]
Change to Ab 2/4:
But Im so weak.
[Cm]So much so [Db]that Im afraid to walk alone down my street
[Eb]I know Ill never be as brave as Hector Ormano![Ab]
[Cm/Eb] [Db]
(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 Db 2/8(?):
One summer day I was sitting on the bridge
[Db]Looki[Bbm]ng at the[Ab] water be[Gb]low[Ab]
[Ab7]When I hear some laugh[Db]ter and a familiar voice
Coming from [Db]down th[Ab]e ro[Bbm]ad.[Ab][Gb][Ab]
[Ab7]It was then that I saw and[Db] my heart nearly dropped
I sa[Cm/Eb]w Hector Ormano with some fr[Gb]iends
And as [Cm/Eb]they approached my mind wen[Gb]t blank
As I[Ab] struggled to [Gb]find the words
I was dying [Ab]to tell him
[Ab7] [Db]
Ooh
Bbm Fm Gb Ab->7 Db
As Hector walked by he picked up a stick
And t[Db]hrew it a[Ab]t my h[Bbm]ead[Ab][Gb][Ab]
[Ab7]His friends went quiet [Db]and Hector said to me
Wha[Db]t are you l[Ab]ooking [Bbm]at wimp?[Ab][Gb][Ab]
[Ab7]HHHHHEEEECCCTTTTTOOOORR[Db]RR!!!!!!
Back[Db] to Bb 4/4:
Hector Ormanos my favorite boxer
[Gm]Even thou[F]ght he was mean t[Ebm]o me.[Adim]
[Bb] [Dm/A] [F7] [Fm7] [Bb]
[Dm/Bm]My fat[F7]her[Fm7] thi[F]nks im a meaningless no one
Com[Gm]pared to t[F]he perfect Hec[Ebm]tor Ormano[Adim]
[Bb] [Dm/A] [F7] [Fm7] [Bb]
[Dm/Bm] [F7] [Fm7] [F]
[Hum]
[Bb] [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 [email protected]
