Fiona Apple: Shadowboxer        (Tidal)  Approx: 5:24

tabbed by: thetourist, micasaessu@casa.as

*It's important to realize that this song is not only played,
but felt. I cannot accurately express feeling by tabbing every
individual rhythm. My advice is to get into the song. Use this
tab for structure, but simply play it how you see fit.*

Intro:

3|---A-----A--|---A--c--A--|
3|---F-----F--|---F--G--F--|
3|D-D-----D---|--D--D--D---| x2
2|D---DFC---CD|G----GG---AC|
b|1+a2+a3+a4+a|1+a2+a3+a4+a|

Verse 1:

*Basically the same. She may change slightly on occasion.*

3|---A-----A--|---A--c--A--|
3|---F-----F--|---F--G--F--|
3|D-D-----D---|--D--D--D---| x8
2|D---DFC---CD|G----GG---AC|
b|1+a2+a3+a4+a|1+a2+a3+a4+a|

"Once my lover, now my friend
What a cruel thing to pretend
What a cunning way to condescend
Once my lover, now my friend"

"Oh you creep up like a cloud
And you set my soul at ease
Then you let your love abound
And you bring me to my knees"

Verse 2:

*After initially played, chords found on the "a" of the beat
either disappear or become gracenotes.*

3|c-cc-cA--A-A|f--f--f-f---|
3|G-GG-GF--F-F|C--c--c-c---|
3|f-ff-fD--D-D|A--A--A-A---| x3
2|f--f--D--D--|A--A--A--ACA|
b|1+a2+a3+a4+a|1+a2+a3+a4+a|

"Oh, oh, oh, it's evil babe
The way you let your grace enrapture me
Well, you know I'd be insane"

Into the chorus:

*Little bass gracenotes are present every so often.*

3|c--c--A--A-A|f--f--f--f--|f--f--f--f--|f-f-f-f-f-f-|
3|G--G--F--F-F|c--c--c--c--|c--c--c--c--|c-c-c-c-c-c-|
3|f--f--D--D-D|A--A--A--A--|A--A--A--A--|A-A-A-A-A-A-|
2|f--f--D--D--|A--A--A--A--|A--A--A--A--|A-A-A-A-A-A-|
b|1+a2+a3+a4+a|1+a2+a3+a4+a|1+a2+a3+a4+a|1+a2+a3+a4+a|

"To ever let that dirty game recapture me...make me a"

Chorus:

*Freely. Any stray notes or rhythms are simply quick alternations of
the top 2 notes of the chord and the bottom note of it. Like I said:
just feel it and do what comes naturally (especially here). Heavily
improvisational. Basically this though.*

3|G--G-GC--C-C|C--C-C F--F-F|
3|f--f-fA--A-A|G--G-G D--D-D|
3|C--C-CF--F-F|f--f-f b--b-b| x4
2|C--C-CF--F-F|f--f-f1b--b-b|
b|1+a2+a3+a4+a|1+a2+a 3+a4+a|

"Shadowboxer baby
I wanna be ready for what you do
Well I've been swinging wrongly
'Cause I don't know when you're gonna make your move"

Verse 3:

*The same as verse 1.*

3|---A-----A--|---A--c--A--|
3|---F-----F--|---F--G--F--|
3|D-D-----D---|--D--D--D---| x8
2|D---DFC---CD|G----GG---AC|
b|1+a2+a3+a4+a|1+a2+a3+a4+a|

"Oh your gaze is dangerous
And you fill your space so sweet
If I let you get too close
You'll set your spell on me

"And darlin' I just want to say
Just in case I don't come through
I was on to every play
I just wanted you"

Verse 4:

*Same as verse 2.*

3|c-cc-cA--A-A|f--f--f-f---|
3|G-GG-GF--F-F|C--c--c-c---|
3|f-ff-fD--D-D|A--A--A-A---| x3
2|f--f--D--D--|A--A--A--ACA|
b|1+a2+a3+a4+a|1+a2+a3+a4+a|

"Oh it's evil babe
The you've no reference to my concerns
So I'll be sure to stay weary of you love"

Intro into second chorus:

*Nearly the same as other intro.*

3|c--c--A--A-A|f--f--f--f--|f--f--f--f--|--f--f--f--f|
3|G--G--F--F-F|c--c--c--c--|c--c--c--c--|--c--c--c--c|
3|f--f--D--D-D|A--A--A--A--|A--A--A--A--|--A--A--A--A|
2|f--f--D--D--|A--A--A--A--|A--A--A--A--|--A--A--A--A|
b|1+a2+a3+a4+a|1+a2+a3+a4+a|1+a2+a3+a4+a|1+a2+a3+a4+a|

"To save the pain of once my flame and twice my burn...and so I'm a"

Chorus:

*Same, but extended.*

3|G--G-GC--C-C|C--C-C F--F-F|
3|f--f-fA--A-A|G--G-G D--D-D|
3|C--C-CF--F-F|f--f-f b--b-b| x4
2|C--C-CF--F-F|f--f-f1b--b-b|
b|1+a2+a3+a4+a|1+a2+a 3+a4+a|

"Shadowboxer baby
I wanna be ready for what you do
Well I've been swinging around at nothing
I don't know when you're gonna maker your move"

"Yeah I'm a shadowboxer baby
I wanna be ready for what you do
And I've been swinging around' because
I don't know when you'll make your move"

Ending:

*Chorus part repeated until track fades out."

3|G--G-GC--C-C|C--C-C F--F-F|
3|f--f-fA--A-A|G--G-G D--D-D|
3|C--C-CF--F-F|f--f-f b--b-b| x8
2|C--C-CF--F-F|f--f-f1b--b-b|
b|1+a2+a3+a4+a|1+a2+a 3+a4+a|

The End

Thank you for enjoying my tab (if in fact you did).
This one's my first, so please, any constructive
criticism is welcome. If you decide to use this elsewhere,
feel free to do so but credit "thetourist" please.

Tab written entirely on April 4th, 2002.