You Beat Me to the Punch Chords & Lyrics by Mary Wells
You Beat Me to the Punch
guitar chords lyrics
You Beat Me To The Punch:Mary Wells.
#9 in 1962.
#1.
D Bm
That day, I first saw you (whoa, whoa) passing by..
D Bm A
I wanted, to know your name, but I...was much too shy.
D
But I was looking at you so hard,
Bm
that you must have had a hunch.
G
So, you came up to me and asked me my name.
CHORUS:
G D Bm
You beat me to the punch..that time..
D Bm
You beat me to the punch..oh, oh, oh, oh.
D Bm
You beat me to the pun.un.un.unch..
Whoa, whoa, whoa...
#2.
D Bm
After..I had known you, for what seems like a long, long, time.
D Bm A
I wanted, wanted to ask you would you please, please, be mine.
D
Whenever you came around, my heart would pound,
Bm
so, you must have had a hunch.
G
So, you came up to me and asked me to be yours.
CHORUS:
G D Bm
You beat me to the punch..one more time..
D Bm
You beat me to the punch..oh, oh, oh, oh.
D Bm
You beat me to the pun.un.un.unch..
Yeahhh...
#3.
G A D
Since I loved you, I thought you would be true and love
Bm
me, tender.
D Bm D Bm
So, I let my heart surrender..to you, yes I did.
G A D
But I found out, beyond a doubt..one day, boy,
Bm G A
you were a playboy..who would go away and leave me, blue.
#4.
A D
So, I ain't gonna wait, around for you to put me down.
Bm G
This time I'm gonna play my hunch..and walk away this very day.
G D Bm
And beat you to the punch, this time.
D Bm
I'll beat you to the punch, yes, I will.
OUTRO:
D Bm
I'll let you know, now..how great it feels...(Fade.)
A Sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
