Chords for Mary Wells - You beat Me to the punch
Tempo:
117.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
Em
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Here's one you might remember written by Smokey Robinson.
[Bm]
[D] We want you all to clap your hands and join in.
Here we go.
1962.
That day I first saw you, [Bm] oh, oh, pass by.
[D] I wanted to know your name, [Bm] but I was much [A] too shy.
But [D] I was looking again so hard [Bm] until you must have had a heart.
[G] So you came up to me [Gm] and asked me my name.
[G] You beat me [D] to [B]
[Bm] the punch.
You beat me [D] to the punch.
[F#]
[Em] [B] You beat me to the punch.
You beat me [Bm] to the punch.
You beat me to the punch.
Oh, oh, [D] oh, after that, I hadn't known you [Bm] for what seems like a long, long time.
I wanted, wanted to ask you [Bm] would you please, please [A] be mine.
[D] Whenever you came around, my heart would pound.
So [Bm] you must have had a heart.
So [G] you came up to me [Gm] and did it one more time.
You beat me to [B] the punch one [Em] more time.
You beat me to [D] the punch.
[B]
[Bm] You beat me to [D] the punch.
[B] You beat me [Bm] to the punch.
You beat me to the punch.
[G] Since I love you, I thought [A] you would be true [D] and love [Bm] me tender.
[D] So I let [Bm] my heart [Em] surrender to [A] you.
[Em] Yes, I did.
[Bm]
[G] But I found out [A] the other day.
[D] One day, [B] boy, you [Em] were a playboy who would go away and leave me [A] alone.
[B] So I ain't [D] gonna wait around for you to put me down.
[Bm] This time I'm gonna play my heart out [G] and walk away [Gm] this very day and [A] beat you [D] to the punch.
This [Bm] time I'll beat you [D] to the punch.
Yes, [Em] I will.
And let [D] you know now how [Bm] it feels.
I'm walking [D] away.
I'll [Em] beat you [Bm] to the punch.
I'm walking [D] away from your love [Em] today and beat you [D] to the punch.
[A] I'll beat [Em] you [D] to the punch.
[D]
[Bm]
[D] We want you all to clap your hands and join in.
Here we go.
1962.
That day I first saw you, [Bm] oh, oh, pass by.
[D] I wanted to know your name, [Bm] but I was much [A] too shy.
But [D] I was looking again so hard [Bm] until you must have had a heart.
[G] So you came up to me [Gm] and asked me my name.
[G] You beat me [D] to [B]
[Bm] the punch.
You beat me [D] to the punch.
[F#]
[Em] [B] You beat me to the punch.
You beat me [Bm] to the punch.
You beat me to the punch.
Oh, oh, [D] oh, after that, I hadn't known you [Bm] for what seems like a long, long time.
I wanted, wanted to ask you [Bm] would you please, please [A] be mine.
[D] Whenever you came around, my heart would pound.
So [Bm] you must have had a heart.
So [G] you came up to me [Gm] and did it one more time.
You beat me to [B] the punch one [Em] more time.
You beat me to [D] the punch.
[B]
[Bm] You beat me to [D] the punch.
[B] You beat me [Bm] to the punch.
You beat me to the punch.
[G] Since I love you, I thought [A] you would be true [D] and love [Bm] me tender.
[D] So I let [Bm] my heart [Em] surrender to [A] you.
[Em] Yes, I did.
[Bm]
[G] But I found out [A] the other day.
[D] One day, [B] boy, you [Em] were a playboy who would go away and leave me [A] alone.
[B] So I ain't [D] gonna wait around for you to put me down.
[Bm] This time I'm gonna play my heart out [G] and walk away [Gm] this very day and [A] beat you [D] to the punch.
This [Bm] time I'll beat you [D] to the punch.
Yes, [Em] I will.
And let [D] you know now how [Bm] it feels.
I'm walking [D] away.
I'll [Em] beat you [Bm] to the punch.
I'm walking [D] away from your love [Em] today and beat you [D] to the punch.
[A] I'll beat [Em] you [D] to the punch.
[D]
Key:
D
Bm
Em
A
B
D
Bm
Em
_ _ _ Here's one you might remember written by Smokey Robinson.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] We want you all to clap your hands and join in.
Here we go. _
_ _ _ _ 1962. _ _
_ That day _ _ I first saw you, [Bm] oh, oh, pass by. _
_ [D] I wanted _ to know your name, [Bm] but I was much [A] too shy.
But [D] I was looking again so hard [Bm] until you must have had a heart. _
[G] So you came up to me [Gm] and asked me my name.
[G] You beat me [D] to _ [B] _
[Bm] the punch.
You beat me [D] to the punch.
[F#] _
_ [Em] _ [B] You beat me to the punch.
You beat me [Bm] to the punch.
You beat me to the punch.
Oh, oh, [D] oh, after that, I hadn't known you [Bm] for what seems like a long, long time. _
I wanted, _ _ wanted to ask you [Bm] would you please, please [A] be mine. _
[D] Whenever you came around, my heart would pound.
So [Bm] you must have had a heart.
So [G] you came up to me [Gm] and did it one more _ time.
You beat me to [B] the punch one [Em] more time.
You beat me to [D] the punch.
[B] _
_ [Bm] _ You beat me to [D] the punch.
[B] You beat me [Bm] to the punch.
You beat me to the punch. _ _
[G] Since I love you, I thought [A] you would be true [D] and love [Bm] _ me tender. _
[D] So I let [Bm] my heart [Em] surrender to [A] you.
[Em] Yes, I did.
[Bm] _
[G] But I found out [A] the other day.
[D] One day, [B] boy, you [Em] were a playboy who would go away and leave me [A] alone.
_ _ _ [B] So I ain't [D] gonna wait around for you to put me down.
[Bm] This time I'm gonna play my heart out [G] and walk away [Gm] this very day and [A] beat you [D] to the punch. _
This [Bm] time I'll beat you [D] to the punch.
Yes, [Em] I will.
And let [D] you know now how [Bm] it feels.
I'm walking [D] away.
I'll [Em] beat you [Bm] to the punch.
I'm walking [D] away from your love [Em] today _ and beat you [D] to the punch.
[A] I'll beat [Em] you _ [D] to the punch.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] We want you all to clap your hands and join in.
Here we go. _
_ _ _ _ 1962. _ _
_ That day _ _ I first saw you, [Bm] oh, oh, pass by. _
_ [D] I wanted _ to know your name, [Bm] but I was much [A] too shy.
But [D] I was looking again so hard [Bm] until you must have had a heart. _
[G] So you came up to me [Gm] and asked me my name.
[G] You beat me [D] to _ [B] _
[Bm] the punch.
You beat me [D] to the punch.
[F#] _
_ [Em] _ [B] You beat me to the punch.
You beat me [Bm] to the punch.
You beat me to the punch.
Oh, oh, [D] oh, after that, I hadn't known you [Bm] for what seems like a long, long time. _
I wanted, _ _ wanted to ask you [Bm] would you please, please [A] be mine. _
[D] Whenever you came around, my heart would pound.
So [Bm] you must have had a heart.
So [G] you came up to me [Gm] and did it one more _ time.
You beat me to [B] the punch one [Em] more time.
You beat me to [D] the punch.
[B] _
_ [Bm] _ You beat me to [D] the punch.
[B] You beat me [Bm] to the punch.
You beat me to the punch. _ _
[G] Since I love you, I thought [A] you would be true [D] and love [Bm] _ me tender. _
[D] So I let [Bm] my heart [Em] surrender to [A] you.
[Em] Yes, I did.
[Bm] _
[G] But I found out [A] the other day.
[D] One day, [B] boy, you [Em] were a playboy who would go away and leave me [A] alone.
_ _ _ [B] So I ain't [D] gonna wait around for you to put me down.
[Bm] This time I'm gonna play my heart out [G] and walk away [Gm] this very day and [A] beat you [D] to the punch. _
This [Bm] time I'll beat you [D] to the punch.
Yes, [Em] I will.
And let [D] you know now how [Bm] it feels.
I'm walking [D] away.
I'll [Em] beat you [Bm] to the punch.
I'm walking [D] away from your love [Em] today _ and beat you [D] to the punch.
[A] I'll beat [Em] you _ [D] to the punch.
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _