The Sweetest Punch

Elvis Costello

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Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - The Sweetest Punch [1998] Music & Lyrics - Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach Chord Shapes: Gadd9  = 320203 Bbmaj7 = x13231 Am7/G  = 3x2010 D/F#   = 2x0232 D/E    = xx2232 F#/E   = 044322 Bm/D   = xx0432 Cmaj7  = x32000 Cadd9  = x32030 Am/D   = xx0210 [Intro]  Gadd9        Bbmaj7                    Gadd9 | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | [Verse 1] Gadd9 Bm7      Em7 You   only saw red After I said "how can we continue?" D           Gadd9   Bm7 Hidden from your  view In the blue corner that I painted myself in-to      Then we started to fight And it changed everything here’s the ring [Bridge] You dropped the band I can’t understand it Not after all we’ve been through Words start to fly my glass jaw and I Will find one to walk right in-to. You knocked me out It was the sweetest punch the bell goes...  Gadd9 | /  /  /  / | [Chorus 1] Gadd9                        Cadd9 I can hear it ringing but I didn’t see it coming We all say things we don’t mean Am7               D7sus4     Gadd9 You can’t take it back Gadd9                             Cadd9 Now the room is spinning but was I the last to notice? I can see I’ll never win Am7          D7sus4 So if you’re going Then you better go to him Then you better go to him. e ----------------|--3---5-----9------| B --3---3---------|-------------------| G --0---2---------|---------7--6------| D ---------0------|--5---7--0---------| A -----------4----|-------------------| E ----------------|-------------------| [Verse 2] Gadd9 Bm7      Em7 I     only saw stars I dropped my guard and that’s how it en-ded D             Gadd9    Bm7 What was I to do In the blue corner where I seemed to hang suspen-ded?    Then with seconds to go You delivered the blow here I go... [Bridge] You dropped the band I can’t understand it Not after all we’ve been through Words start to fly my glass jaw and I Will find one to walk right in-to. You knocked me out It was the sweetest punch the bell goes...  Gadd9 | /  /  /  / | [Chorus 2] Gadd9                        Cadd9 I can hear it ringing but I didn’t see it coming We all say things we don’t mean Am7               D7sus4     Gadd9 You can’t take it back Gadd9                             Cadd9 Now the room is spinning but was I the last to notice? I can see I’ll never win Am7          D7sus4 So if you’re going Then you better go to him Then you better go to him. [Outro] | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[Fade out] [End]                                    

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