The Sweetest Punch Chords

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Difficulty: Intermediate Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - The Sweetest Punch 1998: Writer(s) - Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach Chord Shapes: Gadd9 = 320203 Bbmaj7 = x13231 Am7/G = 3x2010 B/F# = 224442 D/F# = 2x0232 D/E = xx2232 F#/E = 044322 Bm/D = xx0432 Cmaj7 = x32000 Cadd9 = x32030 Am/D = xx0210

Intro: Gadd9 Bbmaj7 Gadd9 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Bbmaj7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Verse 1: Gadd9 Bm7 Em7 You only saw red Am7 Am7/G D/F# After I said, "how can we continue?" D Gadd9 Bm7 Hidden from your view Em7 Am7 Am7/G B/F# B In the blue corner that I painted myself in-to Em G Then we started to fight C D/E And it changed everything, here's the ring Bridge: F#/E You dropped the band, I can't understand it Bm/D Not after all we've been through F#/E Words start to fly, my glass jaw and I Bm/D Will find one to walk right in-to. Cmaj7 You knocked me out Am7 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 Em7 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? Em7 I can see I'll never win Am7 D7sus4 So if you're going Am/D Then you better go to him Am/D 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 Am7 Am7/G D/F# I dropped my guard, and that's how it en-ded D Gadd9 Bm7 What was I to do Em7 Am7 Am7/G B/F# B In the blue corner where I seemed to hang suspen-ded? Em G Then with seconds to go C D/E You delivered the blow, here I go... Bridge: F#/E You dropped the band, I can't understand it Bm/D Not after all we've been through F#/E Words start to fly, my glass jaw and I Bm/D Will find one to walk right in-to. Cmaj7 You knocked me out Am7 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 Em7 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? Em7 I can see I'll never win Am7 D7sus4 So if you're going Am/D Then you better go to him Am/D Then you better go to him. Outro: Gadd9 Bm7 Em7 Am7 D | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |Fade out: End: