D
(Ooh...)
Bm
That day, I first saw you (whoa, whoa) passing by..
DBmA
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.
GGm7
So, you came up to me and asked me my name.
CHORUS:
DBm
You beat me to the punch..that time..
DBm
You beat me to the punch..oh, oh, oh, oh.
DBm
You beat me to the pun.un.un.unch..
Whoa, whoa, whoa...
#2.
DBm
After..I had known you, for what seems like a long, long, time.
DBmA
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.
GGm7
So, you came up to me and asked me to be yours.
CHORUS:
DBm
You beat me to the punch..one more time..
DBm
You beat me to the punch..oh, oh, oh, oh.
DBm
You beat me to the pun.un.un.unch..
Yeahhh...
#3.
GAD
Since I loved you, I thought you would be true and love
Bm
me, tender.
DBmDBm
So, I let my heart surrender..to you, yes I did.
GAD
But I found out, beyond a doubt..one day, boy,
BmGA
you were a playboy..who would go away and leave me, blue.
#4.
D
So, I ain't gonna wait, around for you to put me down.
BmGGm7
This time I'm gonna play my hunch..and walk away this very day.
DBm
And beat you to the punch, this time.
DBm
I'll beat you to the punch, yes, I will.
OUTRO:
DBm
I'll let you know, know..how it feels...(Fade.)