The Sweetest Punch Chords - Elvis Costello

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.

{tab: e ----------------|--3---5-----9------|}

{tab: B --3---3---------|-------------------|}

{tab: G --0---2---------|---------7--6------|}

{tab: D ---------0------|--5---7--0---------|}

{tab: A -----------4----|-------------------|}

{tab: 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

Chorus 2