BEATEN TO THE PUNCH - Elvis Costello 

Played by Bruce Thomas on GET HAPPY (1980)
Tabbed by P. Hiller 2012 [867250bass@gmail.com]


G|-----5-5--5---3---3------5*---3---5-5-5--------|INTRO 
D|------------5---5---5------5---5-------5-5-5---|
A|-3-3-------------------3-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|I 
D|----------------------------5-5--5-------------|
A|-3-3-----1---3-3--------3-3--------3-3-----1---|
E|-----3-3---3-----3-3--3----------------3-3---3-|

G|-----------------------------------------------|II
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3--------3-3--------3-1-0-------3-3--3------|
E|-----3-3--3-----3-3--3-------3-1-1-------------|

G|---------------2-3-2-0---1-0-------------------|III
D|---------0-2-3---------3-----3-1---------------|
A|-0-2-3-4-------------------------3-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-5---3---5---5---3-------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-------|IV
D|---5---5---5---5----5------5-------------5-5-5-|
A|-----------------------3-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|V
D|----------------5-5--5-------------------------|
A|-3-3--------3-3--------3-3--------3-3-----1----|
E|-----3-3--3----------------3-3--3-----3-3---3--|

G|-----------------------------------------------|VI
D|----------------5-5--5-------------------------|
A|-3-3--------3-3--------3-3-1-0-------3-3--3----|
E|-----3-3--3--------------------3-1-1-----------|

G|---------------2-3-2-0---1-0-------------------|VII
D|---------0-2-3---------3-----3-1---------------|
A|-0-2-3-4-------------------------3-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-5-5*--3---3----5------------------------------|VIII
D|-----5---5----5---5-3--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------5--3--3-5---|IX
D|-------0-1-2--------0-1-2-2-(0)----------------|
A|-0-2-3--------0-2-3--------------3--5--5-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|----------5--3--3------3-----------------------|X
D|-5-5-5------------3--5-------------------------|
A|--------3--5--5--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|XI
D|----------------5-5--5-------------------------|
A|-3-3--------3-3--------3-3--------3-3-----1----|
E|-----3-3--3----------------3-3--3-----3-3---3--|

G|-----------------------------------------------|XII
D|-----5-5-5-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-------3-3--------3-1-0-------3-3----------|
E|---------------3-3--3-------3-1-1--------------|

G|---------------2-3-2-0---1-0-------------------|XIII
D|---------0-2-3---------3-----3-1---------------|
A|-0-2-3-4-------------------------3-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|---5---3----1-0----------5-5-5-----------------|XIV
D|-----5---5------3-1------------5-5-------------|
A|-3------------------3--3-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-1-0--------3---3-5-3----1-0-------------------|XV
D|-----3-1------5-------5------3-1---------------|
A|----------3------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|---5555555--11-00------------------------------|FADE
D|------------------33-11------------------------|
A|-3---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
Repeat 2x with slight variation.