You Beat Me To The Punch:Charity Brown.
#9 in Canada and #9 BB Hot 100 on A&M Records
in 1974.

INTRO: E

#1.
E                     B         Dbm
That day, I first saw you, whoa-oh, passin' by.
  E                                  Dbm            B
I wanted to know your name but I, I, I was much too shy.
          E                                 Dbm
But I was lookin' at you so hard, until you must have 

had a hunch.
        A
So, you came up to me and asked me my name..

CHORUS:
    E                     Dbm  Gbm
You beat me to the punch, that time..you beat me to the 
E                    Gbm                    E      Gbm
punch-whoah, oh, oh, oh..you beat me to the pu-a-a-unch.

#2.
            E                              Dbm
Oh, oh, oh, after I had known you for what seems like a 

long, long time.
  E                 B                 Dbm
I wanted, wanted to ask you would you please, please, 
   B
be mine.
         E
Whenever you came around, my heart would pound, so, you 
Dbm
must have had a hunch.
        A
So, you came up to me and asked me to be yours..

CHORUS:
    E                     Gbm
You beat me to the punch, one more time.
                   E       Abm         Gbm
You beat me to the p-unch..oh, oh, oh, oh.
    E              Dbm    Gbm
You beat me to the punch, yeah.

BRIDGE:
Gbm                B                             E
Since I love you I thought you would be true and love 
Dbm Gbm
me  tender.
      E      Dbm   Gbm          E               Gbm
So, I let my heart surrender to you-ooo, yes, I did.
    A              B                 E         Dbm
But I found out, beyond a doubt, one day, boy, you 
       Gbm                        A        B
were a playboy, who'd go away and leave me bluuuue.

#3.
B                 E
So, I ain't gonna wait around for you to put me down.
         Dbm                               A
Ah, this time I'm gonna play my hunch..and walk away 
     Am7           B               E           Gbm
this very day..and beat you to the punch..this time.
                     E      Dbm    Gbm
I'll beat you to the punch..yes, I will.

OUTRO:
Gbm     E          Dbm    Gbm            E       Gbm
Let you know, now, how it feels..oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
                     E     Dbm
I'll beat you to the punch..


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