Hit Me With Your Best Shot Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 Ver 4 Ver 5 
	

Live From Austin, TX, August 1981 Tabs:

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Intro: (which is the chords for the chorus)
E   A   C#m   B,    E  A  C#m   B  A    B

   E                                         C#m
1.  Well you're a real tough cookie with a long history
         B
Of breaking little hearts, like the one in me.
  E		  C#m
That's O.K., lets see how you do it
                  B
Put up your dukes, lets get down to it.

Chorus:
E           	     A        C#m     B
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
E         	A              C#m    B   A    B
Why Don't You Hit Me With Your Best Shot
E                   A          C#m   B
Hit Me With Your Best Shot.
E               A              C#m    B   A   B
Fire Away!

2.  You come on with a "come on", you don't fight fair
That's O.K., see if I care.
Knock me down, it's all in vain,
I'll get right back on my feet again.

Hit Me With Your Best Shot.
Why Don't You Hit Me With Your Best Shot.
Hit Me With Your Best Shot.
Fire Away!

Guitar solo: (you'll need sustain)

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-0tr2--0tr4--0tr5-0tr7--5h7(repeat for measure)--7-6-4-----------
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-14---14--14---14--14--14--------------------------------------
----12--12---12---12--12--12------------------------------------
----------------------------------11b13-----9---9----9----9-----
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----(4)b6r4------------2b4--------------
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Over the start of the third verse play the E as a C chord
barred on the 4th fret, and pick notes
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---5-----5-4------2-------------------------------------
--------------4--4--4--4--------6--4--------4----------
-----6---------4-----2-----4--6-----4-----4--4--------
-------7------------------4------------2--2-----2--4--6
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3. Well you're a real tough cookie with a long history
Of breaking little hearts, like the one in me
Before I put another notch in my lipstick case
You better make sure you put me in my place
repeat chorus (2x)

Source: GuitarMasta.net
http://www.guitarmasta.net/b/benatar,_pat/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Mistress Cheyen Rhythm Player	#1 by Mistress Cheyenne at Oct 11, 2007 at 6:17 PM EST
	My sister says Pat Benatar rules!!!!

No Picture Francesco Lead Player	#2 by Francesco DeVito at Oct 14, 2007 at 10:22 PM EST
	I wanted to add that certainly Giraldo is such a formidable guitar player and arranger of course! You can hear that specially on those last albums(end of 80's and up to the 90's) where the airplay wasn't very generous with Benatar...a pity!

No Picture Forrest Average	#3 by Forrest at Oct 15, 2007 at 2:24 AM EST
	I love this song. This lyrics are a little off instead of "Put up your terms, let's get down to it" it's "Put up your dukes, let's get down to it". And it's "You come on with a come on, you don't fight fair" not "You come on with a _compound_, you don't fight fair" As for the meaning, I always took it as sarcastic. The singer is saying, Come on, hit me again because obviously I'm not good enough for you. Like mocking whoever is abusing her. It's such an awesome song.

No Picture Will Wanna Be	#4 by Will Hay at Oct 16, 2007 at 11:37 PM EST
	i think this song gets right to the point. you're a heartbreaker and you've broken my heart, but ya know what? come back and ty again because, thanks to you, i'm not stronger... :)