Hit Me With Your Best Shot chords by Pat Benatar (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

E
A
C#m
B
B/D#
E7

Intro 1
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
A 
B 
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
A 
B 
Well you're the

Verse 1
E 
B/D# 
real tough cookie
C#m 
A 
with a     long history
B 
Of breaking little hearts like the one in me
E 
B/D# 
C#m 
A 
That's okay, let's see   how you do it
B 
Put up your dukes, let's get down to it

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Chorus 1

C#m

Hit me with your best shot

Why don't you hit me with your

C#m

best shot

C#m

Hit me with your best shot

Fire away

C#m

Verse 2
E 
B/D# 
You come on with it, come on
C#m 
A 
B 
You   don't fight fair
But that's okay, see if I care
E 
B/D# 
C#m 
A 
Knock me down, it's all   in vain
B 
I  get right back on my feet again

Chorus 2
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
Hit me with your best shot
E 
Why don't you hit me with your
A 
C#m 
B 
A 
B 
best shot
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
Hit me with your best shot
E 
A 
Fire away
C#m 
B 
A 
B 

Solo 1
E 
B/D# 
C#m 
A 
B 
B 
E 
B/D# 
C#m 
A 
B 
B 
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
A 
B 
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
A 
B 
Well you're the

Verse 3
E 
B/D# 
real tough cookie
C#m 
with a long  history
B 
Of breaking little hearts like the one in me
E 
B/D# 
Before I put another notch
C#m 
in my lipstick case
B 
You better make sure you put me in my place

Chorus 3
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
Hit me with your best shot
E 
C'mon, hit me with your
A 
C#m 
B 
A 
B 
best shot
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
Hit me with your best shot
E 
A 
Fire away
C#m 
B 
A 
B 

Chorus 4
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
Hit me with your best shot
E 
A 
Why don't you hit me with your best shot
C#m 
B 
A 
B 
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
Hit me with your best shot
E 
A 
Fire away
C#m 
B 
A 
B 
E 

Outro 1
A 
C#m 
B 
A 
B 
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
A 
B 
E 
A 
C#m 
B 
A 
B 
E 
E7 

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E
A
C#m
B
B/D#
E7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E majorBPM: 127

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
B/D#: x-6-4-4-7-x
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn Hit Me With Your Best Shot the way Pat Benatar intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.