Too Late To Say Goodbye by Cage The Elephant

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Novice

Bassist: Daniel Tichenor
Album: Tell me I'm Pretty (2015)

Intro:
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-2---0.------------------------|-------0.------------------------|
E|-----------3-2-0-0~--------------|-0-2-------3-2-0/7~--------------|
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A|-7~--------------7~--------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-7~--------------7~--------------|
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Verse 1: "Oh my precious ..."
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E|---------------------------------|-7~------------7-7~--------------| \
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                                                                         (x2)
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E|-8~------------8-8~--------------|-7~--------------7~--5~--3~--2~--|
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Pre-chorus 1: "I was ...
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------7~------5~--------------|---7~----7~------5~--------------|
E|-0~----------------------5b------|-0-----------------------5b------| (bend slightly)
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Chorus 1: "Now I'm under your spell ..."
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A|-7~------------------------------|-5~------5~----------------------| (x2)
E|-----------------8~--------------|-----------------7~--------------|
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A|-7~------------------------------|-5~------------5-----------------|
E|-----------------8~--------------|-----------------7~--------------|
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E|-----------------8~--------------|----------------|-7~------------7-7~--------------|
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Interlude:
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Verse 2: "I can hear ..."
Rest for 3 and a half measures, then...

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A|-----------------|
E|-7~--5~--3~--2~--|
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A|-7~------------7-7~--------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-7~------------7-7~--------------| 
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Pre-chorus 2: "I was ...
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A|-7~--------------5~--------------|-7~--7~--7~------5~--------------|
E|-------------------------5b----5-|-------------------------5b------| (bend slightly)
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D|---------------------------------|/9~------------------------------|
A|-7~--------------5~--------------|---------9~----------------------|
E|-------------------------5b------|-----------------7~--------------|
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Chorus 2: "Now I'm under your spell ..."
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A|-7~------7~----------------------|-5~------------------------------|
E|-----------------8~--------------|-----------------7~--------------|
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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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A|-7~------7~----------------------|-5~------------------------------|
E|-----------------8~--8~--8~------|-----------------7~--------------|
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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7~----7-7~--------------------|-5~------------5-----------------|
E|-----------------8~--8~--8~------|-----------------7~--------------|
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E|-----------------8~--------------|----------------|-7~------------7-7~------------7-|-7~--------------|
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Solo:
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E|-----------------8~--------------|-----------------7~--------------|
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A|-7~------------------------------|-5~------------------------------|
E|-----------------8~--------------|-----------------7~--------------|
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Bridge: "After all the dust ..."
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E|-8~----------8/--10~-------10~---|-7~--------------8~--8~--8~------|
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Chorus 3: "Now I'm under your spell ..."
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A|-7~--7~--7~--7~------------------|-5~--5~--5~--5~------------------|
E|-----------------8~--8~--8~--8~--|-----------------7~------7~------|
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E|-----------------8~--8~--8~------|-----------------7~--------------|
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A|-7-7~----7-----------------------|-5~------------5-----------------|
E|-----------------8~--------------|-----------------7~--------------|
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A|-7-7~----7~----------------------|-5~-------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------8~--8~--8~------|----------------|-7~------------7-7~------------7-|-7~--------------|
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D|-----------------2~--------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-2---0.------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------3-2-0-----------------|---------------------------------|
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| ~  Let ring
| /  Slide up
| .  Staccato
| b  Bend slightly

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Last Updated: September 10, 2025