Its Late chords by Ricky Nelson

Chords with lyrics

From [email protected] Fri Apr 18 10:29:45 1997

   It's Late
   [Dorsey Burnette]
   Recorded by Ricky Nelson on `Ricky Sings Again', Imperial LP 9061

   Notes: Song is in G#. Capo at the fourth fret and play in E MajorE as
   notated.

   Intro: Strum E MajorE chord w/lead guitar.

   Verse I:

   E MajorE
   It's Late ...
        A augmentedA   E MajorE
   We gotta get ...
   E MajorE
   It's late [...
       B7B7    E MajorE
   We been gone ...
   E MajorE
   Too bad [...
         A augmentedA      E MajorE
   We shoulda ...
   E MajorE
   Can't phone [...
       B7B7
   We done spent ...

   Verse II:

   It's late [it's late]...
      E MajorE           B7B7     E MajorE
   Baby, look at that clock ...

   Chorus/bridge:

      A augmentedA           E MajorE
   If we coulda left home ...
   B7B7         E MajorE
   Woulda had fun and ...
   A augmentedA          E MajorE
   We got started just a ...
   F#F#         B7B7
   Hope this won't ...

   Verse III:

   Look up [look up]...

   It's late [it's late]...

   [Instrumental break over verse chords]
   [Repeat verse II]

   If we coulda left home by a ...

   Repeat Verse III, stretch out last line w/lead guitar.

   So simple, but Ricky's wide-eyed delivery and his crack band both
   sound great. Do not play the leads with anything but a Telecaster.

   Tab/Chord interpretation by Craig Carlson

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