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It's Late by Ricky Nelson

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From ccarlson@valsmtp.riag.com 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 as 
     notated.
     
     Intro: Strum E chord w/lead guitar.
     
     Verse I:
     
      E
     It's Late ...
               A      E
     We gotta get ...
      E
     It's late [...
              B7       E
     We been gone ...
      E
     Too bad [...
                 A           E
     We shoulda ...
      E
     Can't phone [...
              B7
     We done spent ...

Verse II:
     
     It's late [it's late]...
            E                      B7          E
     Baby, look at that clock ...
     
     Chorus/bridge:
     
            A                     E
     If we coulda left home ...
      B7                 E
     Woulda had fun and ...
      A                    E
     We got started just a ...
      F#                 B7
     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
     
     email with corrections etc:
     ccarlson@valsmtp.riag.com