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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:

EE Piano Chord 

It's Late [it's late]
AA Piano Chord 
      EE Piano Chord 

We gotta get on home
EE Piano Chord 

It's late [it's late]
B7B7 Piano Chord 
       EE Piano Chord 

We been gone too long
EE Piano Chord 

Too bad [too bad]
AA Piano Chord 
           EE Piano Chord 

We shoulda checked our time
EE Piano Chord 

Can't phone [can't phone]
B7B7 Piano Chord 

We done spent every dime

Verse II:

It's late [it's late]
We're `bout to run outta gas
It's late [it's late]
We gotta get home fast
Can't speed [can't speed]
We're in a slow down zone
EE Piano Chord 
                      B7B7 Piano Chord 
          EE Piano Chord 

Baby, look at that clock why can't it be wrong

Chorus/bridge:

AA Piano Chord 
                     EE Piano Chord 

If we coulda left home by a quarter to nine
B7B7 Piano Chord 
                 EE Piano Chord 

Woulda had fun and plenty of time
AA Piano Chord 
                    EE Piano Chord 

We got started just a little bit late
F#F# Piano Chord 
                 B7B7 Piano Chord 

Hope this won't be our last date

Verse III:

Look up [look up]
Is that the moon we see?
Can't be [can't be]
Looks like the sun to me
It's late [it's late]
I hate to face your dad
Too bad [too bad]
I know he's gonna be mad

It's late [it's late]
We gotta get on home
It's late [it's late]
We been gone too long

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

If we coulda left home by a quarter to nine
We woulda had fun and plenty of time
We got started just a little bit late [doo-wop]
Hope this won't be our last date

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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