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Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 16:28:47 -0500
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Subject: CRD: It s Late - Ricky Nelson
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:
It s Late [it s late]
We gotta get on home
It s late [it s late]
We been gone too long
Too bad [too bad]
We shoulda checked our time
Can t phone [can t phone]
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
Baby, look at that clock why can t it be wrong
Chorus/bridge:
If we coulda left home by a quarter to nine
Woulda had fun and plenty of time
We got started just a little bit late
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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