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From ccarlson@valsmtp.riag.com Fri Apr 18 10:29:45 1997
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 16:28:47 -0500
From: ccarlson@valsmtp.riag.com
To: guitar@olga.net
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:
E
It's Late [it's late]
A E
We gotta get on home
E
It's late [it's late]
B7 E
We been gone too long
E
Too bad [too bad]
A E
We shoulda checked our time
E
Can't phone [can't phone]
B7
We done spent every dime
Verse II:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/ricky_nelson/its_late_crd.html ]
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
E B7 E
Baby, look at that clock why can't it be wrong
Chorus/bridge:
A E
If we coulda left home by a quarter to nine
B7 E
Woulda had fun and plenty of time
A E
We got started just a little bit late
F# B7
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
email with corrections etc:
ccarlson@valsmtp.riag.com
