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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:
      
      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