NELSON RICKY - "its late" Tablature

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 ...
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