{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":74156,"song":"Too Late For Prayin","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/74156-too-late-for-prayin-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/74156?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":29,"content":"Too Late For Prayin' - Gordon Lightfoot\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Gsus4[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt was only yesterday when I heard the teacher say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Dm7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPatiently, \"One and two makes three\" We were children, you and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]Gsus4[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLet us pray... for the ones they call the children of today[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNothing left but promises, nothing much is certain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am/G[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAll we see is want and need across the board.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G/F[/ch]\r\nWhy thank you, Lord[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe're living in the glory of your care[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSkies of blue have all turned brown to the sound of sighing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nLord, abide; let us stem the tide of broken dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G/F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes you seem to tell us it's too late        for praying[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSee the ocean wild and blue; think of all that's in her[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am/G[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nShe will not surrender to the likes of us[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G/F[/ch]\r\nBut then she must.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey tell us, wise men tell us it's too late[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor each child with eyes that smile, there'll be ten more cryin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nLord, abide; let us stem the tide of helplessness[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G/F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut then, I guess, we're livin'. Is it too late    for tryin'?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNothing here but grains of sand; nothin' much worth savin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]C/B[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am/G[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nGuess we've all got problems of our own to bear[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G/F[/ch]\r\nAnd still we share.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTomorrow could get better than today[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo the ones who loved in vain, will you be beholden?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nLord, abide; let us stem the tide of broken dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G/F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes you seem to tell us it's too late for   prayin'[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"Too Late For Prayin' - Gordon Lightfoot\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm F Gsus4 G C\nEm F Gsus4 G\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nEm F Gsus4 G C\nEm F Dm7 G\nEm Am F Gsus4 G C","chords":["C","F","Gsus4","G","Em","Dm7","Am","C/B","Am/G","D/F#","G/F","E","C/G","E7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,0,2,2,1,0],"frets":[3,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}