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One Boy Too Late:Mike Clifford.
#96 on BB Hot 100 on UNITED ARTISTS
Records in 1963.
INTRO: Em7  
#1.
EmTell Bbher Cyou Gmneed herEb....Ctell Bbher Cyou Flove her.Dm...
don't Gmlet DanGmother Gday go Bbby beEm7fore Dmyou Emdo.
EbOr Emyou'Dmll Dbbe Fone Dmboy Ftoo late, to Ahold her tight.
DOne boy too late to Ghold her every night and 
Ckiss her in the moonlight.
BRIDGE:
FOne Dmboy Ftoo Dmlate for Ahappiness..Done Bmboy Dwho'll 
never Gmhear her answer, yes..and Cnever know her 
sweet Fcaress.Bb  F  
#2.
FTell Gmher you need her, Ctell her you Flove her.
DDon't Gmlet another day go by before you Cdo.
Or Gmyou'll Dbbe Fone Dmboy Ftoo Dmlate, I'm Awarning you.
DOne boy who didn't Gmwhisper, I love you.
So, Ctell her now, Ftell her Dnow, tell her Gmnow, beCfore 
I Fdo.
INTERLUDE:  F   A   D   G  
OUTRO:
So, Ctell her now, Ftell her Dnow, Gmtell her now, beCfore 
I Fdo.
FOne Dmboy Ftoo Dmlate....Fone Dmboy Atoo Dmlate..(x2)(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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One Boy Too Late

by Mike Clifford

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Em7

One Boy Too Late:Mike Clifford.

#96 on BB Hot 100 on UNITED ARTISTS

Records in 1963.

Em7

INTRO:

#1.

Em Bb C Gm Eb C Bb C F Dm

Tell her you need her....tell her you love her....

Gm D Gm G Bb Em7 Dm Em

don't let another day go by before you do.

Eb Em Dm Db F Dm F A

Or you'll be one boy too late, to hold her tight.

D G

One boy too late to hold her every night and

kiss her in the moonlight.

BRIDGE:

F Dm F Dm A D Bm D

One boy too late for happiness..one boy who'll

Gm C

never hear her answer, yes..and never know her

F Bb F

sweet caress.

#2.

F Gm C F

Tell her you need her, tell her you love her.

D Gm C

Don't let another day go by before you do.

Gm Db F Dm F Dm A

Or you'll be one boy too late, I'm warning you.

D Gm

One boy who didn't whisper, I love you.

C F D Gm C

So, tell her now, tell her now, tell her now, before

I do.

F A D G

INTERLUDE:

OUTRO:

C F D Gm C

So, tell her now, tell her now, tell her now, before

I do.

F Dm F Dm F Dm A Dm

One boy too late....one boy too late..(x2)(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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