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Born Too Late

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1/25

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 25Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo on 2nd fret!
1st verse:
e|--------------------D2--------E0-------A0------|
B|--------------------3--------0-------2------|
G|--------------------2--------1-------2------|
D|--------------------0--------2-------2------|
A|---2h4--2--0-----------------2-------0------|
E|-----------------4-----------0--------------|
    Vincent will you teach me how to paint
e|--------------------D2--------E0-------A0------|
B|--------------------3--------0-------2------|
G|--------------------2--------1-------2------|
D|--------------------0--------2-------2------|
A|---2h4--2--0-----------------2-------0------|
E|-----------------4-----------0--------------|
  Theresa will I ever be a saint 
e|----------------F#m-2---------E0----------Bm2-------------------E0---|
B|-----------------2---------0----------3-------------------0---|
G|-----------------2---------1----------4-------------------1---|
D|-----------------4---------2----------4-------------------2---|
A|-2h4--2--0-------4---------2----------2-------------------2---|
E|------------4----2---------0----------2-------------------0---|
  John I really think your songs are great, I was born too late
I've gotta hAard time leBmavin' this toEwn
I've been loAsin' everythBming that I've foEund
I'm gonna seF#march the sky
BmKiss the ground
C#mBuilt it up
And tDear it back dEown
   Bm:x24432
  C#m:x46654

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Born Too Late

by The Clarks

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

Capo on 2nd fret!

1st verse:

D E A

e|--------------------2--------0-------0------|

B|--------------------3--------0-------2------|

G|--------------------2--------1-------2------|

D|--------------------0--------2-------2------|

A|---2h4--2--0-----------------2-------0------|

E|-----------------4-----------0--------------|

Vincent will you teach me how to paint

D E A

e|--------------------2--------0-------0------|

B|--------------------3--------0-------2------|

G|--------------------2--------1-------2------|

D|--------------------0--------2-------2------|

A|---2h4--2--0-----------------2-------0------|

E|-----------------4-----------0--------------|

Theresa will I ever be a saint

F#m E Bm E

e|-----------------2---------0----------2-------------------0---|

B|-----------------2---------0----------3-------------------0---|

G|-----------------2---------1----------4-------------------1---|

D|-----------------4---------2----------4-------------------2---|

A|-2h4--2--0-------4---------2----------2-------------------2---|

E|------------4----2---------0----------2-------------------0---|

John I really think your songs are great, I was born too late

A Bm E

I've gotta hard time leavin' this town

A Bm E

I've been losin' everything that I've found

F#m

I'm gonna search the sky

Kiss the ground

C#m

Built it up

D E

And tear it back down

:x24432

C#m

:x46654

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