Too Late The Hero Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]

[Verse 1]
[Em]Dave[C] Pever[G]ett - Riff Bros. M[Em]usic[C]
[G]- A[Em]SCAP[C][G][Em][C][G]

[Verse 2]
I got a message from a [G]girl in distress,
She was a prisoner in
an apartment address.
But like a hero to the scene of the crime,
I lost my way and there was so little
time.
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[Verse 3]
Stood at a bus stop on a cold rainy day,
Tire through a puddle,
threw some mud in my face.
No bus arrived so I just
crawled into town,
I took my chances on the
underground.

[Verse 4]
[C]Subway station, [G]wall to wall people,
I [A]couldn't squeeze [G]on to a train.
[C]In desperation, I l[G]ooked for a taxi,
but, [D]oh, the searching was in [C]vain.

[Verse 5]
[C]Too late the hero,
[G]from ten down to [C]zero.
Too late the [G]hero, why did she say,
[C]"Boy, [D]boy you're way too [G]late!"?
She said [C]"Boy, [D]boy you're way too [G]late!"
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[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 6]
I caught a train but there [G]was
nowhere to sit,
Reached for a strap,
I thought I heard something rip,
There on the Central Line,
my pants fell apart.
Train broke down and we
were stuck in the dark.

[Verse 7]
[C]Subway [G]tunnel claustrophobia,
be[D]st suit, [G]wrinkled and damp,
[C]Finally when I c[G]rawled up to her door,
[D]she said, "Goodbye chu[C]mp!"
Too late the hero,
[G]from ten down to [C]zero.
Too late the [G]hero, why did she say,
[C]"Boy, [D]boy you're way too [G]late!"?
She said [C]"Boy,
[D]boy you're way too late!"
[G]

[Verse 8]
[D]
Did I see [A]someone in the shad[Bm]ow?[C][G][D]
Did I hear [A]footsteps on the [D]floor?[A][D][G]
Did I hear [A]laughter in the back[D]ground just be[C]fore she slammed

[Interlude 2]
that door?
[G][Em][C][G][Em][C][G][Em][C][G]
[Em][C][G]

[Verse 9]
[C]{Instrumental}
I turned around and I [G]headed [Bm]home,
I [G]was [A]tired, rejected [G]and cold.[C]
Missed the last train, [G]left [Bm]around midnight,
[D]so I walked that lonesome [C]road.
Too late the [G]hero, from ten down to zero.
[C]Too late the her[G]o, why did she say,
[C]"Boy, [D]boy you're way too [G]late!"?
She said [C]"Boy,
[D]boy you're way too late!"
[G](Too late,
[C]too late the hero) Way too lat[G]e.
(Too late, too late the
hero) Way too [C]late.
(Too late,
too late the hero) Way too [G]late,

[Outro 1]
Too late hey hey hey...
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