Born Too Late Chords by The Clarks
Tempo:
97.45 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
C#m
E
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [F#]
[D] [C#] Vincent, [Em] will you teach [F#m] me how [B] to paint?
[C#m] Teresa, [E] will I have [F#m]
a [B] say?
And John, I [G#] really think [F#] the sounds [C#m] are great.
I would haunt [F#] you late.
[F#m] And [B] William, [E] will you teach [F#] me how [B] to write?
[C#] Ashes, [E] will you show [F#] me how [B] to fight?
And Simon, [G#] say I [F#] think I see [C#m] the light.
I was born [F#] tonight.
[D#m] [C#m] [B] I've had a hard [C#m] time believing [F#] this time.
[B] I've been losing [C#m]
everything that [F#] I've found.
[G#m] I'm gonna search the [C#m] sky, kiss the [D#m] ground, build it [E] up, and tear it [F#] back down.
[F#m]
[F#] [B] [E] [F#]
[B] [E] [F#]
[B] [G#m] [F#]
[C#m] [F#] [B] [F#]
And [Bm] Jimmy, [E] show me how to [F#] play that [B] thing.
[F#] And Elvis, [E] will I [F#] ever be [B] a king?
[F#m] And [B] Jerry, [G#m] all the joy [F#] and love [C#m] you bring.
I was born [F#] to sing.
Martin [G#m] Luther [F#] King, show [B] me the way.
Jesus, [E] will you teach [F#] me how [B] to pray?
Christian, [G#m] I think [F#] I see [C#m] the big.
I was born [F#] too late.
I've [B] had a hard [C#m] time believing.
[F#] [B]
I've been losing everything.
[C#m] [F#]
I'm [G#m] gonna search the [C#m] sky, kiss the [D#m] ground, build [E]
it [F#] up, and tear it back down.
[B] [C#m]
[F#] It's late.
[B] I've been [C#m] counting all the words [F#] on my face.
[G#m] I'm gonna search the [C#m] sky, and [D#m] figure out
what goes up [E] must come down.
[F#]
Slow it down.
[C#m] [F#] [C#] [B] [B]
[D] [C#] Vincent, [Em] will you teach [F#m] me how [B] to paint?
[C#m] Teresa, [E] will I have [F#m]
a [B] say?
And John, I [G#] really think [F#] the sounds [C#m] are great.
I would haunt [F#] you late.
[F#m] And [B] William, [E] will you teach [F#] me how [B] to write?
[C#] Ashes, [E] will you show [F#] me how [B] to fight?
And Simon, [G#] say I [F#] think I see [C#m] the light.
I was born [F#] tonight.
[D#m] [C#m] [B] I've had a hard [C#m] time believing [F#] this time.
[B] I've been losing [C#m]
everything that [F#] I've found.
[G#m] I'm gonna search the [C#m] sky, kiss the [D#m] ground, build it [E] up, and tear it [F#] back down.
[F#m]
[F#] [B] [E] [F#]
[B] [E] [F#]
[B] [G#m] [F#]
[C#m] [F#] [B] [F#]
And [Bm] Jimmy, [E] show me how to [F#] play that [B] thing.
[F#] And Elvis, [E] will I [F#] ever be [B] a king?
[F#m] And [B] Jerry, [G#m] all the joy [F#] and love [C#m] you bring.
I was born [F#] to sing.
Martin [G#m] Luther [F#] King, show [B] me the way.
Jesus, [E] will you teach [F#] me how [B] to pray?
Christian, [G#m] I think [F#] I see [C#m] the big.
I was born [F#] too late.
I've [B] had a hard [C#m] time believing.
[F#] [B]
I've been losing everything.
[C#m] [F#]
I'm [G#m] gonna search the [C#m] sky, kiss the [D#m] ground, build [E]
it [F#] up, and tear it back down.
[B] [C#m]
[F#] It's late.
[B] I've been [C#m] counting all the words [F#] on my face.
[G#m] I'm gonna search the [C#m] sky, and [D#m] figure out
what goes up [E] must come down.
[F#]
Slow it down.
[C#m] [F#] [C#] [B] [B]
Key:
F#
B
C#m
E
G#m
F#
B
C#m
[Bm] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C#] _ Vincent, [Em] will you teach [F#m] me how [B] to paint?
[C#m] Teresa, [E] will I have [F#m]
a [B] say?
And John, I [G#] really think [F#] the sounds [C#m] are great.
I would haunt [F#] you late.
_ _ [F#m] And [B] William, [E] will you teach [F#] me how [B] to write?
[C#] Ashes, [E] will you show [F#] me how [B] to fight?
And Simon, [G#] say I [F#] think I see [C#m] the light.
I was born [F#] _ tonight.
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [C#m] [B] I've had a hard [C#m] time believing [F#] this time.
_ [B] I've been losing [C#m]
everything that [F#] I've found.
_ [G#m] I'm gonna search the [C#m] sky, kiss the [D#m] ground, build it [E] up, and tear it [F#] back down.
[F#m] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ And [Bm] Jimmy, [E] show me how to [F#] play that [B] thing.
[F#] And Elvis, [E] will I [F#] ever be [B] a king?
[F#m] And [B] Jerry, [G#m] all the joy [F#] and love [C#m] you bring.
I was born [F#] to sing.
Martin [G#m] Luther [F#] King, show [B] me the way.
Jesus, [E] will you teach [F#] me how [B] to pray? _
Christian, [G#m] I think [F#] I see [C#m] the big.
I was born [F#] too late.
I've _ _ _ [B] had a hard [C#m] time believing.
[F#] _ _ [B] _
I've been losing everything.
[C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
I'm [G#m] gonna search the [C#m] sky, kiss the [D#m] ground, build _ [E]
it [F#] up, and tear it back down.
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _
[F#] It's late.
_ [B] I've been [C#m] counting all the words [F#] on my face.
_ [G#m] I'm gonna search the [C#m] sky, and [D#m] figure out
what goes up [E] must come down.
[F#] _ _ _
_ _ Slow it down.
_ [C#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C#] _ Vincent, [Em] will you teach [F#m] me how [B] to paint?
[C#m] Teresa, [E] will I have [F#m]
a [B] say?
And John, I [G#] really think [F#] the sounds [C#m] are great.
I would haunt [F#] you late.
_ _ [F#m] And [B] William, [E] will you teach [F#] me how [B] to write?
[C#] Ashes, [E] will you show [F#] me how [B] to fight?
And Simon, [G#] say I [F#] think I see [C#m] the light.
I was born [F#] _ tonight.
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [C#m] [B] I've had a hard [C#m] time believing [F#] this time.
_ [B] I've been losing [C#m]
everything that [F#] I've found.
_ [G#m] I'm gonna search the [C#m] sky, kiss the [D#m] ground, build it [E] up, and tear it [F#] back down.
[F#m] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ And [Bm] Jimmy, [E] show me how to [F#] play that [B] thing.
[F#] And Elvis, [E] will I [F#] ever be [B] a king?
[F#m] And [B] Jerry, [G#m] all the joy [F#] and love [C#m] you bring.
I was born [F#] to sing.
Martin [G#m] Luther [F#] King, show [B] me the way.
Jesus, [E] will you teach [F#] me how [B] to pray? _
Christian, [G#m] I think [F#] I see [C#m] the big.
I was born [F#] too late.
I've _ _ _ [B] had a hard [C#m] time believing.
[F#] _ _ [B] _
I've been losing everything.
[C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
I'm [G#m] gonna search the [C#m] sky, kiss the [D#m] ground, build _ [E]
it [F#] up, and tear it back down.
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _
[F#] It's late.
_ [B] I've been [C#m] counting all the words [F#] on my face.
_ [G#m] I'm gonna search the [C#m] sky, and [D#m] figure out
what goes up [E] must come down.
[F#] _ _ _
_ _ Slow it down.
_ [C#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _