Ricky Nelson, It's Late (1959)
^{Key: :[Ab] (w: Dorsey Burnette)}

INTRO: [Ab]

VERSE 1:
It's [Ab] late, we gotta [Db] get on [Ab] home
It's [Ab] late, we been [Eb7] gone too [Ab] long
Too [Ab] bad, we shoulda [Db] checked our [Ab] time
Can't [Ab] phone, we done [Eb7] spent every [Ab] dime

VERSE 2:
It's [Ab] late, we're 'bout to [Db] run outta [Ab] gas
It's [Ab] late, we gotta [Eb7] get home [Ab] fast
Can't [Ab] speed, we're in a [Db] slow down [Ab] zone
Baby, [Ab open] look at that clock, why [Eb7] can't it be [Ab] wrong

BRIDGE:
If we [Db] could'a left home by a [Ab] quarter to nine
[Eb7] Would'a had fun and [Ab] plenty of time
[Db] We got started just a [Ab] little bit late
[Bb open] Hope this won't be [Eb7] our last date

VERSE 3:
Look [Ab] up, is that the [Db] moon we [Ab] see?
Can't [Ab] be, looks like the [Eb7] sun to [Ab] me
It's [Ab] late, I hate to [Db] face your [Ab] dad
Too [Ab] bad, I know he's [Eb7] gonna be [Ab] mad

VERSE 3 EXT:
It's [Ab] late, we gotta [Db] get on [Ab] home
It's [Ab] late, we been [Eb7] gone too [Ab] long

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]