Too Late For Love Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays593

Too Late For Love by Def Leppard is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C/E, D/E, G/E, C, Am, G/A, Bm/A, D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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Intro: (  Em  C/E D/E  G/E D/E  C/E Em ) 

Em                        C/E  D/E                 
 Somewhere in the distance, I hear the bells ring 
G/E D/E                     C/E          Em 
   Darkness settles on the town as the children start to sing 
         Em                   C/E D/E                 
And the lady 'cross the street,   she shuts out the night 
G/E          D/E                      C/E  Em 
   There's a cast of thousands waiting, as she turns out the light 

          Em     C/E D/E    G/E D/E       C/E  Em 
But it's too late,   too late,  too late, too late for love 
 Em     C/E D/E    G/E D/E       C/E  Em 
Too late,   too late,  too late, too late 

Em                    C/E       D/E                 
London boys are gazing, as the girls go hand in hand 
G/E       D/E                     C/E     Em 
   With a pocket full of innocence, their entrance is grand 
         Em               C/E D/E                 
And the queen of the dream, stands before them all 
G/E      D/E                 C/E       Em 
   She stretches out her hand, as the curtains start to fall 

          Em     C/E D/E    G/E D/E       C/E  Em 
But it's too late,   too late,  too late, too late for love 
 Em     C/E D/E    G/E D/E       C/E  Em 
Too late,   too late,  too late, too late 

Interlude: C (  Am G/A Am  Am Bm/A Am ) x4 
                Oh.... 

Solo:  ( Em C/E D/E   G/E D/E  C/E Em ) x2 

  Em                    C/E D/E                 
Standing by the trapdoor,  aware of me and you 
G/E    D/E                C/E       Em 
   The actor and the clown, they're waiting for their cue 
              Em               C/E   D/E                 
And there's a lady over there, she's acting pretty cool 
G/E    D/E                      C/E     Em 
  But when it comes to playing life she always plays the fool 

          Em     C/E D/E    G/E D/E       C/E  Em 
But it's too late,   too late,  too late, too late for love 
 Em     C/E D/E    G/E D/E       C/E  Em 
Too late,   too late,  too late, too late 

Interlude: C (  Am G/A Am  Am Bm/A Am ) x4 
                Oh.... 

Solo:  ( Em C   D )  x3  Em  C G D A 

          Em     C/E D/E    G/E D/E       C/E  Em 
But it's too late,   too late,  too late, too late for love 
 Em     C/E D/E    G/E D/E       C/E  Em 
Too late,   too late,  too late, too late 
 Em     C/E D/E    G/E D/E       C/E  Em 
Too late,   too late,  too late, too late 

Chords (see tab, you can leave out many of the full chord notes if playing distorted parts with a bass player) 

  Em  C/E D/E G/E    Am G/A Am  Am Bm/A Am  
e-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------- 
B-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------- 
G-0-----------------|--2--4--5---2---7---5---2---------------------------------- 
D-2----2---4---5----|--2--5--7---2---9---7---2---------------------------------- 
A-2----3---5---5----|--0--0--0---0---0---0---0---------------------------------- 
E-0----0---0---0----|----------------------------------------------------------- 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante