Always Late Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays423

Always Late by Dwight Yoakam is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, E7 and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			verse 1   
            A          D         A    
          Always late with your kisses. Won't you come to my arms sweet 
            E7           A    D         A    
darlin' and stay. Always late with your kisses. Tell me, why, oh why, 
               E7         A   
oh why, do you do me this way?  
 
          D                     A           B                   E7 
         How long do you think I can wait when you know you're always late. 
        A    D         A                                            E7         A 
Always late with your kisses. Tell me, why, oh why, oh why, do you do me this way? 

Lead 1 verse   
        A   D  A   E7   A   D   A   E7   A    

Ending   
          D                     A          B                    E7  
         How long do you think I can wait when you know you're always late. 
       A    D         A                                                   E7  
Always late with your kisses. Won't you come to my arms sweet darlin' and stay. 
       A     D        A                                            E7  
Always late with your kisses. Tell me, why, oh why, oh why, do you do me this 
A                                         E7         A 
way? Tell me, why, oh why, oh why, do you do me this way?  Always late 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante