Too Late

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Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 21:05:12 -0500 (EST)

From: wbknox@unity.ncsu.edu

Subject: TAB: too_late.tab by Goldfinger

Song: Too Late

Band: Goldfinger

Album: Hang-Ups (1997)

Written by John Feldman

Transcribed by Luke Knox (lukeknox@iname.com) e-mail me!

This is another kick-ass Goldfinger song. I did this as a request, and

I'm taking any you have off of Hang-ups, or from other cool ska-punk

bands. Anyways, enjoy this one:

[Intro]: feedback

[Verse]:

E-------------------

B-------------------

G---7-------4-------
D---7---7---4---4---
A---5---7---2---4---
E-------5-------2---

D A B F#

D A B

The young boy has turned into a man, and he's growing

F# D A B

stronger. He's battled through things he thought he could go

F#

on no longer.

[Bridge]:

E---------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------

G---5------------------------5-----------10---
D---5---5---2---3-3-3-3-2-0--5---5---2---10---
A---3---5---2---3------------3---5---2----8---
E-------3---0---1----------------3---0--------

C G E F C G E Fii

C G E F

The father stood by his side, wanting nothing more than just

C G E

be his dad. But pride only answers to one call, he only

Fii

condemns him.

[1st Chorus]: (starts out bass only!)

*Played during chorus:

D-------

A--5b---

E-------

And if the boy only knew his father's pain. The nights that

he stayed up late, wondered why. Doesn't he see the future

D C G

is so bleak so bleak.

Solo:

E------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------

G------------------------------------------------------

D----2-0---0-------0-----3-2-0---2-0---0----------2----
A--3-----3---2-2-2---3-0-------3-----3----2-2-2-2---3--

E------------------------------------------------------

[Verse]:

D A B F# D

Father's retired now, he's left with TV and rest. The weight

A B

of the world and what did he do wrong, has gone to his

F#

chest.

[Bridge]:

C G E F

He had such a good life. The family he loved were all by his

C G E F

side. To his son he whispered, "Goddamn this pride."

[2nd Chorus]: (^-heavily palm muted)

C F G F

E---3---1---3---1----------------------------------------
B---5---1---3---1----------------------------------------
G---5---2---4---2---7-------5---7-------5----7---5-------
D---5---3---5---3---7---5---5---7---5---5----7---5---5---
A-------------------5---5---3---5---5---3----5---3---5---
E-----------------------3-----------3----------------3---

D^ G^ C^ D^ G^ C^ D C G

C F G

And if the boy only knew his father's pain, the nights that

F D^ G^ C^ D^ G^

he stayed up late, wondered why. The choices he made.

C^ D C G

Doesn't he see the future is so bleak, so bleak.

[Break]:

Play F# (let ring), then mess around with feedback.

Then:

E-----------------

B-----------------

G---xxx-xxx-xxx---

D---xxx-xxx-xxx---

A---xxx-xxx-xxx---

E---xxx-xxx-xxx---

*Play these riffs over the chords at the top, with the chords heavily

palm muted:

F# * B * F# * B * F# * B

E-------*-----*------*---------*------*---------------------

B-------*-----*------*---------*------*---------------------

G-------*-----*------*-2-2-----*------*---------------------
D-------*-2-2-*------*-----2-2-*------*----2-2-4-4-4s5-4-4--

A-------*-----*------*---------*------*---------------------

E-------*-----*------*---------*------*---------------------

(con't.)

E---------------

B---------------

G--6--7-6---4---
D--6--7-6---4---
A--4--5-4---2---

E---------------

C#-D-C# B

[Verse]:

E--5----------------
B--5---6------------
G--5---7---10---5---
D--7---7---10---5---
A--7---5----8---3---
E--5----------------

Am Dm Fii C

Am Dm Fii C Am

So fuck I'm all by myself, now you've gone away. You've left

Dm Fii C

me all by myself with that fucked up thing you said.

[Bridge]:

E--------------------

B--------------------

G---10---5-----------
D---10---5---7---8---
A----8---3---7---8---
E------------5---6---

Fii C A Bb

(*one guitar plays these chords, the other plays Fii until the Bb Bb Bb

part).

Fii C A Bb Fii C

If I could forgive myself, you knew the way. Now I'm all by

A Bb Bb Bb Bb

myself, and I'm sorry.

[Outro]:

F Bb C F Bb F C F Gii Bb C

E---5---6---8---5---6---5---8---5-------10----6-----8----
B---6---6---8---6---6---6---8---6-------12----6-----8----
G---5---7---9---5---7---5---9---5-------12----7-----9----
D-------8--10-------8------10----------(12)--(8)--(10)---

A--------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------

F Bb C F

But if you only knew your son's pain. How bad that he wanted

Bb F C

you to say "you're doing just fine, you turned out to be one

F Gii Bb C

good guy", but it's too late.

Well? Whadya think? Please e-mail me and tell me I'm the king of

tab-world, or tell me I suck, I don't care. Also drop me a line if you've

got any changes, comments, questions about my work, or requests.

Thanks

Luke