Too Late The Hero chords by Foghat
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Dave Peverett - Riff Bros. Music
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Verse 2
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I got a message from a girl in distress,
She was a prisoner in
an apartment address.
But like a hero to the scene of the crime,
I lost my way and there was so little
time.
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Verse 3
Stood at a bus stop on a cold rainy day,
Tire through a puddle,
threw some mud in my face.
No bus arrived so I just
crawled into town,
I took my chances on the
underground.
Verse 4
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Subway station, wall to wall people,
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I couldn't squeeze onto a train.
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In desperation, I looked for a taxi,
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but, oh, the searching was in vain.
Verse 5
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Too late the hero,
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from ten down to zero.
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Too late the hero, why did she say,
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"Boy, boy you're way too late!"?
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She said "Boy, boy you're way too late!"
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Interlude 1
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Verse 6
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I caught a train but there was
nowhere to sit,
Reached for a strap,
I thought I heard something rip,
There on the Central Line,
my pants fell apart.
Train broke down and we
were stuck in the dark.
Verse 7
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Subway tunnel claustrophobia,
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best suit, wrinkled and damp,
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Finally when I crawled up to her door,
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she said, "Goodbye chump!"
Too late the hero,
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from ten down to zero.
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Too late the hero, why did she say,
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"Boy, boy you're way too late!"?
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She said "Boy,
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boy you're way too late!"
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Verse 8
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Did I see someone in the shadow?
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Did I hear footsteps on the floor?
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Did I hear laughter in the background just before she slammed
Interlude 2
that door?
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Verse 9
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{Instrumental}
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I turned around and I headed home,
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I was tired, rejected and cold.
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Missed the last train, left around midnight,
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so I walked that lonesome road.
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Too late the hero, from ten down to zero.
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Too late the hero, why did she say,
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"Boy, boy you're way too late!"?
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She said "Boy,
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boy you're way too late!"
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(Too late,
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too late the hero) Way too late.
(Too late, too late the
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hero) Way too late.
(Too late,
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too late the hero) Way too late,
Outro 1
Too late hey hey hey...
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Too Late The Hero
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