Too Late To Turn Back Now chords by Bobby Womack, Sister Rose (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Gmaj7
Am7
Gmaj9
G
Em7
A7
D7

Intro 1

Gmaj7

Am7

Gmaj7

Am7

Gmaj7

Am7

Gmaj7

Am7

Verse 1

Gmaj9

Am7

My mama told me, she said,

Gmaj9

Am7

"Son, please beware"

Gmaj9

Am7

"There's this thing love

Gmaj9

Am7

And it's everywhere"

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Pre-chorus 1

She told me,

Gmaj7

"It can break your heart

Am7

(break your heart)

Gmaj9

Am7

and put you in misery" (misery)

Gmaj7

Am7

And since I met this woman

Gmaj9

Am7

I feel it's happening to me

Chorus 1
And I'm tellin' you
G 
Am7 
It's too late to turn  back now
Gmaj7 
Am7 
I believe, I believe, I believe I'm fallin' in love
G 
Am7 
It's too late to turn  back now
Gmaj7 
Am7 
I believe, I believe, I believe I'm falling in love

Verse 2

Gmaj9

Am7

I found myself phoning her

Gmaj9

Am7

at least ten times a day

Gmaj9

Am7

It's so unusual for me

Gmaj9

Am7

to carry on this way, I tell you ...

Pre-chorus 2

Gmaj7

Am7

I can't sleep at night (sleep at night)

Gmaj9

Am7

Wanting to hold her tight (hold her tight)

Gmaj7

Am7

I've tried so hard to convince myself

Gmaj9

Am7

That this feeling just can't be right,

Chorus 2
and I'm tellin' you
G 
Am7 
It's too late to turn  back now
Gmaj7 
Am7 
I believe, I believe, I believe I'm fallin' in love
G 
Am7 
It's too late to turn  back now
Gmaj7 
Am7 
I believe, I believe, I believe I'm falling in love

Chorus 3

Am7

It's too late to turn back now

Gmaj7

Am7

I believe, I believe, I believe I'm fallin' in love

Am7

It's too late to turn back now

Gmaj7

Am7

I believe, I believe, I believe I'm falling in love

Bridge 1

Em7

I wouldn't mind it

Em7

if I knew she really loved me too

Em7

But I hate to think that I'm in love alone

Am7

and there's nothing that I can do

Chorus 4
G 
Am7 
Oh, it's too late to turn  back now
Gmaj7 
Am7 
I believe, I believe, I believe I'm fallin' in love
G 
Am7 
It's too late to turn  back now
Gmaj7 
Am7 
I believe, I believe, I believe I'm falling in love
[Repeat and fade]

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Gmaj7
Am7
Gmaj9
G
Em7
A7
D7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 116

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Gmaj9: 3-x-0-2-0-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2

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This is the definitive original version of Too Late To Turn Back Now by Bobby Womack, Sister Rose, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Too Late To Turn Back Now the way Bobby Womack, Sister Rose intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.