Biography:
Billy Paul (Paul Williams; December 1, 1934 – April 24, 2016) was a Grammy Award winning American soul singer, most known for his 1972 number-one single, "Me and Mrs. Jones", as well as the 1973 album and single "War of the Gods" which blends his more conventional pop, soul and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences.
He was one of the many artists associated with the Philadelphia soul sound created by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell.
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...IT'S TOO LATE... by Billy Paul
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*from '360 Degrees of Billy Paul' (1972)*
Intro:
Fm7 A#7 (x2)
Fm7 A#7
Too late, too late, too late, baby, too late, too.
Fm7 A#7
Too late, too late, too late, baby, too late.
Verse 1:
Fm7 A#7
Stayed in bed all morning just to pass the time,
Fm7 A#7
There's something wrong here, there can be no denying.
Fm7 Em7 D#m7 G#7 C#maj7
One of us is changing, or maybe we've just stopped trying?
Chorus 1:
F#maj7 C#maj7
And it's too late, baby, it's too late,
F#maj7 C#maj7
Though we really, really, really did try to make it.
F#maj7 C#maj7 A#m7
Something in-side has died and I can't hide,
C7 Fm7 A#7 Fm7 A#7
And I just can't fake it, Oh no, no, no, no, no, no...
Verse 2:
Fm7 A#7
It used to be easy living here with you,
Fm7 A#7
You were light and breezy and you knew just what to do.
Fm7 Em7 D#m7 G#7 C#maj7
Now you look so unhappy, and I feel just like a fool.
Chorus 2:
F#maj7 C#maj7
And it's too late, baby, it's too late,
F#maj7 C#maj7
Though we really, really, really did try to make it, try to make it.
F#maj7 C#maj7 A#m7 C7
Something in-side has died and I can't hide, and I just can't fake it;
Fm7 A#7 Fm7 A#7
Too late... too late...
Verse 3:
Fm7 A#7
There'll be good times again for me and you,
Fm7 A#7
But we just can't stay to-gether, can't you see it too?
Fm7 Em7 D#m7 G#7 C#maj7
Still I'm glad for what we had, for how I once loved you.
Chorus 3:
F#maj7 C#maj7
And it's too late, baby, it's too late,
F#maj7 C#maj7
Though we really, really, really did try to make it, try to make it.
F#maj7 C#maj7 A#m7 C7
Something in-side has died and I can't hide, and I just can't fake it;
G#maj7 C#maj7 G#maj7 C#maj7 C7
Too...late, baby, too late...
Coda:
Fm7 A#7
Too late, too late, baby,
Fm7 A#7
Too late, too late, a-too late-a, a-too late-a,
Fm7 A#7
A-too late-a, a-too late-a, a-too late-a, a-too late-a,
Fm7 A#7
A-too late-a, a-too late-a, a-too late-a, a-too late.
Fm7 A#7
Too late, too late, too late, baby,
Fm7 A#7
Too late, no no no, no, no, no.
Fm7 A#7
I just can't take you back, I just can't take you back.
Fm7 A#7 Fm7 A#7
One of us has changed; you, I feel unhappy, baby.
Fm7 A#7
A-but we just-a, but we just-a, but we just-a,
Fm7 A#7
A-but we just can't stay together; can't you see that too?
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Fm7 A#7 Em7 D#m7 G#7
EAD GBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x810898 686766 x79787 x68676 464544
C#maj7 F#maj7 A#m7 C7 G#maj7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x46564 2x332x x13121 x35353 4x554x
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 ([email protected])
-------------------..............
*from '360 Degrees of Billy Paul' (1972)*
Intro:
Fm7 A#7 (x2)
Fm7 A#7
Too late, too late, too late, baby, too late, too.
Fm7 A#7
Too late, too late, too late, baby, too late.
Verse 1:
Fm7 A#7
Stayed in bed all morning just to pass the time,
Fm7 A#7
There's something wrong here, there can be no denying.
Fm7 Em7 D#m7 G#7 C#maj7
One of us is changing, or maybe we've just stopped trying?
Chorus 1:
F#maj7 C#maj7
And it's too late, baby, it's too late,
F#maj7 C#maj7
Though we really, really, really did try to make it.
F#maj7 C#maj7 A#m7
Something in-side has died and I can't hide,
C7 Fm7 A#7 Fm7 A#7
And I just can't fake it, Oh no, no, no, no, no, no...
Verse 2:
Fm7 A#7
It used to be easy living here with you,
Fm7 A#7
You were light and breezy and you knew just what to do.
Fm7 Em7 D#m7 G#7 C#maj7
Now you look so unhappy, and I feel just like a fool.
Chorus 2:
F#maj7 C#maj7
And it's too late, baby, it's too late,
F#maj7 C#maj7
Though we really, really, really did try to make it, try to make it.
F#maj7 C#maj7 A#m7 C7
Something in-side has died and I can't hide, and I just can't fake it;
Fm7 A#7 Fm7 A#7
Too late... too late...
Verse 3:
Fm7 A#7
There'll be good times again for me and you,
Fm7 A#7
But we just can't stay to-gether, can't you see it too?
Fm7 Em7 D#m7 G#7 C#maj7
Still I'm glad for what we had, for how I once loved you.
Chorus 3:
F#maj7 C#maj7
And it's too late, baby, it's too late,
F#maj7 C#maj7
Though we really, really, really did try to make it, try to make it.
F#maj7 C#maj7 A#m7 C7
Something in-side has died and I can't hide, and I just can't fake it;
G#maj7 C#maj7 G#maj7 C#maj7 C7
Too...late, baby, too late...
Coda:
Fm7 A#7
Too late, too late, baby,
Fm7 A#7
Too late, too late, a-too late-a, a-too late-a,
Fm7 A#7
A-too late-a, a-too late-a, a-too late-a, a-too late-a,
Fm7 A#7
A-too late-a, a-too late-a, a-too late-a, a-too late.
Fm7 A#7
Too late, too late, too late, baby,
Fm7 A#7
Too late, no no no, no, no, no.
Fm7 A#7
I just can't take you back, I just can't take you back.
Fm7 A#7 Fm7 A#7
One of us has changed; you, I feel unhappy, baby.
Fm7 A#7
A-but we just-a, but we just-a, but we just-a,
Fm7 A#7
A-but we just can't stay together; can't you see that too?
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Fm7 A#7 Em7 D#m7 G#7
EAD GBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x810898 686766 x79787 x68676 464544
C#maj7 F#maj7 A#m7 C7 G#maj7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x46564 2x332x x13121 x35353 4x554x
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 ([email protected])
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