--===Foghat Tab - Too Late The Hero===--
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                            _Too Late The Hero_ 
                                       
                                     
                 Tabbed by Charlie Coombs [GUNGBG@aol.com] 
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                                           Too Late The Hero
                                                 by Foghat
                                    From the album Tight Shoes
                         Tabbed by Charlie Coombs (GUNGBG@aol.com)
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            [Intro] - more or less A, with some embelishment...
                                      A
                   E|----------------------------------|
                   B|-1/2---2--2--------2---2--2-------|
                   G|-1/2---2--2--------2---2--2-------|
                   D|-1/2-4-2--2-4-5-4--2-4-2--2-4-5-4-|
                   A|---0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
                   E|----------------------------------|
                            F#m D A     F#m D A
                                     A
                  I got a message from a girl in distress,
                                     A
                She was a prisoner in an apartment address.
                                     A
                 But like a hero to the scene of the crime,
                                     A
                I lost my way and there was so little time.
                            F#m D A     F#m D A
                                     A
                  Stood at a bus stop on a cold rainy day,
                                     A
             Tire through a puddle, threw some mud in my face.
                                     A
                No bus arrived so I just crawled into town,
                                     A
                   I took my chances on the underground.
      D               A                     E                        A
   Subway station, wall to wall people, I couldn't squeeze onto a train.
    D                A                        E                        D
  In desperation, I looked for a taxi, but, oh, the searching was in vain
                            D                  A
                 Too late the hero, from ten down to zero.
     D                   A                 D    E                    A
    Too late the hero, why did she say, "Boy, boy you're way too late!"?
                              D    E                   A
                  She said "Boy, boy you're way too late!"
                                F#m D A  x 4
                                     A
               I caught a train but there was nowhere to sit,
                                     A
           Reached for a strap, I thought I heard something rip,
                                     A
              There on the Central Line, my pants fell apart.
                                     A
              Train broke down and we were stuck in the dark.
          D             A               E                       A
        Subway tunnel claustrophobia, best suit, wrinkled and damp,
        D               A                 E                       D
     Finally when I crawled up to her door, she said, "Goodbye chump!"
                            D                  A
                 Too late the hero, from ten down to zero.
      D                  A                  D    E                   A
    Too late the hero, why did she say, "Boy, boy you're way too late!"?
                               D    E                  A
                  She said "Boy, boy you're way too late!"
    E         B              C#m   D  E          B               E    B
    Did I see someone in the shadow? Did I hear footsteps on the floor?
    A          B               E                  D                    A
  Did I hear laughter in the background just before she slammed that door?
                       {Instrumental}  F#m D A  x 4
                                     A for a while...
       D                     A             E                        A
     I turned around and I headed home, I was tired, rejected and cold.
                          D                      A
                Missed the last train, left around midnight,
                        E                         D
                      So I walked that lonesome road.
                            D                  A
                 Too late the hero, from ten down to zero.
      D                  A                  D    E                  A
    Too late the hero, why did she say, "Boy, boy you're way too late!"?
                              D    E                   A
                  She said "Boy, boy you're way too late!"
                                     D
                (Too late, too late the hero) Way too late.
                                     A
                (Too late, too late the hero) Way too late.
                                     D
                (Too late, too late the hero) Way too late,
                                     A
                          Too late hey hey hey...
                        D  A  about 8 times and fade
                                       
                                     
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