Queen - It's Late: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "It's Late" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn It's Late Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Queen
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "It's Late" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D/A A You say you love me D/A A And I hardly know your name D/A A D/A And if I say I love you in the candlelight A D/A There's no one but myself to blame A But there's something inside C#7sus4 C#7 F#m F#m/E That's turning my mind away D A Oh how I could love you E7 A If I could let you stay Chorus: E A It's late - but I'm bleeding deep inside E A It's late - is it just my sickly pride? E D A E A Too late - even now the feeling seems to steal away E D A/C# B7 E7 So late - though I'm crying I can't help but hear you say A Amaj7 D/A It's late it's late it's late Esus4 E A But not too late The way you love me Is the sweetest love around But after all this time, the more I'm trying The more I seem to let you down Now you tell me you're leaving And I just can't believe it's true Oh, you know that I can love you Though I know I can't be true Oh, you made me love you Don't tell me that we're through Chorus: It's late - but it's driving me so mad It's late - yes I know but don't try to tell me that it's Too late - save our love you can't turn out the lights So late - I've been wrong but I'll learn to be right It's late it's late it's late But not too late E7 A I've been so long E7 A You've been so long E7 A E7 A We've been so long tryin' to work it out E7 A I ain't got long E7 A You ain't got long E A D/A E We gotta know what this life is all about Too late much too late You're staring at me With suspicion in your eye You say what game are you playing? What's this that you're saying? I know that I can't reply If I take you tonight Is it making my life a lie? Oh, you make me wonder Did I live my life right? Chorus: It's late - but it's time to set me free It's late - yes I know but there's no way it has to be Too late - so let the fire take our bodies this night So late - so let the waters take our guilt in the tide A Amaj7 D B7 It's late it's late it's late it's late E C#7 F#m D It's late it's late it's late A It's all too late You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  A Amaj7  C#  C#7  C#7sus4  D  E  Esus4  E7  F#m  B7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "It's Late" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "It's Late" by Queen.