Too Late The Hero
                                by Foghat
                        From the album Tight Shoes
               Tabbed by Charlie Coombs for www.foghat.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