Late For Dinner
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CAPO: 3
verse 1
Am G
Sheppard served in Pharaoh's Army Nineteen sixty-eight
F G Am
Came home with his body parts intact
G
Spent a year inside his room smoking cigarettes
F G Am
Never talked about it after that
verse 2
G
Shep and I got married on the day Nixon resigned
F G Am
Honeymooned down Mexicali way
G
Sometimes when he held me tight he'd look like he was blind
F G Am
Or staring at a graveyard far away
[Refrão]
C G
And if he blew in through that doorway today
Dm A G
Like a long-forgotten echo of winter
C G
I don't know if I'd shoot him in the face
F G Am
Or tell him that he's late for dinner
verse 3
G
For thirteen years my love grew for this solitary man
F G Am
Who reacted strong when anyone would cross me
G
With hard looks, fisticuffs, if it came to that
F G Am
He did the little things that said he loved me
verse 4
G
And in the morning he would cook for me and drop me off to work
F G Am
Kiss me on the cheek to start my day
G
There was no warning the last time, he would not come no more
F G Am
There was no time to memorize his face
[Refrão]
C G
And if he blew in through that doorway today
Dm A G
Like a long-forgotten echo of winter
C G
I don't know if I'd shoot him in the face
F G Am
Or tell him that he's late for dinner
Verse 5
Am G
Now I almost went to look for him, but couldn't find the nerve
F G Am
Something there did not sit right with me
G
I realize this battle is not what I deserved
F G Am
Chasing Israelites through parted seas
[Refrão]
C G
And if he blew in through that doorway today
Dm A G
Like a long-forgotten echo of winter
C G
I don't know if I'd shoot him in the face
F G Am
Or tell him that he's late for dinner
How to play Late For Dinner
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.