Too Late for Tears Lyrics

TOO LATE FOR TEARS
As recorded by Rainbow
(From the 1996 Album STRANGER IN US ALL)
Words and Music by Ritchie Blackmore, Doogie White and Pat Regan
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr I'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr II'
Gtr I
| Gtr II
|-5b7==(5)r=5-3-----5b7==(5)r5-3---|-5-3--------------||
1st Verse
|----5------|-----3---3-3---3-|----5------|-----8S6-8-8----|
|----5------|-----3---3-3---3-|----5------|-----8S6-8-8----|
|----5b7-(5)---------|-(5)----(5)-5--5---|
|-(5)------3-5-|-5b7==(5)r5p3---5p3------------------||
|--------------|----------------------3S=5---3-4-3-1-||
2nd Verse
|-13b15---13b15---13b15---13b15r(13)p11----11-|
|---18b20-(18)-18b20==(18)r==18-15----15------------------|
|----------------------------------------------17b19-(17)-|
|----5------|-----------3-------------3-3---3-|----5------|-----8S6-8-8---|
|----5------|-----------3-------------3-3---3-|----5------|-----8S6-8-8---|
|-15b17r(15)--------------|--------------------||
1st Chorus
|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0-|---3p2---2p0-----|-------------------|
|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0-|---3p2---2p0-----|-------------------|
|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0-|
|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0-|
|-------5b7-(5)---5b7-(5)---|-(5)----(5)---5p3--------|
|---------------6b8-(6)-|---------3-----------3--------------||
|------3----(3)---------|-----------5b7-(5)-----5b7==(5)r5-3-||
3rd verse
|-----------------|-----------------|-13b15-(13)---13b15-(13)---13b15-(13)---13b15-(13)-------|
|-13b15r(13)---10---------------------|
|--------------|---13-13-13b15-13b15-13b15r(13)-11------|
|--------------|---13b15-(13)---13b15-(13)---13b15==(13)r13p11-|
|------------|---------------|-15b17r(15)--------------|--------------------|
|-----5------|-----8S6-8-8---|---------7---------------|---7--7--7-(7)-7-7--|
|-----5------|-----8S6-8-8---|---------7---------------|---7--7--7-(7)-7-7--|
2nd Chorus
|---3p2---2p0-----|------------------|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0--|
|---3p2---2p0-----|------------------|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0--|
|---3p2---2p0-----|------------------|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0--|
|---3p2---2p0-----|------------------|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0--|
|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0--2-0---0--|
|---3p2---2p0-------|--------------------|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)----7----||
Guitar Solo
|-14b16-(14)---------------|-14b16r(14)p12----12---12-(12)-------|
|------------5p4---4p0---2-|-(2)------------0-----------0----0-2-|
|-14b16-(14)---------14b16-(14)---------14b16==(14)r14---12-|-----14-------14-------14--|
|---------------5p===========4-------------------4p==0----2-|-(2)-----0-----0-----------|
|-15b17-(15)-------14-12-14-15-12---------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------14-14-16b18-(16)-----------|
|------------5p4----4p====0----------2----|--(2)---------------0----0---0-2-|
|----5p=4-----4p=0-----2-|-(2)-----0-----0------------||
|-14b16-(14)------14b16-(14)-(14)12-15-14-|-----14-15-17b19==(17)r17-15----|
|------------3p=2--------------2p=0-------|--------------------------------|
|-15-17b19-(17)--------------|-------------------17b19-(17)\---------|
|-----3p=====2-------2p0-----|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------18b20==(18)r|
|-17b19-(17)---17b19-17b19-17-17-15-17-|-17b19==(17)r17p15----15-------------------------|
|------------3p=2-----------2p=0-------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------17----17b19==(17)r17-15----15-14----14-15-|----------------------14-15-17------------||
|-----3p====2--------------------2p====0-------------|--8-----------------------7---------------||
Out-Chorus
|---3p2---2p0-----|------------------|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0--|
|---3p2---2p0-----|------------------|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0--|
|---3p2---2p0-----|------------------|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0--|
|---3p2---2p0-----|------------------|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0--|
||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
||----3p2---2p0-----|------------------|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0-|
||o-----------------|--------5---5-----|-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
||----3p2---2p0-----|------------------|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0-|
||o-----------------|--------5---5-----|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------o||
|---3p2---2p0-----|------------------|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0---||
|-----------------|--------5---5-----|-----------------|-------------------o||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------o||
|---3p2---2p0-----|------------------|---3p2---2p0---5-|-(5)--3-0-2-0---0---||
|-----------------|--------5---5-----|-----------------|-------------------o||
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda