Can’t Be Late

[E]woke in a panic, [G]get out the door
[E]stuck in traffic, [G]one hour more

should have arrived, one hour ago
a flat tire, had it towed

[Chorus]
[C]Can’t Be Late, [G]don’t make them wait
[C]Can’t []Be []Late, [G]what will I say
[C]Can’t []Be []Late, [G]I really hate
[D]When I am… [A]

hopped the bus, across town
much disgust, the wrong route

appointment, will not make
can’t avoid what makes me …

[chorus]

1/27/24

[A]Don’t [D]Be [C]Late [A] [D] [C]
[G]Hate [A]it [G]when [D]peo[E]ple [D]are
Don’t be late [A] [D] [C]
stay awake, set alarm
Don’t be late [A] [D] [C]
[D]clock [C#]is [D]wrong [E]made [D#]you [E]wait
[D]hate [E]it [G]when [A]peo[C]ple [D]are…
[A] [D] [C]

wait, place, escape, complaint, space, chased, paced, regulate, straight, , regular, particular, popular, warrior, lunar, familiar, singular, bizarre, guitar, ALARM, arm, charm, calm, WRONG,

What about listing all the techniques used to not be late?

• set clock forward an hour
• set an alarm/reminder
• set an alarm hour ahead of time
• wake up call
• give somebody the wrong time on purpose
• stay awake don’t fall asleep
• arrive too early

and routine excuses for being late

• traffic. why always traffic? be more original
• overslept
• clock was set to wrong time
• car trouble, flat tire, run out of gas
• bus was late, ride was late

[Chorus]
[A]Can’t [D]Be [C]Late [G] [A] [C] [A]
[C]Can’t [D]Be [A]Late [D] [A] [G] [D]
[A]Can’t [C]Be [D]Late [G] [A] [C] [A]
[G] [A] [D] [E] [G] [G]

[G]woke in a [G]pan[A]ic
[D]get out [D]the [E]door
stuck in traffic
an hour more

should’ve arrived
hour ago
a flat tire
had it towed

[chorus]

hopped the bus
across town
much disgust
the wrong route

appointment
will not make
can’t avoid
what makes me …

[chorus]

1/28/24 – oops what freakin key? exercise saving the 1. Key of C means use E and and G in the verse, start chorus on C.

[E]woke in a panic, [G]get out the door
[E]stuck in traffic, [G]one hour more

should have arrived, one hour ago
a flat tire, had it towed

[Chorus]
[C]Can’t Be Late, [G]don’t make them wait
[C]Can’t []Be []Late, [G]what will I say
[C]Can’t []Be []Late, [G]I really hate
[D]When I am… [A]

hopped the bus, across town
much disgust, the wrong route

appointment, will not make
can’t avoid what makes me …

[chorus]