I Gotta Go chords by Robert Earl Keen

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A minorAm

Difficulty: Novice

I Gotta Go
Robert Earl Keen
Capo 2

Intro:
A minorAm E MajorE A minorAm E MajorE A minorAm E MajorE A minorAm
Am FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm FF E MajorE A minorAm

Verse:
A minorAm         FF         C majorC       E MajorE
Ain't got time to shoot the breeze, got no time to blow
A minorAm         FF      E MajorE    A minorAm
Excuse me, mister, if you please, I gotta go
A minorAm           FF          C majorC        E MajorE
Born one mornin' on the day of the dead in a bombed out bungalow
A minorAm         FF       E MajorE    A minorAm
My momma kissed my cheek and said, I gotta go

Chorus:
FF    C majorC
I gotta go somewhere
G+G    A minorAm
I gotta go
A minorAm      FF
Waistin' time standin' here
E MajorE    A minorAm
I gotta go

Verse:
A minorAm        FF     C majorC      E MajorE
They put me in an orphanage west of Tupelo
A minorAm        FF         E MajorE    A minorAm
I told 'em when I burnt that bridge, I gotta go
A minorAm      FF     C majorC        E MajorE
Stole a car, got a gun robbed the Hidey-Ho
A minorAm       FF      E MajorE    A minorAm
I left Memphis on the run, I gotta go

Chorus:
FF    C majorC
I gotta go somewhere
G+G    A minorAm
I gotta go
A minorAm      FF
Waistin' time standin' here
E MajorE    A minorAm
I gotta go

Interlude:
A minorAm FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm FF E MajorE A minorAm X2
FF C majorC E MajorE A minorAm Am FF E MajorE A minorAm

Verse:
A minorAm       FF     C majorC         E MajorE
Five card stud deuces wild, three kings in a row
A minorAm          FF         E MajorE    A minorAm
I turned that diamond deuce and smiled, I gotta go
A minorAm          FF       C majorC         E MajorE
They tracked me down, took my take, brother don't you know
A minorAm        FF           E MajorE    A minorAm
I told 'em, boys, there's some mistake, I gotta go

Chorus:
FF    C majorC
I gotta go somewhere
G+G    A minorAm
I gotta go
A minorAm      FF
Waistin' time standin' here
E MajorE    A minorAm
I gotta go

Verse:
A minorAm        FF           C majorC          E MajorE
Cold steel up against my head, they turned the lights down low
A minorAm         FF      E MajorE    A minorAm
In case you didn't hear I said, I gotta go
A minorAm          FF        C majorC        E MajorE
These are your very last words, sir, say 'em nice and slow
A minorAm          FF
My last words on this planet were...

Chorus:
FF    C majorC
I gotta go somewhere
G+G    A minorAm
I gotta go
A minorAm      FF
Waistin' time standin' here
E MajorE    A minorAm
I gotta go
FF    C majorC
I gotta go somewhere
G+G    A minorAm
I gotta go
A minorAm      FF
Waistin' time standin' here
E MajorE    A minorAm
I gotta go