I Gotta Go chords by Robert Earl Keen

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Am

Difficulty: Novice

I Gotta Go
Robert Earl Keen
Capo 2

Intro:
Am E Am E Am E Am
Am F C E Am F E Am

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

Chorus:
F    C
I gotta go somewhere
G    Am
I gotta go
Am      F
Waistin' time standin' here
E    Am
I gotta go

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

Chorus:
F    C
I gotta go somewhere
G    Am
I gotta go
Am      F
Waistin' time standin' here
E    Am
I gotta go

Interlude:
Am F C E Am F E Am X2
F C E Am Am F E Am

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

Chorus:
F    C
I gotta go somewhere
G    Am
I gotta go
Am      F
Waistin' time standin' here
E    Am
I gotta go

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

Chorus:
F    C
I gotta go somewhere
G    Am
I gotta go
Am      F
Waistin' time standin' here
E    Am
I gotta go
F    C
I gotta go somewhere
G    Am
I gotta go
Am      F
Waistin' time standin' here
E    Am
I gotta go