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(Capo on 1)
Intro.:  |(G) |(D) |(C) |(C)(Bm)(Am)(G)
Oh, put me on a (G)train, put me on a (D)runway one-way sky-high aero-(Am)plane
Oh girl, I really (C)need a change, get away, see the smile on (D/F#)your (G)face
And find me a (D)row boat, let it flow, on a river pointed (Bm)your (Am)way
I'm thinking let's be spontaneous, (C)all I'm saying is ---
(Chorus)
It's a (G) long way from here to California and I (D) must say I need you around
And I'm (Am) not afraid to meet you in the middle of a (C)nowhere anybody's heard of town
In a (G) little cabin up in the mountains or a (D) Cabana on a beach somewhere
(Am)All I know is you're not here and (C)all that means is (D)I've gotta (G)get there
Yeah, (D) I gotta gotta (Am)get there, I gotta get there, yeah (C)
Hold me in your (G)arms, 'cause for a long (D)while these miles been keeping me from where you (Am)are
I need a little (C)sweet talk, long walk, strolling down the (D/F#)boule-(G)vard
Well, can't you hear the "(D)Miss you" in my voice?
(Bm)Oh, (Am)no more waitin', let's be spontaneous, (C)all I'm saying is ---
(Chorus)
It's a (G) long way from here to California and I (D) must say I need you around
And I'm (Am) not afraid to meet you in the middle of a (C)nowhere anybody's heard of town
In a (G) little cabin up in the mountains or a (D) Cabana on a beach somewhere
(Am)All I know is you're not here and (C)all that means is (D)I've gotta (Em)get there
Oh, I'm (B7)on my way right now
Oh, (Am)no more (Am/C)waitin', let's (Am/E)be spon-(Am)taneous, (C)all I'm saying (D)is ---
(Chorus)
It's a (G) long way from here to California and I (D) must say I need you around
And I'm (Am) not afraid to meet you in the middle of a (C)nowhere anybody's heard of town
In a (G) little cabin up in the mountains or a (D) Cabana on a beach somewhere
(Am)All I know is you're not here and (C)all that means is (D)I've gotta (G)get there
Yeah, (D) I gotta gotta (Am)get there, I gotta get there (C)
Oh, I gotta (G)get there, I gotta get there, yeah (D)
Yeah, I gotta gotta (Am)get there, I gotta get there, yeah (Bm) (C)

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Gotta Get There

by Brett Eldredge

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Am/C

Am/E

(Capo on 1)

G D C C Bm Am G

Intro.: |() |() |() |()()()()

G D Am

Oh, put me on a ()train, put me on a ()runway one-way sky-high aero-()plane

C D/F# G

Oh girl, I really ()need a change, get away, see the smile on ()your ()face

D Bm Am

And find me a ()row boat, let it flow, on a river pointed ()your ()way

I'm thinking let's be spontaneous, ()all I'm saying is ---

(Chorus)

G D

It's a () long way from here to California and I () must say I need you around

Am C

And I'm () not afraid to meet you in the middle of a ()nowhere anybody's heard of town

G D

In a () little cabin up in the mountains or a () Cabana on a beach somewhere

Am C D G

()All I know is you're not here and ()all that means is ()I've gotta ()get there

D Am C

Yeah, () I gotta gotta ()get there, I gotta get there, yeah ()

G D Am

Hold me in your ()arms, 'cause for a long ()while these miles been keeping me from where you ()are

C D/F# G

I need a little ()sweet talk, long walk, strolling down the ()boule-()vard

Well, can't you hear the "()Miss you" in my voice?

Bm Am C

()Oh, ()no more waitin', let's be spontaneous, ()all I'm saying is ---

(Chorus)

G D

It's a () long way from here to California and I () must say I need you around

Am C

And I'm () not afraid to meet you in the middle of a ()nowhere anybody's heard of town

G D

In a () little cabin up in the mountains or a () Cabana on a beach somewhere

Am C D Em

()All I know is you're not here and ()all that means is ()I've gotta ()get there

Oh, I'm ()on my way right now

Am Am/C Am/E Am C D

Oh, ()no more ()waitin', let's ()be spon-()taneous, ()all I'm saying ()is ---

(Chorus)

G D

It's a () long way from here to California and I () must say I need you around

Am C

And I'm () not afraid to meet you in the middle of a ()nowhere anybody's heard of town

G D

In a () little cabin up in the mountains or a () Cabana on a beach somewhere

Am C D G

()All I know is you're not here and ()all that means is ()I've gotta ()get there

D Am C

Yeah, () I gotta gotta ()get there, I gotta get there ()

G D

Oh, I gotta ()get there, I gotta get there, yeah ()

Am Bm C

Yeah, I gotta gotta ()get there, I gotta get there, yeah () ()

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