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Time To Go

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Verse            Chorus 
------------     -------------
    Em022000          Cx3201x 
Em-1  07508x          G32000x
Em-2  07507x       G/F#20000x
Em-3  07505x         Em022000
   G/E05043x
Am-1  x075x8
Am-2  x075x7
Am-3  x075x5
   G/Ax05403
Capo 3rd fret
[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
     Em  Em-1       Em-2      Em-3       G/E  
    We pushed the horses as long as we could
Am-1     Am-2          Am-3  G/A  
    Over Coolie Pass into Sierra Woods
Em-1           Em-2             Em-3      G/E  
    Burned the wagon wheels for heat, for food, we
Am-1         Am-2            Am-3                  G/A  
    Cut down Timothy Gant to die, the twelve could make it through
[Chorus 1]
  CTime to go, time Gto go, go
  CTime to go, time Gto goG/F#, go, Emgo
  CTime to go, time Gto go, go, go
  CTime to go, time Gto goG/F#, go, Emgo
  CWe'll never come Gback, it's time to go
  CTry to make it to the Gshore, it's time to go
  CAnd now I Gknow, it's G/F#time to goEm  
[Verse 2]
   Em-1           Em-2      Em-3     G/E  
In Bakersfield we found a planned community, with
Am-1          Am-2             Am-3  G/A  
    Plentiful two bedrooms and full amenities
Em-1            Em-2       Em-3     G/E  
    We sold the horses, we sold our guns
Am-1             Am-2          Am-3                    G/A  
    A specter of Timothy Gant appeared on my lawn, and told me to run
[Chorus 2]
It's Ctime to go, time Gto go, time to go
  CTime to go, time Gto goG/F#, go, Emgo
  CTime to go, time Gto go, go, go
  CTime to go, time Gto goG/F#, go, Emgo
  CWe'll never make it Gback, it's time to go
  CAnd vanish through the Gcracks, of molten ash
  CDon't know what you Ghad, it's G/F#time to Emgo

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Time To Go

by John Vanderslice

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

G/E

G/A

Verse Chorus

------------ -------------

Em C

022000 x3201x

Em G

-1 07508x 32000x

Em G/F#

-2 07507x 20000x

Em Em

-3 07505x 022000

G/E

05043x

-1 x075x8

-2 x075x7

-3 x075x5

G/A

x05403

Capo 3rd fret

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Em Em Em Em G/E

-1 -2 -3

We pushed the horses as long as we could

Am Am Am G/A

-1 -2 -3

Over Coolie Pass into Sierra Woods

Em Em Em G/E

-1 -2 -3

Burned the wagon wheels for heat, for food, we

Am Am Am G/A

-1 -2 -3

Cut down Timothy Gant to die, the twelve could make it through

[Chorus 1]

C G

Time to go, time to go, go

C G G/F# Em

Time to go, time to go, go, go

C G

Time to go, time to go, go, go

C G G/F# Em

Time to go, time to go, go, go

C G

We'll never come back, it's time to go

C G

Try to make it to the shore, it's time to go

C G G/F# Em

And now I know, it's time to go

[Verse 2]

Em Em Em G/E

-1 -2 -3

In Bakersfield we found a planned community, with

Am Am Am G/A

-1 -2 -3

Plentiful two bedrooms and full amenities

Em Em Em G/E

-1 -2 -3

We sold the horses, we sold our guns

Am Am Am G/A

-1 -2 -3

A specter of Timothy Gant appeared on my lawn, and told me to run

[Chorus 2]

C G

It's time to go, time to go, time to go

C G G/F# Em

Time to go, time to go, go, go

C G

Time to go, time to go, go, go

C G G/F# Em

Time to go, time to go, go, go

C G

We'll never make it back, it's time to go

C G

And vanish through the cracks, of molten ash

C G G/F# Em

Don't know what you had, it's time to go

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