I Gotta Go

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I Gotta Go
Robert Earl Keen
[Intro]
Bm F# Bm F# Bm F# Bm G D F# Bm G F# Bm
[Verse 1]
Bm G D F#
Ain't got time to shoot the breeze, got no time to blow
Bm G F# Bm
Excuse me mister if you please, I gotta go
Bm G D F#
Born one morn on the day of the dead in a bombed out bungalow
Bm G F# Bm
My momma kissed my cheek and said, I gotta go
[Chorus]
G D A
I gotta go somewhere
Bm
I gotta go
Bm G F#
Waistin' time standin' here
Bm
I gotta go
[Verse 2]
Bm G D F#
They put me in an orphanage west of Tupelo
Bm G F# Bm
I told 'em when I burnt that bridge, I gotta go
Bm G D F#
Stole a car, got a gun robbed the Hidey-Ho
Bm G F# Bm
I left Memphis on the run, I gotta go
[Chorus]
G D A
I gotta go somewhere
Bm
I gotta go
Bm G F#
Waistin' time standin' here
Bm
I gotta go
[Instrumental]
Bm G D F# Bm G F# Bm G D F# Bm G F# Bm G D A Bm G F#
[Verse 3]
Bm G D F#
Five card stud duces wild, three kings in a row
Bm G F# Bm
I turned that diamond duce and smiled, I gotta go
Bm G D F#
They tracked my down, took my take, brother don't you know
Bm G F# Bm
I told 'em boys, there's some mistake, I gotta go
[Chorus]
G D A
I gotta go somewhere
Bm
I gotta go
Bm G F#
Waistin' time standin' here
Bm
I gotta go
[Verse 4]
Bm G D F#
Cold steel up against my head, they turned the lights down low
Bm G F#
In case you didn't hear I said, I gotta go
[Last Verse]
Bm G D F#
These are your very last words sir, say 'em nice and slow
Bm G
My last words on this planet were...
[Chorus]
G D A
I gotta go somewhere
Bm
I gotta go
Bm G F#
Waistin' time standin' here
Bm
I gotta go
[Outro]
Bm F# Bm F# Bm F# Bm

I Gotta Go chords and lyrics

Free chords for I Gotta Go by Robert Earl Keen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

I Gotta Go
Robert Earl Keen
[Intro]
Bm F# Bm F# Bm F# Bm G D F# Bm G F# Bm
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
Bm G D F# Bm G F# Bm G D F# Bm G F# Bm G D A Bm G F#
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
[Last Verse]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Bm F# Bm F# Bm F# Bm

I Gotta Go Chords by Robert Earl Keen

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