I Gotta Go
Robert Earl Keen
 
CAPO 2nd Fret

[Intro]
Am E Am E Am E Am F C E Am F E Am

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Ain't got time to shoot the breeze, got no time to blow
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Excuse me mister if you please, I gotta go
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Born one morn 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

F       C              G       Am 
I gotta go somewhere - I gotta go
Am           F               E       Am
Wastin' time standin' here - I gotta go

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

F       C              G       Am 
I gotta go somewhere - I gotta go
Am           F               E       Am
Wastin' time standin' here - I gotta go

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

F       C              G       Am 
I gotta go somewhere - I gotta go
Am           F               E       Am
Wastin' time standin' here - I gotta go

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

F       C              G       Am 
I gotta go somewhere - I gotta go
Am           F               E       Am
Wastin' time standin' here - I gotta go
F       C              G       Am 
I gotta go somewhere - I gotta go
Am           F               E       Am
Wastin' time standin' here - I gotta go

[Outro]
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