If You Gotta Go, Go Now (or Else You Gotta Stay All Night) Chords
by Manfred Mann
If You Gotta Go, Go Now (or Else You Gotta Stay All Night) by Manfred Mann is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Written by Bob Dylan. This is Manfred Mann's version.
Intro: G C G (On Riff) AKA Bass Guitar
G C G C
Listen to me baby, I'm tryin' to make you see.
G C D
That I want to be with you girl, if you want to be with me.
D G C G C G C G
But if you gotta go, it's alright.
G C G D G C G
But if you gotta go, go now or else you gotta stay all night. {RIFF}
G C G C
I am just a poor boy baby, tryin' to connect.
G C D
But I don't want you thinkin', O that I ain't got any respect.
Chorus
G C G C
Now I'm not tryin' to question you, to take part in any quiz.
G C D
It's just that I don't have a lot, and you keep asking me what time it is.
Chorus
G C G C
Now I don't want to make you give, anything you never gave before.
G C
It's just that I'll be sleepin' soon,
(D one note then NC)
It'll be too dark for you to find the door.
NC G C G C G C G
But if you gotta go, well it's alright.
G C G D G C G
But if you gotta go, go now or else you gotta stay all night. {RIFF}
G C G
{RIFF} (fade)
Enjoy!