I Gotta Go Chords
I Gotta Go by Robert Earl Keen Jr is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords Am, C, G, Em and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Am C
Ain't got time to shoot the breeze,
G Em
Got no time to blow,
Am C
Excuse me mister if you please,
Em Am
I gotta go
Am C
Born one morn on the day of the dead
G Em
In a bombed out bungalow.
Am C
My momma kissed my cheek and said,
Em Am
I gotta go
F C
I gotta go somewhere,
G Am
I gotta go
Am F
Wastin' time standing here
Em Am
I gotta go
Am C
They put me in an orphanage
G Em
West of Tupelo
Am C
I told em when I burnt that bridge,
Em Am
I gotta go
Am C
Stole a car; got a gun
G Em
Robbed the Hidey-Ho
Am C
I left Memphis on the run
Em Am
I gotta go
F C
I gotta go somewhere,
G Am
I gotta go
Am F
Wastin' time standing here
Em Am
I gotta go
Am C
Five card stud, deuces wild
G Em
Three kings in a row
Am C
I turned that diamond deuce and smiled
Em Am
I gotta go
Am C
They tracked my down and took my take
G Em
Brother don't you know
Am C
I told them boys there's some mistake
Em Am
I gotta go
F C
I gotta go somewhere,
G Am
I gotta go
Am F
Wasting time standing here,
Em Am
I gotta go
Am C
Cold Steel up against my head
G Em
They turned the lights down low
Am C
In case you didn't hear I said
Em Am
I gotta go
Am C
These are your very last words, sir
G Em
Say em nice and slow,
Am C
My last words on this planet were...
F C
I gotta go somewhere,
G Am
I gotta go
Am F
Wasting time standing here,
Em Am
I gotta go