i gotta go
robert earl keen

capo 2

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

chorus :
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

chorus :
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

chorus
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 . . .

chorus x2
F C
i gotta go somewhere ,
G Am
i gotta go
Am F
wasting time standing here ,
Em Am
i gotta go