Tuning:

I Gotta Go Robert Earl Keen [Intro] Bm F# Bm F# Bm F# Bm G D F# Bm G F# Bm [Verse 1]

^BmAin't got time to ^Gshoot the breeze, ^Dgot no time to ^F#blow ^BmExcuse me mister ^Gif you please^F#, I gotta ^Bmgo ^BmBorn one morn on the ^Gday of the dead in a ^Dbombed out bunga^F#low My ^Bmmomma kissed my ^Gcheek and said^F#, I gotta ^Bmgo

[Chorus]

^GI gotta ^Dgo somewhere^A I gotta ^Bmgo ^BmWaistin' time ^Gstandin' here^F# I gotta ^Bmgo

[Verse 2]

^BmThey put me in an ^Gorphanage ^Dwest of ^F#Tupelo I ^Bmtold 'em when I ^Gburnt that bridge^F#, I gotta ^Bmgo ^BmStole a car, ^Ggot a gun ^Drobbed the Hidey-^F#Ho ^BmI left Memphis ^Gon the run^F#, I gotta ^Bmgo

[Chorus]

^GI gotta ^Dgo somewhere^A I gotta ^Bmgo ^BmWaistin' time ^Gstandin' here^F# I gotta ^Bmgo

[Instrumental] Bm G D F# Bm G F# Bm G D F# Bm G F# Bm G D A Bm G F# [Verse 3]

^BmFive card stud ^Gduces wild, ^Dthree kings in a ^F#row I ^Bmturned that diamond ^Gduce and smiled^F#, I gotta ^Bmgo ^BmThey tracked my down, ^Gtook my take, ^Dbrother don't you ^F#know I ^Bmtold 'em boys, there's ^Gsome mistake^F#, I gotta ^Bmgo

[Chorus]

^GI gotta ^Dgo somewhere^A I gotta ^Bmgo ^BmWaistin' time ^Gstandin' here^F# I gotta ^Bmgo

[Verse 4]

^BmCold steel up ^Gagainst my head, they ^Dturned the lights down ^F#low In ^Bmcase you didn't ^Ghear I said^F#, I gotta go

[Last Verse]

These ^Bmare your very ^Glast words sir, ^Dsay 'em nice and ^F#slow My ^Bmlast words on this ^Gplanet were...

[Chorus]

^GI gotta ^Dgo somewhere^A I gotta ^Bmgo ^BmWaistin' time ^Gstandin' here^F# I gotta ^Bmgo

[Outro] Bm F# Bm F# Bm F# Bm

Robert Earl Keen - I gotta go