I Gotta Go

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