If You Gotta Go, Go Now (or Else You Gotta Stay All Night)
Bob Dylan
RockMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G
C
D
D7
F#Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
From 'The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3) 1991. G C/G Listen to me, baby, G C/G There's something you must see. G C/G I want to be with you, gal, G/D D7(/F#) If you want to be with me. G C/G G But if you got to go, C/G G C/G G It's all right. C G But if you got to go, go now, G/D D7(/F#) G Or else you gotta stay all night. G C/G It ain't that I'm questionin' you. G C/G To take part in any quiz. G C/G It's just that I ain't got no watch G/D D7(/F#) An' you keep askin' me what time it is. G C/G G But if you got to go, C/G G C/G G It's all right. C G But if you got to go, go now, G/D D7(/F#) G Or else you gotta stay all night. G C/G I am just a poor boy, baby, G C/G Lookin' to connect. G C/G But I certainly don't want you thinkin' G/D D7(/F#) That I ain't got any respect. G C/G G But if you got to go, C/G G C/G G It's all right. C G But if you got to go, go now, G/D D7(/F#) G Or else you gotta stay all night. G C/G You know I'd have nightmares G C/G And a guilty conscience, too, G C/G If I kept you from anything G/D D7(/F#) That you really wanted to do. G C/G G But if you got to go, C/G G C/G G It's all right. C G But if you got to go, go now, G/D D7(/F#) G Or else you gotta stay all night. G C/G It ain't that I'm wantin' G C/G Anything you never gave before. G C/G It's just that I'll be sleepin' soon, G/D D7(/F#) It'll be too dark for you to find the door. G C/G G But if you got to go, C/G G C/G G It's all right. C G But if you got to go, go now, G/D D7(/F#) G Or else you gotta stay all night. Enjoy!
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Chord set
G · C · D · D7 · F#
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.