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Manfred Mann - If You Gotta Go, Go Now Chords

Chord reference G, C, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]Listen to me, [C]baby [G]I’m tryin to make you [C]see [G]That I want to be with [C]you, girl [D]If you want to be with me

[D]But if you got to [G]go [C] [G] [C]It’s [G]alright [C] [G] [G]But if you got to [C]go, go [G]now Or [G]else you gotta [D]stay all [G]night [C] [G]

[G]I am just a [C]poor boy, baby [G]Trying to con[C]nect [G]But I don’t want you [C]thinking That I [D]ain’t got any respect

[D]But if you got to [G]go [C] [G] [C]It’s [G]alright [C] [G] [G]But if you got to [C]go, go [G]now Or [G]else you gotta [D]stay all [G]night [C] [G]

[G]I’m not tryin to [C]question you To [G]take part in any [C]quiz It’s [G]just that I don’t have a [C]watch And [D]you keep asking me what time it is

[D]But if you got to [G]go [C] [G] [C]It’s [G]alright [C] [G] [G]But if you got to [C]go, go [G]now Or [G]else you gotta [D]stay all [G]night [C] [G]

[G]I don’t want to make you [C]give Any [G]thing you never gave be [C]fore It’s [G]just that I’ll be sleeping [C]soon And [D]it’ll be too dark for you to find the door

[D]But if you got to [G]go [C] [G] [C]It’s [G]alright [C] [G] [G]But if you got to [C]go, go [G]now Or [G]else you gotta [D]stay all [G]night [C] [G]

Artist Manfred Mann
Album Mann Made Hits
Genres Pop
Year 1966
Key G

How to Play If You Gotta Go, Go Now on Guitar?

Manfred Mann - If You Gotta Go, Go Now can be played in the key of G using the G, C, D chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play If You Gotta Go, Go Now with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.