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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">If You Gotta Go, Go Now</h1>
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  15
  16 <p>Words and music Bob Dylan<br />
  17 Played in an acoustic version occasionally in 1964-5, and recorded
  18 with a band in Jan 1965 during the sessions for <a href="../05_biabh/index.htm" class="recordlink">Bringing It All Back Home</a>. Released on <a class="recordlink" href="index.htm">The Bootleg Series 1-3</a> (1991) in the
  19 electric version, and on <a class="recordlink" href="../43_bs6/index.htm">Live 1964</a> (2004) in a live version
  20 from the Philharmonic Hall</p>
  21
  22 <p>Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
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  25
  26 <h2 class="songversion">Halloween version (NY Philharmonic Hall, 31 Oct 1964)</h2>
  27 <pre class="chords">
  28 G'/d    xx0430
  29 D7/f#   200212
  30 </pre>
  31 <pre class="spoken">
  32 [Finds his guitar to be terribly out of tune, stops the intro and says:
  33 &quot;Don't let that scare you! [strums] It's just Halloween! [giggle]
  34 I have my Bob Dylan mask on.
  35 I'm masquerading! [laughs]&quot; ]</pre>
  36 <pre class="verse">
  37 G             C/g
  38 Listen to me, baby,
  39         G                  C/g
  40 There's something you must see.
  41 G                 C/g
  42 I want to be with you, gal,
  43    G'/d                D7(/f#)
  44 If you want to be with me.
  45 </pre>
  46 <pre class="refrain">
  47                   G      C/g  G
  48 But if you got to go,
  49 C/g      G      C/g  G
  50 It's all right.
  51                   C      G
  52 But if you got to go, go now,
  53    G'/d           D7(/f#)  G
  54 Or else you gotta stay all night.
  55 </pre>
  56
  57 <pre class="verse">
  58 It ain't that I'm questionin' you.
  59 To take part in any quiz.
  60 It's just that I ain't got no watch
  61 An' you keep askin' me what time it is.
  62 </pre>
  63
  64 <pre class="refrain">
  65 But if you got to go,
  66 It's all right.
  67 But if you got to go, go now,
  68 Or else you gotta stay all night.
  69 </pre>
  70
  71 <pre class="verse">
  72 I am just a poor boy, baby,
  73 Lookin' to connect.
  74 But I certainly don't want you thinkin'
  75 That I ain't got any respect.
  76 </pre>
  77
  78 <pre class="refrain">
  79 But if you got to go,
  80 It's all right.
  81 But if you got to go, go now,
  82 Or else you gotta stay all night.
  83 </pre>
  84
  85 <pre class="verse">
  86 You know I'd have nightmares
  87 And a guilty conscience, too,
  88 If I kept you from anything
  89 That you really wanted to do.
  90 </pre>
  91
  92 <pre class="refrain">
  93 But if you got to go,
  94 It's all right.
  95 But if you got to go, go now,
  96 Or else you gotta stay all night.
  97 </pre>
  98
  99 <pre class="verse">
 100 It ain't that I'm wantin'
 101 Anything you never gave before.
 102 It's just that I'll be sleepin' soon,
 103 It'll be too dark for you to find the door.
 104 </pre>
 105
 106 <pre class="refrain">
 107 But if you got to go,
 108 It's all right.
 109 But if you got to go, go now,
 110 Or else you gotta stay all night.
 111 </pre>
 112
 113 <hr />
 114
 115 <h2 class="songversion"><em>Bootleg Series 1-3</em> version</h2>
 116
 117 <p>The phrase end lick is basically a succession of Gs and Bbs, with some
 118 prominence to the Bb.</p>
 119
 120 <p>The G - C/g - G figure is somewhat more elaborate here than
 121 elsewhere. The el-guitar playes a little figure that would have to be
 122 played something like:</p>
 123 <pre class="tab">
 124   G       C/g   G
 125   |   .   .   .     |   .   .
 126 |(3)--------------|----------
 127 |-3---3---5-6-5-3-|-----3----
 128 |-4---4---5-----4-|-----4---- etc
 129 |-5---5---5-----5-|-----5----
 130 |-----------------|----------
 131 |-----------------|----------
 132 </pre>
 133 <p>or something to that effect.</p>
 134
 135 <pre class="verse">
 136 G
 137
 138 G             C
 139 Listen to me, baby,
 140         G                  C
 141 There's something you must see.
 142 G                 C
 143 I want to be with you, gal,
 144 G n.c.[lick]
 145 If you want to be with me.
 146 </pre>
 147
 148 <pre class="refrain">
 149                   G      C/g  G
 150 But if you got to go,
 151 C/g      G      C/g  G
 152 It's all right.
 153                   C      G
 154 But if you got to go, go now,
 155    D7 [lick]               G
 156 Or else you gotta stay all night.
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