Going Up The Country
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Going Up The Country chords
Canned Heat 1968 "Living the Blues" (Original: Henry Thomas 1926 'Bull Doze Blues')
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Up_the_Country
Capo VIII (for sharper mandolin sound, or play it open)**
[Intro]
D G D A7 A D
[Verse]
D
I'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go?
G* D
I'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go?
A7 A D
I'm goin' to some place where I've never been before.
[Verse]
D
I'm goin', I'm goin' where the water tastes like wine.
G D
Well, I'm goin' where the water tastes like wine.
A7 A D
We can jump in the water and stay drunk all the time.
[Instrumental Verse]
D G D A7 A D
[Verse]
D
I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away.
G D
I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away.
A7 A D
All this fussin' and fightin', man you know I sure can't stay.
[Verse]
D
Now baby, pack your leaving trunk, you know we've got to leave today.
G D
Just exactly where we're goin' I can not say, but we might even leave the USA.
A7 A D
'Cause it's a brand-new game and I don't wanna play.
[Instrumental Verse]
D G D A7 A D
[Bridge]
G D
No use of you running or screaming and crying
A7 A D
'Cause you got a home man, long as I got mine.
[Instrumental Bridge]
G D A7 A D G
[Instrumental Verse]
D G D A7 A D
** Alternates:
Capo III
D = B
G = E
G7 = E7
A = F#
A7 = F#7
Capo V
D = A
G = D
G7 = D7
A = E
A7 = E7
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
D = G
G = C
G7 = C7
A = D
A7 = D7
D = E
G = A
G7 = A7
A = B
A7 = B7
* It has been suggested that all G chords should be G7
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How to play Going Up The Country
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.