Step It Up And Go
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Intro
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G C
e|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|------------|-3-3--3-3-3---|
B|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|---1-1------|-1-1--1-1 1--1|
G|---------|-0---------|-----------|-0-------|---0-0--0--0|-------------3|
D|-----0-2-|---2-0-----|-------0-2-|---2-0---|-----2-----2|------2------2|
A|---2-----|-------1/2-|-----2-----|-------2-|-3------3---|-3--------3---|
E|-3-------|-----------|-3-3-------|---------|------------|--------------|
G D7 C7 G
e|-------------|--3---3-3---|-------0-----|--------0------|-3-3---------|----3--3-3-3--|
B|---3----3--3-|--3--0--3---|--3-------3--|----------1----|-------------|----3--3-3-3--|
G|-3------0--0-|-----------3/5------------|-3----3--------|-----0--0--0-|--------------|
D|-----0-----0-|-----0-----2/4----4------4|------2------2-|-----3--2--1-|----0------0--|
A|-------------|-----------3/5------5-----|-3------3------|-------------|--------------|
E|-3------3----|--3-----3---|-------------|---------------|-3-----------|-3-----3------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------------0-----2------|
A|------2-------------------|
E|3-------------------------|
Had a little girl she was ..
verse 1
G
Had a little girl, she was little and low
G
Used to love me, but she don't no more
C
You’ve got to step it up and go,
G
Yeah and go.
D7
Well you can’t stay and pat it,
C7 G
And I’ll tell you you’ve got to step it up and go
verse 2
G
Got a little girl, she stays upstairs
G
Try to make a living, by putting on airs
C
You’ve got to step it up and go,
G
Yeah, yeah.
D7
Well you can’t stay and pat it,
C7 G
And I’ll swear you you’ve got to step it up and go.
Ocultar tablatura
Instrumental break 1
G C
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|------------|-3----3-3-3---|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|---1-1-----1|-1----1-1 1--1|
G|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-0-------|---0-0--0--0|-------------3|
D|-------0-2-|---2-0-----|-------0-2-|---2-0---|-----2-----2|------2------2|
A|-----2-----|-------1/2-|-----2-----|-------2-|-3------3---|-3--------3---|
E|-3-3-------|-----------|-3-3-------|---------|------------|--------------|
G D7 C7 G
e|-------------|-3----3-3---|-------0-----|--------0------|-3-3---------|----3--3-3-3--|
B|---3---------|----0-------|--3-------3--|----------1----|-------------|----3--3-3-3--|
G|-3---0--0--0-|-----------3/5------------|-3----3--------|-----0--0--0-|--------------|
D|-----0-----0-|----0------2/4----4------4|------2------2-|-----3--2--1-|-0--0------0--|
A|-------------|-----------3/5------5-----|-3------3------|-------------|--------------|
E|-3------3----|-3------3---|-------------|---------------|-3-----------|-------3------|
Yeah, yes yes.
Oh shucks.
verse 3
G
Front door shut, back one too
G
Blind pulled down, what you going to do
C
Gonna step it up and go,
G
Yeah and go.
D7
Well you can’t stay and pat it,
C7 G
And I’ll tell you you’ve got to step it up and go.
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Instrumental Break2
G G7 C
e|-----------0-3--3-|----3----3--|-----------0-3--3--|-1-----1----|------3--0-3---|-3--0--3-3---|
B|------0-3-------3-|----3----3--|------0-3-------0--|-0-----0----|-1-1-----------|-------------|
G|---3--------------|------------|---3---------------|------------|---------------|-------------|
D|------0---------0-|----0----0--|------0---------0--|----0-----0-|------2------2-|----2------2-|
A|------------------|------------|-------------------|------------|-3-------3-----|-3-----3-----|
E|-3---------3------|--3----3----|-3---------3-------|-3-----3----|---------------|-------------|
D7 C7 G
e|------------|-------------|-----0-----|-------------|-3-3---------|---3--3---3-----|
B|------------|-------------|-3-3---3-3-|------0------|-------------|---3--3-3-3-----|
G|------------|-------------|-5-5-----5-|-3--3---0--0-|-----0--0--0-|----------------|
D|------------|-------------|---4-----4-|-2--2-----0--|-----3--2--1-|---0------0-----|
A|---1---1----|-1---1--3--5-|-5---5-----|-3-----------|-------------|----------------|
E|-3---3---3--|---3---------|-----------|------3------|-3-----------|-3----3---------|
Now
verse 4
G
.. I got a little gal, whose name was ball
G
Give her a little bit, and she took it all
C
You’ve got to step it up and go,
G
Oooh yeah.
D7
Well you can’t stay and pat it,
C7 G
And I’ll tell you you’ve got to step it up and go.
Verse 5
G
Me and my baby, walking down the street
G
Dealing everybody, but the chief of police
C
You’ve got to step it up and go,
G
Mmm, yeah.
D7
Well you can’t stay and pat it,
C7 G
And I’ll swear you you’ve got to step it up and go.
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Instrumental Break 3
G G7 C
e|-----------0----3-|--3-----3-3---|-----------0----3--|-1-----0-0--|---0--3-----0-3-|-3--0--3-3---|
B|------0-3---------|--3-------3---|------0-3-------0--|-0-----0----|-1-------1------|-------------|
G|---3--------------|------0-------|---3---------------|------------|----------------|-------------|
D|------0---------0-|------0------0|------0---------0--|----0-----0-|------2--------2|----2------2-|
A|------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------|-3----------3---|-3-----3-----|
E|-3---------3------|--3-----3-----|-3---------3-------|-3-----3----|----------------|-------------|
G D7 C7 G
e|-----------0-3--|-3---3-3---|------0-----|-------------|-3-3---------|-3--3--3-3-3--|
B|------0-3-------|-3-0---3---|--3-----3---|------0------|-------------|-3--3--3-3-3--|
G|---3----------0-|----------3/5-----------|-3--3---0--0-|-----0--0--0-|--------------|
D|--------------0-|---0------2/4---4-----4-|-2--2-----0--|-----3--2--1-|----0------0--|
A|----------------|----------3/5-----5-----|-3-----------|-------------|--------------|
E|-3------------3-|-3-----3---|------------|------3------|-3-----------|-3-----3------|
Verse 6
G
See my woman, tell her to hurry home
G
Ain't had no loving, since she been gone
C
Got to step it up and go,
G
Yeah, yeah.
D7
Well you can’t stay and pat it,
C7 G
And I’ll swear you you’ve got to step it up and go.
Verse 7
G
Gonna sing this verse, ain't going to sing no more
G
Heared my gal callin', and I got to go
C
You’ve got to step it up and go,
G
Yeah, yeah.
D7
Well you can’t stay and pat it,
C7 G
And I’ll swear you you’ve got to step it up and go.
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Outro Instrumental
G C
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|------------|-3----3-3-3---|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|---1-1-----1|-1----1-1 1--1|
G|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-0-------|---0-0--0--0|-------------3|
D|-------0-2-|---2-0-----|-------0-2-|---2-0---|-----2-----2|------2------2|
A|-----2-----|-------1/2-|-----2-----|-------2-|-3------3---|-3--------3---|
E|-3-3-------|-----------|-3-3-------|---------|------------|--------------|
G D7 C7 G
e|-------------|-3----3-3---|-------0-----|--------0------|-3-3---------|----3--3-3-3--|
B|---3---------|----0-------|--3-------3--|----------1----|-------------|----3--3-3-3--|
G|-3---0--0--0-|-----------3/5------------|-3----3--------|-----0--0--0-|--------------|
D|-----0-----0-|----0------2/4----4------4|------2------2-|-----3--2--1-|-0--0------0--|
A|-------------|-----------3/5------5-----|-3------3------|-------------|--------------|
E|-3------3----|-3------3---|-------------|---------------|-3-----------|-------3------|
How to play Step It Up And Go
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.