Going Up the Country Canned Heat
This tab for the studio version of Going Up the Country. Some have posted the lyrics and
for the live Woodstock version.
The song is play in Bb with a Capo on the 8th fret. I saw a video which showed Alan
strumming the chords with his thumb instead of a pick.
Strumming pattern (Capo 8th Fret)
E--2-2--2-0--2-2--2-0-| B--3-3--3-0--3-3--3-0-| G--2-2--2-0--2-2--2-0-| D--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-| A---------------------| E---------------------|
Going Up the Country Canned Heat
I'm [D] goin up the country Baby don't you want to go?
I'm goin [G] up the country Baby don't you want to [D] go?
I'm goin' [A] to someplace where I've never been be-[D] fore
[D] Well I'm goin' where the water tastes like wine
Well I'm [G] goin' where the water tastes like [D] wine
You can [A] jump in the water and stay drunk all the [D] time
Solo: (Same chords as verse)
[D] I'm gonna leave the city, got to get away
I'm gonna [G] leave the city, got to get [D] away
All this [A] fussin and fightin man you know I sure can't [D] stay
Bridge
[D] Now baby packin up the truck
You know we've got to leave today
Just exactly where were goin I cannot say but
[G] We might even leave the US-[D] A
Well it¡¯s a [A] brand new game that I don't wanna [D] play
Solo: (Same chords as verse)
No use of you [G] running, or screaming and [D] crying
Cause you've got a [A] home man
Long as I've got [D] mine
Solo: [G] -[D] -[A]- [D] (Pause) C# ¨M D
Solo: (Same chords as verse)
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