Get up and go (mech) chords by
Tom Paxton

N/A•

Key: G major•

Verse 1

G

G

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C

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F

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How do I know my youth is all spent?

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G

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C

C

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My get up and go just got up and went.

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F

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But in spite of it all

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C

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I'm able to grin

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G

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and think of the places

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my get up has been.

Old age is golden,

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so I've heard said.

But sometimes I wonder

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as I crawl into bed.

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With my ears in a drawer,

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my teeth in a cup

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My eyes on the table until I wake up

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As sleep dims my vision, I say to myself

Is there anything else

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I should put on the shelves?

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But donations are warring

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and business is vexed

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G

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I'll still stick around to see

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what happens next

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C

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How do I know my youth is all spent?

G

G

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C

C

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My get -up -and -go just got up and went

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F

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C

C

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But in spite of it all, I'm able to grin

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G

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And think of the places my

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get -up has been

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When I was younger, my slippers were red

I could kick up my heels

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right over my head

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When I was older, my slippers were blue

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But still I could dance the

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whole night through

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Now I am older, my slippers are black

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I huff to the store, and I puff my way back

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But never you laugh, I don't mind at all

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I'd rather be huffing than I puff at all

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C

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And how do I know my youth is all spent?

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G

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C

C

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My gallop and go just got up and went

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F

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But in spite of it all, I'm able to grin

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G

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And think of the places my get -up

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has been

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I get up each morning

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and dust off my wits

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Open the paper and read the old bits

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If I'm not in there, I know I'm not dead

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So I eat a good breakfast

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and go back to bed

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And how do I know my youth is all spent?

G

G

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C

C

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My get -up -and -go just got up and went

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F

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C

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But in spite of it all, I'm able to grin

G

G

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And think of the places my

C

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get -up has been

F

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C

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How do I know my youth is all spent

G

G

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C

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My get -up -and -go just got up and went

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But in spite of it all

C

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I'm able to grin

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And think of the places my get

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-up has been

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

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A ₂

D ₃

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G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

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G ₄

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CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

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Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

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CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

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Bass Tuner 5 Strings

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Balalaika Tuner

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

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Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

G
C
F
D

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The original key of Get up and go (mech) by Tom paxton is G major.

The primary chords used in Get up and go (mech) are G, C, F, D.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, F, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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