Goin' Up The Country chords by Canned Heat (Official Version)

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Bb
Eb7
F7
Cm/Bb

Intro 1

Eb7

Verse 1
Bb 
I'm go- in' up the country,
baby don't you want to go
Eb7 
I'm goin' up    the country,
Bb 
baby don't you want to go
F7 
I'm goin' to  some place
Bb 
where I've never been before

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Verse 2

I'm goin', I'm goin',

where the water tastes like wine

Eb7

I'm goin' where the water tastes like wine

We can jump in the water,

stay drunk all the time

Interlude 1

Eb7

Verse 3
Bb 
I'm gonna leave this city,
got to get away
Eb7 
I'm gonna leave this city,
Bb 
got to get away
F7 
All this fussin' and fightin' man,
Bb 
you know I sure can't stay

Verse 4
Bb 
Now, baby pack your leavin' trunk
You know we've got to leave today
Bb 
Just exactly where we're goin'
I cannot say
Eb7 
Bb 
But we might even leave the U.S.A.
F7 
'Cause it's a brand new game
Bb 
and I want to play

Interlude 2

Eb7

Bridge 1

Eb7

No use in your runnin',

or screamin' and cryin'

'Cause you got a home as

long as I've got mine

Outro 1
Eb7 
Eb7 
Bb 
Bb 
F7 
F7 
Bb 
Bb 
Cm/Bb 
Bb 
Bb 
Bb 
Bb 
Eb7 
Eb7 
Bb 
Bb 
F7 
F7 
Bb 
Cm/Bb 
Bb 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Bb
Eb7
F7
Cm/Bb

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Bb majorBPM: 160

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Cm/Bb: 6-x-5-5-4-x

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Goin' Up The Country by Canned Heat, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb major. It suits players who want to learn Goin' Up The Country the way Canned Heat intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Goin' Up The Country

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