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Going Up The Country chords by Canned Heat (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Bb
Eb7
F7
Eb6

Intro 1

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Eb7

Eb7

Bb

Bb

F7

F7

Bb

Bb

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

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Verse 2

Bb

I'm goin', I'm goin'

where the water tastes like wine

Eb7

Bb

I'm go ing where the water tastes like wine

F7

We can jump in the water

Bb

stay drunk all the time

Solo 1

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Eb7

Eb7

Bb

Bb

F7

F7

Bb

Bb

Verse 3

Bb

I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away

Eb7

Bb

I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away

F7

All this fus sin' and fightin',

Bb

man you know I sure can't stay

Verse 4
Bb 
Now baby, pack your leavin' trunk,
you know we've got to leave today
Just exacly where I'm goin' I can not say
Eb7 
Bb 
But, we might even leave the USA
F7 
'Cause there's a brand- new game
Bb 
I don't wanna play

Solo 2

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Eb7

Eb7

Bb

Bb

F7

F7

Bb

Bb

Bridge 1

Eb7

No use of you run ning

Bb

or screaming and crying

F7

'Cause you've got a home

Bb

as long as I've got mine

Solo 3

Eb7

Eb7

Bb

Bb

F7

F7

Bb

Eb7

Bb

Eb6

Solo 4

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Eb7

Eb7

Bb

Bb

F7

F7

Bb

Eb6

Bb

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0

Bb
Eb7
F7
Eb6

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Bb majorBPM: 161

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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
Eb6: x-x-1-3-1-3

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This is the definitive original version of Going 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 Going Up The Country the way Canned Heat intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Going Up The Country

Canned Heat

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