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

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Bb
Eb7
F7
Eb6

Intro 1

Verse 1
Bb 
I'm goin'  (B flat major) up the country,
baby don't you wanna go?
Eb7 
I'm goin'  (E flat7) up    the country,
Bb 
baby don't you wanna go?  (B flat major) 
F7 
I'm goin'  (F7) to  some place
Bb 
where I've never been before  (B flat major) 

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Verse 2

I'm goin', I'm goin'

where the water tastes like wine

I'm go ing where the water tastes like wine

We can jump in the water

stay drunk all the time

Solo 1

Verse 3

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

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

All this fus sin' and fightin',

man you know I sure can't stay

Verse 4
Bb 
Now baby,  (B flat major) 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,  (E flat7) we might even leave the USA  (B flat major) 
F7 
'Cause there's a brand-  (F7) new game
Bb 
I don't wanna  (B flat major) play

Solo 2

Bridge 1

No use of you run ning

or screaming and crying

'Cause you've got a home

as long as I've got mine

Solo 3

Solo 4

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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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