Going up the Country — Canned Heat
Chords and lyrics for Going up the Country by Canned Heat (key of A#).
Verse 1
Chords Used:
A#maj [E]{6} [A]{8} [D]{8} [G]{7} [B]{6} [E]{6}
D#maj {11}{13}{13}{12}{11}{11}
Fmaj {13}{15}{15}{14}{13}{13} or {1}{3}{3}{2}{1}{1}
Picking
fig. 1
Intro
(Play chords Softly Or Picking fig. 1)
[A#maj]Gotta get goin', cause I can't stay here long, now.
Cause [D#maj]I'm tierd of the way, I've been dogged[A#maj] around.
Well I've [Fmaj]got to roam maybe find me a brand-new[A#maj] home.
Play Lowder
[A#maj]I'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go?
I'm [D#maj]goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna [A#maj]go?
I'm goin'[Fmaj] to some place where I've never been [A#maj]before.
[A#maj]I'm goin', I'm goin' where the water tastes like wine.
Well, I'm [D#maj]goin' where the water tastes like [A#maj]wine.
You can [Fmaj]jump in the water and stay drunk all the [A#maj]time.
Solo Сhords 1
[A#maj] [D#maj]
[A#maj] [F#maj] [A#maj]
Verse 2
[A#maj]I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away.
I'm gonna [D#maj]leave this city, got to get [A#maj]away.
All this[Fmaj] fussin' and fightin' man you know I sure can't[A#maj] stay.
[A#maj]Now Baby, packin' up the truck you know I got to leave today,
just exacly where I'm goin' I can not say but, we[D#maj] might even leave
the [A#maj]USA
It a [Fmaj]brand-new game and I don't wanna [A#maj]play.
Chords Over Solo
[A#maj] [D#maj]
[A#maj] [F#maj] [A#maj]
Verse 3
[A#maj]No use of you [D#maj]runnin' or screamin' and [A#maj]cryin'.
But you got a [Fmaj]home man, long as I got [A#maj]mine.
Mini Solo
[D#maj] [A#maj] [Fmaj]
[A#maj]
[A#maj]Gotta get goin' gotta get [D#maj]goin', gotta get goin' gotta get [A#maj]goin'
Gotta get goin'. [Fmaj]Well I'm goin', Well I'm goin'.. One More.[A#maj]
(play Chords Softly Or Picking fig. 1)
[A#maj]Gotta get goin', I can't stay here long, now.
Cause [D#maj]I'm tierd of the way I've been dogged [A#maj]around.
Well I've [Fmaj]got to roam maybe find me a brand [A#maj][D#maj]new....[A#maj]
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