This tab for the studio version of Going Up the Country. Some have posted the lyrics and for the live Woodstock version. The song is play in Bb with a Capo on the 8th fret. I saw a video which showed Alan strumming the chords with his thumb instead of a pick. Strumming pattern (Capo 8th Fret) e|--2-2--2-0--2-2--2-0-| B|--3-3--3-0--3-3--3-0-| G|--2-2--2-0--2-2--2-0-| D|--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| Going Up the Country Canned Heat [Verse] I'm [D] goin up the country Baby don't you want to go? I'm goin [G] up the country Baby don't you want to [D] go? I'm goin' [A] to someplace where I've never been be-[D] fore [D] Well I'm goin' where the water tastes like wine Well I'm [G] goin' where the water tastes like [D] wine You can [A] jump in the water and stay drunk all the [D] time [Solo] (Same chords as verse) [Verse] [D] I'm gonna leave the city, got to get away I'm gonna [G] leave the city, got to get [D] away All this [A] fussin and fightin man you know I sure can't [D] stay [Bridge] [D] Now baby packin up the truck You know we've got to leave today Just exactly where were goin I cannot say but [G] We might even leave the US-[D] A Well it¡¯s a [A] brand new game that I don't wanna [D] play [Solo] (Same chords as verse) [Verse] No use of you [G] running, or screaming and [D] crying Cause you've got a [A] home man Long as I've got [D] mine [Solo] [G] -[D] -[A]- [D] (Pause) Db ¨M D [Solo] (Same chords as verse)
