Going up the Country - Canned Heat 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 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) [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) 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)