Going up the country (1969)
1. Gotta get goin', cause I can't stay here
long, now,
G
D
cause I'm tired of the way, I've been dogged around.
A
D
Well, I've got to roam maybe find me a brand-new home.
I'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna
go?
G
D
I'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna
go?
A
D
I'm goin' to some place where I've never been before.
2. I'm goin', I'm goin' where the water
tastes like wine,
G \ D
well, I'm goin' where the water
tastes like wine.
A \ \ D
you can jump in the water and stay drunk all the time.
I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away,
G D
I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away.
A
D
All
this fussin' and fightin', man, you know I sure can't stay.
D \ \
3. Now Baby, packin'
up the truck, you know I got to leave today,
G
D
just exacly where I'm goin' - I can not
say .
A
But,
we might even leave the US,
D
but in a brand-new game I don't wanna
play.
No
use of you runnin' , or screamin' and cryin'.
A D
But
you got a home, man, as long as I got mine.
(Canned Heat)