• Song:

    Back It Up

  • Artist:

    The Cadillac Three

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Back It Up ?? The Cadillac Three

Did this by ear but it sounds pretty good.

8 bars drums, intro A ?? 0:12

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D|--3---3-3-3-3/6---6-6-6-6-----3-3-3-3----------3-----------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3/6---6-6-6-6-----1-1-1-1------3h5---3-3h5-3\--|
E|--1---1-1-1-1/4---4-4-4-4----------------------------------|

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B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7-----7\---------------------------------|
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-----8\---------------------------------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-----8\---------------------------------|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6-----6\---------------------------------|

intro B ?? 0:24

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B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7-----7/8-8-8-8-7--|          x2
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-----7/8-8-8-8-7--|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-----5/6-6-6-6-5--|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6------------------|

??Woo-hoo, woo-hoo?; ??Woo-hoo, woo-hoo?

verse 1 ?? 0:36

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B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7-----7/8-8-8-8-7---------------------|       x3
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-----7/8-8-8-8-7---------------------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-----5/6-6-6-6-5---------------------|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6-------------------------------------|

??Back it up like Michael J moonwalking, yeah?;
??Back it up like Cassius Clay trash talking, oh?;
??Chalk it up to that midnight moonlight calling?;

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G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7-------------------------------------|
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-------------------------------------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-------------------------------------|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6-------------------------------------|

??Start me up, gonna roll that stone, little darlin', yeah?;

Chorus 1 -  0:59

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G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6--------------------------------|

??Well back it up like an old school pick-up truck, slow and steady take your time like the setting?;

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B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7-------------------------------------|
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-------------------------------------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-------------------------------------|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6-------------------------------------|

??Sun. It's summer love, you know I'm ready, forget about your daddy, he doesn't need 
to know that I'm the?;
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6--------------------------------|

??One. You run to where you wanna light a fire, baby who else would it?;

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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------------------------|

??Be? I love it when you back it up. Cuz you back it up into me.?

Break ?? 1:22

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7-----7/8-8-8-8-7--|          x2
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-----7/8-8-8-8-7--|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-----5/6-6-6-6-5--|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6------------------|

??Woo-hoo, woo-hoo?; ??Woo-hoo, woo-hoo?


Verse 2 ?? 1:34

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??Back it up llke a sip of cold beer to wash down a double shot of Jack Daniels?;

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G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7-----7/8-8-8-8-7---------------------|
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-----7/8-8-8-8-7---------------------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-----5/6-6-6-6-5---------------------|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6-------------------------------------|

??Back it up like a sweet little honky tonk angel, ooh?

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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6--------------------------------|

??Shake it up, gimme something more than I can handle~?;

Chorus 2 ?? 1:51

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G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6--------------------------------|

??Well back it up like an old school pick-up truck, slow and steady take your time like the setting?;

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B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7-------------------------------------|
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-------------------------------------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-------------------------------------|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6-------------------------------------|

??Sun. It's summer love, you know I'm ready, forget about your daddy, he doesn't need 
to know that I'm the?;

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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6--------------------------------|

??One. You run to where you wanna light a fire, baby who else would it?;

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G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------------------------|

??Be? I love it when you back it up. Cuz you back it up into me.?

Break ?? 2:14

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7-----7/8-8-8-8-7--|          x2
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-----7/8-8-8-8-7--|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-----5/6-6-6-6-5--|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6------------------|

??Woo-hoo, woo-hoo?; ??Woo-hoo, woo-hoo?

Bridge ?? 2:26

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G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------|       x2
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

??Oh, back, back, back, back, back, back it up? x4

Bridge 2 ?? 2:37

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D|--3/6---3/6---3/6---3/6---3-3-------3-3-1-----------------------------------|
A|--3/6---3/6---3/6---3/6---3-3----------------3-1----------------------------|
E|--1/4---1/4---1/4---1/4---1-1-----------------------4-----------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------1----------------------|
D|--3/6---3/6---3/6---3/6---3-3-------3-3-1----1------------------------------|
A|--3/6---3/6---3/6---3/6---3-3---------------3-------------------------------|
E|--1/4---1/4---1/4---1/4---1-1-----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G|----------------------------------------/4--1-------------------------------|
D|--3/6---3/6---3/6---3/6---3-3--------------3--1-----------------------------|
A|--3/6---3/6---3/6---3/6---3-3---------------------1-------------------------|
E|--1/4---1/4---1/4---1/4---1-1-------------------------4--4h6-4--------------|

Chorus 3 ?? 2:57

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D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6--------------------------------|

??Well back it up like an old school pick-up truck, slow and steady take your time like the setting?;

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B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7-------------------------------------|
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-------------------------------------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-------------------------------------|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6-------------------------------------|

??Sun. It's summer love, you know I'm ready, forget about your daddy, he doesn't need 
to know that I'm the?;

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6--------------------------------|

??One. You run to where you wanna light a fire, baby who else would it?;

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------------------------|

??Be? I love it when you back it up. Cuz you back it up into me.?

Break ?? 3:21

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5--7---7-7-7-7-----7/8-8-8-8-7--|          x2
D|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-----7/8-8-8-8-7--|
A|--3---3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-----5/6-6-6-6-5--|
E|--1---1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6------------------|

??Woo-hoo, woo-hoo?; ??Woo-hoo, woo-hoo?  ??Ow, yeah you're backing up into me, girl?;
??Woo-hoo, woo-hoo?;

Outro ?? 3:35

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D|--3----------3-3-1------------- 3-------------------------------------------|
A|--3-------------------3-1-1---- 3-------------------------------------------|
E|--1---------------------------4--1------------------------------------------|


/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer-on

Pay attention to how you strum this bit, it's a bit of a faff.

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|----7/8-8-8-8-7----------|
D|----7/8-8-8-8-7----------|
A|----5/6-6-6-6-5----------|
E|-------------------------|

Hope this helps
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