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) C# ¨M D

Solo: (Same chords as verse)
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