• Song:

    Back It Up

  • Artist:

    The Cadillac Three

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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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”;

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 – 1:22

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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--|          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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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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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

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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--|          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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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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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-----------------------|

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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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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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