Chords for Step It Up and Go - Piedmont Blues - Fingerpicking - Edward Phillips
Tempo:
108 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] Step It Up and Go is a blues song in the more upbeat Piedmont [G] tradition.
It was a hit for blind boy [D] Fuller in 1940.
[G]
You got a little girl, a little low, used to [Em] love me but she don't no [C] more.
Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go.
[D] I can't [C] stand pat, I swear, got [G] to step it up and go.
Got a little girl, she lives upstairs, makes a living by putting [C] on airs.
Got to step it up and go.
[G] Yeah, yeah, go.
[D] I can't stand pat, [C] I swear, [G] got to step it up and go.
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Front door shut, back door too, blinds pull down, what you gonna do?
[C] Got to step it up and go.
[G] Yeah, yeah, go.
[D] I can't stand [C] pat, I swear, got to [G] step it up and go.
Got a little girl, her name is Ball, gave her a little bit and she took it [C] all.
Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go.
[D] I can't [Am] stand pat, I swear, [G] got to step it up and go.
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Me and my baby walking down the street, telling everybody, bunch of people, [C] police.
Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go.
[D] I can't stand pat, [C] I swear, [G] got to step it up and go.
Tell my woman I see her at home, ain't no lover since she been gone.
[C] Got to step it up and go.
[G] Yeah, yeah, go.
[D] I can't stand [C] pat, I swear, got to [Em] step it up and [Eb] go.
[G] Well, I sang this verse, ain't gonna sing no more.
My gal called me out, I got to go.
[C] Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go.
[D] I can't [C] stand pat, I swear, got to [G] step it up and go.
[N]
It was a hit for blind boy [D] Fuller in 1940.
[G]
You got a little girl, a little low, used to [Em] love me but she don't no [C] more.
Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go.
[D] I can't [C] stand pat, I swear, got [G] to step it up and go.
Got a little girl, she lives upstairs, makes a living by putting [C] on airs.
Got to step it up and go.
[G] Yeah, yeah, go.
[D] I can't stand pat, [C] I swear, [G] got to step it up and go.
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[D] [C] [G]
Front door shut, back door too, blinds pull down, what you gonna do?
[C] Got to step it up and go.
[G] Yeah, yeah, go.
[D] I can't stand [C] pat, I swear, got to [G] step it up and go.
Got a little girl, her name is Ball, gave her a little bit and she took it [C] all.
Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go.
[D] I can't [Am] stand pat, I swear, [G] got to step it up and go.
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[D] [G]
Me and my baby walking down the street, telling everybody, bunch of people, [C] police.
Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go.
[D] I can't stand pat, [C] I swear, [G] got to step it up and go.
Tell my woman I see her at home, ain't no lover since she been gone.
[C] Got to step it up and go.
[G] Yeah, yeah, go.
[D] I can't stand [C] pat, I swear, got to [Em] step it up and [Eb] go.
[G] Well, I sang this verse, ain't gonna sing no more.
My gal called me out, I got to go.
[C] Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go.
[D] I can't [C] stand pat, I swear, got to [G] step it up and go.
[N]
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[D] _ Step It Up and Go is a blues song in the more upbeat Piedmont [G] tradition.
It was a hit for blind boy [D] Fuller in 1940. _
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You got a little girl, a little low, used to [Em] love me but she don't no [C] more.
Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go. _ _
[D] I can't [C] stand pat, I swear, got [G] to step it up and go. _ _
Got a little girl, she lives upstairs, makes a living by putting [C] on airs.
Got to step it up and go.
_ [G] Yeah, yeah, go. _
[D] I can't stand pat, [C] I swear, [G] got to step it up and go. _ _
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Front door shut, back door too, blinds pull down, what you gonna do?
[C] Got to step it up and go.
[G] Yeah, yeah, go. _ _
[D] I can't stand [C] pat, I swear, got to [G] step it up and go. _
Got a little girl, her name is Ball, gave her a little bit and she took it [C] all.
Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go. _ _
[D] I can't [Am] stand pat, I swear, [G] got to step it up and go. _ _ _
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Me and my baby walking down the street, telling everybody, bunch of people, [C] police.
Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go. _ _
[D] I can't stand pat, [C] I swear, [G] got to step it up and go. _ _
Tell my woman I see her at home, ain't no lover since she been gone.
[C] Got to step it up and go.
_ [G] Yeah, yeah, go.
_ [D] I can't stand [C] pat, I swear, got to [Em] step it up and [Eb] go.
[G] _ Well, I sang this verse, ain't gonna sing no more.
My gal called me out, I got to go.
[C] Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go.
_ _ [D] I can't [C] stand pat, I swear, got to [G] step it up and go. _ _ _ _
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It was a hit for blind boy [D] Fuller in 1940. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You got a little girl, a little low, used to [Em] love me but she don't no [C] more.
Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go. _ _
[D] I can't [C] stand pat, I swear, got [G] to step it up and go. _ _
Got a little girl, she lives upstairs, makes a living by putting [C] on airs.
Got to step it up and go.
_ [G] Yeah, yeah, go. _
[D] I can't stand pat, [C] I swear, [G] got to step it up and go. _ _
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Front door shut, back door too, blinds pull down, what you gonna do?
[C] Got to step it up and go.
[G] Yeah, yeah, go. _ _
[D] I can't stand [C] pat, I swear, got to [G] step it up and go. _
Got a little girl, her name is Ball, gave her a little bit and she took it [C] all.
Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go. _ _
[D] I can't [Am] stand pat, I swear, [G] got to step it up and go. _ _ _
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Me and my baby walking down the street, telling everybody, bunch of people, [C] police.
Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go. _ _
[D] I can't stand pat, [C] I swear, [G] got to step it up and go. _ _
Tell my woman I see her at home, ain't no lover since she been gone.
[C] Got to step it up and go.
_ [G] Yeah, yeah, go.
_ [D] I can't stand [C] pat, I swear, got to [Em] step it up and [Eb] go.
[G] _ Well, I sang this verse, ain't gonna sing no more.
My gal called me out, I got to go.
[C] Got to step it up and go.
Yeah, [G] yeah, go.
_ _ [D] I can't [C] stand pat, I swear, got to [G] step it up and go. _ _ _ _
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