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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

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-----------------|
G|--2---2-2-2-2/5---5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3----------------------|
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----------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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---------------------------------|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
intro B ?" 0:24

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 1 ?" 0:36

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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?;

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------------------------------------|

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

Chorus 1 -  0:59

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

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

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 ?" 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

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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?

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

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

Chorus 2 ?" 1:51

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

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

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 ?" 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

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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

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

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

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2------------------------------2------------------------------------------|
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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