Step It Up And Go Chords
Step It Up And Go by Blind Boy Fuller is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D7, C7 and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
G C
e|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|------------|-3-3--3-3-3---|
B|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|---1-1------|-1-1--1-1 1--1|
G|---------|-0---------|-----------|-0-------|---0-0--0--0|-------------3|
D|-----0-2-|---2-0-----|-------0-2-|---2-0---|-----2-----2|------2------2|
A|---2-----|-------1/2-|-----2-----|-------2-|-3------3---|-3--------3---|
E|-3-------|-----------|-3-3-------|---------|------------|--------------|
G D7 C7 G
e|-------------|--3---3-3---|-------0-----|--------0------|-3-3---------|----3--3-3-3--|
B|---3----3--3-|--3--0--3---|--3-------3--|----------1----|-------------|----3--3-3-3--|
G|-3------0--0-|-----------3/5------------|-3----3--------|-----0--0--0-|--------------|
D|-----0-----0-|-----0-----2/4----4------4|------2------2-|-----3--2--1-|----0------0--|
A|-------------|-----------3/5------5-----|-3------3------|-------------|--------------|
E|-3------3----|--3-----3---|-------------|---------------|-3-----------|-3-----3------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------------0-----2------|
A|------2-------------------|
E|3-------------------------|
Had a little girl she was ..
verse 1
G
Had a little girl, she was little and low
G
Used to love me, but she don't no more
C
You’ve got to step it up and go,
G
Yeah and go.
D7
Well you can’t stay and pat it,
C7 G
And I’ll tell you you’ve got to step it up and go
verse 2
G
Got a little girl, she stays upstairs
G
Try to make a living, by putting on airs
C
You’ve got to step it up and go,
G
Yeah, yeah.
D7
Well you can’t stay and pat it,
C7 G
And I’ll swear you you’ve got to step it up and go.
Instrumental break 1
G C
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|------------|-3----3-3-3---|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|---1-1-----1|-1----1-1 1--1|
G|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-0-------|---0-0--0--0|-------------3|
D|-------0-2-|---2-0-----|-------0-2-|---2-0---|-----2-----2|------2------2|
A|-----2-----|-------1/2-|-----2-----|-------2-|-3------3---|-3--------3---|
E|-3-3-------|-----------|-3-3-------|---------|------------|--------------|
G D7 C7 G
e|-------------|-3----3-3---|-------0-----|--------0------|-3-3---------|----3--3-3-3--|
B|---3---------|----0-------|--3-------3--|----------1----|-------------|----3--3-3-3--|
G|-3---0--0--0-|-----------3/5------------|-3----3--------|-----0--0--0-|--------------|
D|-----0-----0-|----0------2/4----4------4|------2------2-|-----3--2--1-|-0--0------0--|
A|-------------|-----------3/5------5-----|-3------3------|-------------|--------------|
E|-3------3----|-3------3---|-------------|---------------|-3-----------|-------3------|
Yeah, yes yes.
Oh shucks.
verse 3
G
Front door shut, back one too
G
Blind pulled down, what you going to do
C
Gonna step it up and go,
G
Yeah and go.
D7
Well you can’t stay and pat it,
C7 G
And I’ll tell you you’ve got to step it up and go.
Instrumental Break2
G G7 C
e|-----------0-3--3-|----3----3--|-----------0-3--3--|-1-----1----|------3--0-3---|-3--0--3-3---|
B|------0-3-------3-|----3----3--|------0-3-------0--|-0-----0----|-1-1-----------|-------------|
G|---3--------------|------------|---3---------------|------------|---------------|-------------|
D|------0---------0-|----0----0--|------0---------0--|----0-----0-|------2------2-|----2------2-|
A|------------------|------------|-------------------|------------|-3-------3-----|-3-----3-----|
E|-3---------3------|--3----3----|-3---------3-------|-3-----3----|---------------|-------------|
D7 C7 G
e|------------|-------------|-----0-----|-------------|-3-3---------|---3--3---3-----|
B|------------|-------------|-3-3---3-3-|------0------|-------------|---3--3-3-3-----|
G|------------|-------------|-5-5-----5-|-3--3---0--0-|-----0--0--0-|----------------|
D|------------|-------------|---4-----4-|-2--2-----0--|-----3--2--1-|---0------0-----|
A|---1---1----|-1---1--3--5-|-5---5-----|-3-----------|-------------|----------------|
E|-3---3---3--|---3---------|-----------|------3------|-3-----------|-3----3---------|
Now
verse 4
G
.. I got a little gal, whose name was ball
G
Give her a little bit, and she took it all
C
You’ve got to step it up and go,
G
Oooh yeah.
D7
Well you can’t stay and pat it,
C7 G
And I’ll tell you you’ve got to step it up and go.
Verse 5
G
Me and my baby, walking down the street
G
Dealing everybody, but the chief of police
C
You’ve got to step it up and go,
G
Mmm, yeah.
D7
Well you can’t stay and pat it,
C7 G
And I’ll swear you you’ve got to step it up and go.
Instrumental Break 3
G G7 C
e|-----------0----3-|--3-----3-3---|-----------0----3--|-1-----0-0--|---0--3-----0-3-|-3--0--3-3---|
B|------0-3---------|--3-------3---|------0-3-------0--|-0-----0----|-1-------1------|-------------|
G|---3--------------|------0-------|---3---------------|------------|----------------|-------------|
D|------0---------0-|------0------0|------0---------0--|----0-----0-|------2--------2|----2------2-|
A|------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------|-3----------3---|-3-----3-----|
E|-3---------3------|--3-----3-----|-3---------3-------|-3-----3----|----------------|-------------|
G D7 C7 G
e|-----------0-3--|-3---3-3---|------0-----|-------------|-3-3---------|-3--3--3-3-3--|
B|------0-3-------|-3-0---3---|--3-----3---|------0------|-------------|-3--3--3-3-3--|
G|---3----------0-|----------3/5-----------|-3--3---0--0-|-----0--0--0-|--------------|
D|--------------0-|---0------2/4---4-----4-|-2--2-----0--|-----3--2--1-|----0------0--|
A|----------------|----------3/5-----5-----|-3-----------|-------------|--------------|
E|-3------------3-|-3-----3---|------------|------3------|-3-----------|-3-----3------|
Verse 6
G
See my woman, tell her to hurry home
G
Ain't had no loving, since she been gone
C
Got to step it up and go,
G
Yeah, yeah.
D7
Well you can’t stay and pat it,
C7 G
And I’ll swear you you’ve got to step it up and go.
Verse 7
G
Gonna sing this verse, ain't going to sing no more
G
Heared my gal callin', and I got to go
C
You’ve got to step it up and go,
G
Yeah, yeah.
D7
Well you can’t stay and pat it,
C7 G
And I’ll swear you you’ve got to step it up and go.
Outro Instrumental
G C
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|------------|-3----3-3-3---|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|---1-1-----1|-1----1-1 1--1|
G|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-0-------|---0-0--0--0|-------------3|
D|-------0-2-|---2-0-----|-------0-2-|---2-0---|-----2-----2|------2------2|
A|-----2-----|-------1/2-|-----2-----|-------2-|-3------3---|-3--------3---|
E|-3-3-------|-----------|-3-3-------|---------|------------|--------------|
G D7 C7 G
e|-------------|-3----3-3---|-------0-----|--------0------|-3-3---------|----3--3-3-3--|
B|---3---------|----0-------|--3-------3--|----------1----|-------------|----3--3-3-3--|
G|-3---0--0--0-|-----------3/5------------|-3----3--------|-----0--0--0-|--------------|
D|-----0-----0-|----0------2/4----4------4|------2------2-|-----3--2--1-|-0--0------0--|
A|-------------|-----------3/5------5-----|-3------3------|-------------|--------------|
E|-3------3----|-3------3---|-------------|---------------|-3-----------|-------3------|