Back It Up chords

The Cadillac Three

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Simplify chords 

  			 

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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---------------------------------| 
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“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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A|--3/6---3/6---3/6---3/6---3-3---------------3-------------------------------| 
E|--1/4---1/4---1/4---1/4---1-1-----------------------------------------------| 

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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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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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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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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 

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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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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. 

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A|----5/6-6-6-6-5----------| 
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Hope this helps