The Cadillac Three

Back It Up Tab

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“Oh, back, back, back, back, back, back it up� x4

Bridge 2 – 2:37

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E|--1/4---1/4---1/4---1/4---1-1-----------------------4-----------------------|

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E|--1/4---1/4---1/4---1/4---1-1-----------------------------------------------|

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E|--1/4---1/4---1/4---1/4---1-1-------------------------4--4h6-4--------------|

Chorus 3 – 2:57

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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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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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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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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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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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/ = 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