G                                           C
E|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|---------
B|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|---1-1---
G|---------|-0---------|-----------|-0-------|---0-0--0
D|-----0-2-|---2-0-----|-------0-2-|---2-0---|-----2---
A|---2-----|-------1/2-|-----2-----|-------2-|-3------3
E|-3-------|-----------|-3-3-------|---------|---------

E|---|-3-3--3-3-3---|  
B|---|-1-1--1-1| 1--1| 
G|--0|-------------3|  
D|--2|------2------2|  
A|---|-3--------3---|  
E|---|--------------|  


  G                          D7            C7          
E|-------------|--3---3-3---|-------0-----|--------0---
B|---3----3--3-|--3--0--3---|--3-------3--|----------1-
G|-3------0--0-|-----------3/5------------|-3----3-----
D|-----0-----0-|-----0-----2/4----4------4|------2-----
A|-------------|-----------3/5------5-----|-3------3---
E|-3------3----|--3-----3---|-------------|------------
      G
E|---|-3-3---------|----3--3-3-3--| 
B|---|-------------|----3--3-3-3--| 
G|---|-----0--0--0-|--------------| 
D|-2-|-----3--2--1-|----0------0--| 
A|---|-------------|--------------| 
E|---|-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|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|-------
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|---1-1-
G|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-0-------|---0-0-
D|-------0-2-|---2-0-----|-------0-2-|---2-0---|-----2-
A|-----2-----|-------1/2-|-----2-----|-------2-|-3-----
E|-3-3-------|-----------|-3-3-------|---------|-------
     
E|-----|-3----3-3-3---|  
B|----1|-1----1-1| 1--1| 
G|-0--0|-------------3|  
D|----2|------2------2|  
A|-3---|-3--------3---|  
E|-----|--------------|  


  G                          D7            C7          
E|-------------|-3----3-3---|-------0-----|--------0---
B|---3---------|----0-------|--3-------3--|----------1-
G|-3---0--0--0-|-----------3/5------------|-3----3-----
D|-----0-----0-|----0------2/4----4------4|------2-----
A|-------------|-----------3/5------5-----|-3------3---
E|-3------3----|-3------3---|-------------|------------
      G
E|---|-3-3---------|----3--3-3-3--| 
B|---|-------------|----3--3-3-3--| 
G|---|-----0--0--0-|--------------| 
D|-2-|-----3--2--1-|-0--0------0--| 
A|---|-------------|--------------| 
E|---|-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                                                   
E|-----------0-3--3-|----3----3--|-----------0-3--3--|-
B|------0-3-------3-|----3----3--|------0-3-------0--|-
G|---3--------------|------------|---3---------------|-
D|------0---------0-|----0----0--|------0---------0--|-
A|------------------|------------|-------------------|-
E|-3---------3------|--3----3----|-3---------3-------|-
  G7           C
E|1-----1----|------3--0-3---|-3--0--3-3---| 
B|0-----0----|-1-1-----------|-------------| 
G|-----------|---------------|-------------| 
D|---0-----0-|------2------2-|----2------2-| 
A|-----------|-3-------3-----|-3-----3-----| 
E|3-----3----|---------------|-------------| 


                             D7          C7            
E|------------|-------------|-----0-----|-------------|
B|------------|-------------|-3-3---3-3-|------0------|
G|------------|-------------|-5-5-----5-|-3--3---0--0-|
D|------------|-------------|---4-----4-|-2--2-----0--|
A|---1---1----|-1---1--3--5-|-5---5-----|-3-----------|
E|-3---3---3--|---3---------|-----------|------3------|
  G
E|-3-3---------|---3--3---3-----| 
B|-------------|---3--3-3-3-----| 
G|-----0--0--0-|----------------| 
D|-----3--2--1-|---0------0-----| 
A|-------------|----------------| 
E|-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                                                    
E|-----------0----3-|--3-----3-3---|-----------0----3--
B|------0-3---------|--3-------3---|------0-3-------0--
G|---3--------------|------0-------|---3---------------
D|------0---------0-|------0------0|------0---------0--
A|------------------|--------------|-------------------
E|-3---------3------|--3-----3-----|-3---------3-------
   G7           C         
E||-1-----0-0--|---0--3-----0-3-|-3--0--3-3---| 
B||-0-----0----|-1-------1------|-------------| 
G||------------|----------------|-------------| 
D||----0-----0-|------2--------2|----2------2-| 
A||------------|-3----------3---|-3-----3-----| 
E||-3-----3----|----------------|-------------| 


  G                            D7           C7         
E|-----------0-3--|-3---3-3---|------0-----|-----------
B|------0-3-------|-3-0---3---|--3-----3---|------0----
G|---3----------0-|----------3/5-----------|-3--3---0--
D|--------------0-|---0------2/4---4-----4-|-2--2-----0
A|----------------|----------3/5-----5-----|-3---------
E|-3------------3-|-3-----3---|------------|------3----
     G      
E|--|-3-3---------|-3--3--3-3-3--| 
B|--|-------------|-3--3--3-3-3--| 
G|0-|-----0--0--0-|--------------| 
D|--|-----3--2--1-|----0------0--| 
A|--|-------------|--------------| 
E|--|-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|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|-------
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|---1-1-
G|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-0-------|---0-0-
D|-------0-2-|---2-0-----|-------0-2-|---2-0---|-----2-
A|-----2-----|-------1/2-|-----2-----|-------2-|-3-----
E|-3-3-------|-----------|-3-3-------|---------|-------

E|-----|-3----3-3-3---|  
B|----1|-1----1-1| 1--1| 
G|-0--0|-------------3|  
D|----2|------2------2|  
A|-3---|-3--------3---|  
E|-----|--------------|  


  G                          D7            C7          
E|-------------|-3----3-3---|-------0-----|--------0---
B|---3---------|----0-------|--3-------3--|----------1-
G|-3---0--0--0-|-----------3/5------------|-3----3-----
D|-----0-----0-|----0------2/4----4------4|------2-----
A|-------------|-----------3/5------5-----|-3------3---
E|-3------3----|-3------3---|-------------|------------
      G 
E|---|-3-3---------|----3--3-3-3--| 
B|---|-------------|----3--3-3-3--| 
G|---|-----0--0--0-|--------------| 
D|-2-|-----3--2--1-|-0--0------0--| 
A|---|-------------|--------------| 
E|---|-3-----------|-------3------|