INTRO: C Bb C (x4)
#1.
[C]Nickel is a nickel, dime is dime, get you
a girl, you can [C7]have a good time.
CHORUS:
You gotta [F]step it up and go..you gotta [C]step
it up and go.
[G]Well, you can't stand [F]back, you gotta step
it up and [C]go.[G]
#2.
[C]Two old maids, sittin' in the sand, each one
wishin' that the [C7]other was a man.
CHORUS:
You gotta [F]step it up and go..you gotta [C]step
it up and go.
[G]Well, you can't stand [F]back, you gotta step
it up and [C]go.[G]
#3.
[C]Shootin' dice, got your money on the floor.
Up comes the law and [C7]knocks on the door.
CHORUS:
You gotta [F]step it up and go..you gotta [C]step
it up and go.
[G]Well, you can't stand [F]back, you gotta step
it up and [C]go.[G]
INTERLUDE:DRUMS:........Db B Db B
#4.
[Db]She may be old, ninety years, but she ain't
too old for to [Db7]shift her gears.
CHORUS:
You gotta [Gb]step it up and go..you gotta [Db]step
it up and go.
[Ab]Well, you can't stand [Gb]back, you gotta step
it up and [Db]go.[Ab]
#5.
[Db]Jumped in the river, started to drown, thought
about my woman and I [Db7]turned around.
CHORUS:
You gotta [Gb]step it up and go..you gotta [Db]step
it up and go.
[Ab]Well, you can't stand [Gb]back, you gotta step
it up and [Db]go.[Ab]
#6.
I [Db]knocked on the door about half past ten..
she said listen here, baby, you [Db7]can't come in.
CHORUS:
You gotta [Gb]step it up and go..you gotta [Db]step
it up and go.
[Ab]Well, you can't stand [Gb]back, you gotta step
it up and [Db]go.
OUTRO:
[Db]
Whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh..whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh..
[Gb] [Db]
Whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh..whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh..
[Ab] [Db]
Whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh..whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh..(x2)..(Fade.)
#1.
[C]Nickel is a nickel, dime is dime, get you
a girl, you can [C7]have a good time.
CHORUS:
You gotta [F]step it up and go..you gotta [C]step
it up and go.
[G]Well, you can't stand [F]back, you gotta step
it up and [C]go.[G]
#2.
[C]Two old maids, sittin' in the sand, each one
wishin' that the [C7]other was a man.
CHORUS:
You gotta [F]step it up and go..you gotta [C]step
it up and go.
[G]Well, you can't stand [F]back, you gotta step
it up and [C]go.[G]
#3.
[C]Shootin' dice, got your money on the floor.
Up comes the law and [C7]knocks on the door.
CHORUS:
You gotta [F]step it up and go..you gotta [C]step
it up and go.
[G]Well, you can't stand [F]back, you gotta step
it up and [C]go.[G]
INTERLUDE:DRUMS:........Db B Db B
#4.
[Db]She may be old, ninety years, but she ain't
too old for to [Db7]shift her gears.
CHORUS:
You gotta [Gb]step it up and go..you gotta [Db]step
it up and go.
[Ab]Well, you can't stand [Gb]back, you gotta step
it up and [Db]go.[Ab]
#5.
[Db]Jumped in the river, started to drown, thought
about my woman and I [Db7]turned around.
CHORUS:
You gotta [Gb]step it up and go..you gotta [Db]step
it up and go.
[Ab]Well, you can't stand [Gb]back, you gotta step
it up and [Db]go.[Ab]
#6.
I [Db]knocked on the door about half past ten..
she said listen here, baby, you [Db7]can't come in.
CHORUS:
You gotta [Gb]step it up and go..you gotta [Db]step
it up and go.
[Ab]Well, you can't stand [Gb]back, you gotta step
it up and [Db]go.
OUTRO:
[Db]
Whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh..whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh..
[Gb] [Db]
Whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh..whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh..
[Ab] [Db]
Whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh..whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh..(x2)..(Fade.)
