One Step Up Bruce Springsteen

One Step Up

Bruce Springsteen

Elizabeth

528
0:00 4:16
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: Bb
Capo:
Fret 3
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| Asus4/G | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

[Verse 1]
Asus4/G
       Woke up this morning,
the house was cold
Dadd9/F#
        Checked the furnace,
she wasn't burnin'
Em7
   Went out and hopped in my old Ford
Dadd9/F#
        Hit the engine but she ain't turnin'
Asus4/G
       We've given each other some hard lessons lately
Dadd9/F#
        But we ain't learnin'
     Em7             Dadd9/F#        Asus4/G
We're   the same sad story, that's a fact
         Asus4              Asus4/G
One step up   and two steps back   

[Interlude]
Dadd9/F# Em7
Dadd9/F#              Asus4/G
        Bird on a wire       outside my motel room

[Verse 2]
Dadd9/F#
        But he ain't singin'
Em7
   Girl in white outside a church in June
Dadd9/F#
        But the church bells,
they ain't ringing
Asus4/G
       I'm sittin' here in this bar tonight
Dadd9/F#
        But all I'm thinkin' is
Em7                 Dadd9/F#        Asus4/G
   I'm the same old story, same old act    
         Asus4              Asus4/G
One step up   and two steps back   

[Interlude]
                     | Dadd9/F# |
| Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

[Verse 3]
Asus4/G
       It's the same thing night on night
Dsus2
     Who's wrong, baby? Who's right?
Em7
   Another fight and I slam the door on
Dadd9/F#
        Another battle in our dirty little war
Asus4/G
       When I look at myself I don't see
Dadd9/F#
        The man I wanted to be
Em7                    Dadd9/F#              Asus4/G
   Somewhere along the line    I slipped off track
                           Asus4              Asus4/G
I'm caught movin' one step up   and two steps back

[Interlude]
| Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

[Verse 4]
Asus4/G
       There's a girl across the bar
 Dsus2
I     get the message she's sendin'
Em7
   Mmm she ain't lookin' too married
Dadd9/F#
        And me, well,
honey I'm pretending
Asus4/G
       Last night I dreamed I held you in my arms
Dsus2
     The music was never ending
         Em7                  Dadd9/F#          Asus4/G
We danced   as the evening sky        faded to black

[Chorus]
         Asus4              Asus4/G
One step up   and two steps back   
                          Dadd9/F#
One step up and two steps back    
                          Em7
One step up and two steps back
                          Dadd9/F#
One step up and two steps back    
                          Asus4/G
One step up and two steps back   

[Solo]
    | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

[Outro]
| Asus4/G | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |
| Asus4/G | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |
| Asus4/G | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |
| Asus4/G | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

[Fade Out]
| Asus4/G | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

Bars

[Intro]
| Asus4/G | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

[Verse 1]
| Asus4/G -     | Dadd9/F# - | Em7 -        | Dadd9/F# - |
| Asus4/G -     | Dadd9/F# - | Em7 Dadd9/F# | Asus4/G  - |
| -       Asus4 | Asus4/G  - |

Woke up this morning,
the house was cold
Checked the furnace,
she wasn't burnin'
Went out and hopped in my old Ford
Hit the engine but she ain't turnin'
We've given each other some hard lessons lately
But we ain't learnin'
We're   the same sad story, that's a fact
One step up   and two steps back

[Interlude]
                     | Dadd9/F# | Em7 |
| Dadd9/F# | Asus4/G |

Bird on a wire       outside my motel room

[Verse 2]
                             | Dadd9/F# - | Em7 -        |
| Dadd9/F# - | Asus4/G -     | Dadd9/F# - | Em7 Dadd9/F# |
| Asus4/G  - | -       Asus4 | Asus4/G  - |

But he ain't singin'
Girl in white outside a church in June
But the church bells,
they ain't ringing
I'm sittin' here in this bar tonight
But all I'm thinkin' is
I'm the same old story, same old act
One step up   and two steps back

[Interlude]
                     | Dadd9/F# |
| Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

[Verse 3]
                            | Asus4/G -     | Dsus2    - |
| Em7 -        | Dadd9/F# - | Asus4/G -     | Dadd9/F# - |
| Em7 Dadd9/F# | Asus4/G  - | -       Asus4 | Asus4/G  - |

It's the same thing night on night
Who's wrong, baby? Who's right?
Another fight and I slam the door on
Another battle in our dirty little war
When I look at myself I don't see
The man I wanted to be
Somewhere along the line    I slipped off track
I'm caught movin' one step up   and two steps back

[Interlude]
| Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

[Verse 4]
                                      | Asus4/G - |
| Dsus2 - | Em7 -        | Dadd9/F# - | Asus4/G - |
| Dsus2 - | Em7 Dadd9/F# | Asus4/G  - | -      

There's a girl across the bar
I     get the message she's sendin'
Mmm she ain't lookin' too married
And me, well,
honey I'm pretending
Last night I dreamed I held you in my arms
The music was never ending
We danced   as the evening sky        faded to black

[Chorus]
                                            Asus4 |
| Asus4/G - | Dadd9/F# - | Em7 - | Dadd9/F# -     |
| Asus4/G - |

One step up   and two steps back
One step up and two steps back
One step up and two steps back
One step up and two steps back
One step up and two steps back

[Solo]
    | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

[Outro]
| Asus4/G | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |
| Asus4/G | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |
| Asus4/G | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |
| Asus4/G | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

[Fade Out]
| Asus4/G | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

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