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One Step Over The Line

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Sung by John Hiatt and Rosanne Cash on the second 'Will the Circle be Unbroken' Album
If your a beginner and find these chords difficult, you could transpose down 2 semitones to G using the
transposer tool and put your capo on second fret to play in the original key, A.
Intro: (Each letter represents a strum)
D D A A D D A A D D A A A E A
When I look into your DeyesA  
See the world cut down to DsizeA  
Baby don't apolDogizeA  
Takin' me one step Eover the Aline
When I touch your secret DskinA  
Babe I know it ain't no DsinA  
I feel you startin' to give DinA  
Now let's go one step Eover the lAine
(Instrumental Verse)
I know it's just your daddy's DcarA  
Your daddy never went this DfarA  
Baby we know who we DareA  
Let's go one step Eover the Aline
I can be your drivin' DwheelA  
We could make those tires DsquealA  
Ooo I like the way it fDeelsA  
Takin' it one step Eover the Aline
F#mOne step forward and two steps back
It's for the C#mfirst time baby
DI'm talkin' cake walkin' into the black
A Bcrossin' red line and I Ddon't mean C#mmaybe
(Instrumental Verse)
I hear they buried lover's DlaneA  
In a sea of tears and DblameA  
It's you and me go up in DflamesA  
Baby, one step Eover the lAine
They're drawin' boxes on the DgroundA  
Just to make us look on DdownA  
All we gotta do is look DaroundA  
And take it one step Eover the lAine
A one step Eover the Aline
Come on baby, one step Eover the Aline
(Instrumental verses to finish)

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One Step Over The Line

by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

Sung by John Hiatt and Rosanne Cash on the second 'Will the Circle be Unbroken' Album

If your a beginner and find these chords difficult, you could transpose down 2 semitones to G using the

transposer tool and put your capo on second fret to play in the original key, A.

Intro: (Each letter represents a strum)

D D A A D D A A D D A A A E A

D A

When I look into your eyes

D A

See the world cut down to size

D A

Baby don't apologize

E A

Takin' me one step over the line

D A

When I touch your secret skin

D A

Babe I know it ain't no sin

D A

I feel you startin' to give in

E A

Now let's go one step over the line

(Instrumental Verse)

D A

I know it's just your daddy's car

D A

Your daddy never went this far

D A

Baby we know who we are

E A

Let's go one step over the line

D A

I can be your drivin' wheel

D A

We could make those tires squeal

D A

Ooo I like the way it feels

E A

Takin' it one step over the line

F#m

One step forward and two steps back

C#m

It's for the first time baby

I'm talkin' cake walkin' into the black

B D C#m

A crossin' red line and I don't mean maybe

(Instrumental Verse)

D A

I hear they buried lover's lane

D A

In a sea of tears and blame

D A

It's you and me go up in flames

E A

Baby, one step over the line

D A

They're drawin' boxes on the ground

D A

Just to make us look on down

D A

All we gotta do is look around

E A

And take it one step over the line

E A

A one step over the line

E A

Come on baby, one step over the line

(Instrumental verses to finish)

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