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                The Next Step Is Love – Elvis Presley
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Written by: P. Parnes/P. Evans
From: "That’s the Way it Is" (1970)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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capo: 1st fret
play: D / key change to E
key: D# / key change to F
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CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
A/G    3-x-2-2-2-0
Bm/A   x-0-4-4-3-x
Gadd9  3-x-0-0-0-5
D/C    x-3-x-2-3-2
G/B    x-2-0-0-0-3
G/D    x-5-x-4-3-3   or  x-x-0-0-0-3
Dmaj7  x-x-0-2-2-2
E/D    x-x-0-1-0-0
A/C#   x-4-2-2-2-0
A/E    0-x-2-2-2-0   or  0-7-7-6-5-5
Emaj7  0-2-1-1-0-0   or  0-7-6-4-4-4
E7     0-2-2-1-3-0   or  0-2-2-4-3-4
B/A    x-0-4-4-4-x
C#m/B  7-x-6-x-x-x   or  7-x-6-6-5-x
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[Intro]
|  D   F#m|  Am   D|
[Bridge]
YesterGday, I slipped aAway
The sun is welcoming the A/Gevening F#mshadows
On a perfect Bmday
[Chorus]
And the Bm/Anext step is Gadd9love
  A7The next step is Dlove
[Interlude]
|  D   D/C|  G/B   A|
[Verse]
We walked Dbarefoot through the D/Cmisty meadows
              G/B             A|  D   D/C|  G/B   A|
Laughing at each other in the rain
Made some Dfaces at some D/Cpeople in the G/Bpark
                A|  D   D/C|  G/B   A|
Didn't bother to explain
[Verse] (+ link to chorus)
DFun, fun, D/Clook at us run
           G/B               A|  D   D/C|  G/B   A|
Going nowhere special really fast
But we've Dyet to taste the D/Cicing on the G/Bcake
                              A|  D   G|  D|
That we've been baking with the past
Pre-[Chorus]
And the next step is G/Dlove
So what are we Dmaj7waiting for?
The next step is G/Dlove
              |  Dmaj7|  D7|
Girl, it's for sure
[Bridge]
YesterGday, I slipped aAway
The sun is welcoming the A/Gevening F#mshadows
On a perfect Bmday
[Chorus] (+ key change)
And the Bm/Anext step is Gadd9love
  A7The next step is Elove
[Interlude]
|  E   E/D|  A/C#   B|
[Verse]
ELove will be a pE/Dlace to run to
                   A/C#                 B|  E   E/D|  A/C#   B|
From the world they've willed to you and me
We'll be Ecloser than we've E/Dever been
                     A/C#             B|  E   E/D|  A/C#   B|
Though looking back it's so hard to believe
[Verse] (+ link to coda)
EHang it all out or E/Dbring it all in
                   A/C#              B|  E   E/D|  A/C#   B|
The best we've picked upon the way to now
EChanges are E/Dcoming but toA/C#gether
                        B|  E   A|  E|
We can make it through somehow
Pre-[Chorus]
Cause the next step is A/Elove
So what are we Emaj7waiting for?
The next step is A/Elove
              |  Emaj7|  E7|
Girl, it's for sure
[Bridge]
YesterAday, I slipped aBway
The sun is welcoming the B/Aevening G#mshadows
On a perfect C#mday
[Chorus] 
And the C#m/Bnext step is Alove
  B7The next step is Elove
[Outro]
|  E   E/D|  A/C#         B|  E   E/D|
               Yes, it’s love
|  A/C#   B|        |  E   E/D| 
   The next step is love 
|  A/C#   B|        |  E   E/D| 
       Yes, it’s love
|  A/C#   B|        |  E   E/D| 
   The next step is love 
|  A/C#   B|        |  E   E/D| 
   The next step is love
(fade out)

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The Next Step Is Love

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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The Next Step Is Love – Elvis Presley

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Written by: P. Parnes/P. Evans

From: "That’s the Way it Is" (1970)

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

capo: 1st fret

play: D / key change to E

key: D# / key change to F

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

A/G 3-x-2-2-2-0

Bm/A x-0-4-4-3-x

Gadd9 3-x-0-0-0-5

D/C x-3-x-2-3-2

G/B x-2-0-0-0-3

G/D x-5-x-4-3-3 or x-x-0-0-0-3

Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2

E/D x-x-0-1-0-0

A/C# x-4-2-2-2-0

A/E 0-x-2-2-2-0 or 0-7-7-6-5-5

Emaj7 0-2-1-1-0-0 or 0-7-6-4-4-4

E7 0-2-2-1-3-0 or 0-2-2-4-3-4

B/A x-0-4-4-4-x

C#m/B 7-x-6-x-x-x or 7-x-6-6-5-x

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[Intro]

D F#m Am D

| | |

[Bridge]

G A

Yesterday, I slipped away

A/G F#m

The sun is welcoming the evening shadows

On a perfect day

[Chorus]

Bm/A Gadd9

And the next step is love

A7 D

The next step is love

[Interlude]

D D/C G/B A

| | |

[Verse]

D D/C

We walked barefoot through the misty meadows

G/B A D D/C G/B A

| | |

Laughing at each other in the rain

D D/C G/B

Made some faces at some people in the park

A D D/C G/B A

| | |

Didn't bother to explain

[Verse] (+ link to chorus)

D D/C

Fun, fun, look at us run

G/B A D D/C G/B A

| | |

Going nowhere special really fast

D D/C G/B

But we've yet to taste the icing on the cake

A D G D

| | |

That we've been baking with the past

Pre-[Chorus]

G/D

And the next step is love

Dmaj7

So what are we waiting for?

G/D

The next step is love

Dmaj7 D7

| | |

Girl, it's for sure

[Bridge]

G A

Yesterday, I slipped away

A/G F#m

The sun is welcoming the evening shadows

On a perfect day

[Chorus] (+ key change)

Bm/A Gadd9

And the next step is love

A7 E

The next step is love

[Interlude]

E E/D A/C# B

| | |

[Verse]

E E/D

Love will be a place to run to

A/C# B E E/D A/C# B

| | |

From the world they've willed to you and me

E E/D

We'll be closer than we've ever been

A/C# B E E/D A/C# B

| | |

Though looking back it's so hard to believe

[Verse] (+ link to coda)

E E/D

Hang it all out or bring it all in

A/C# B E E/D A/C# B

| | |

The best we've picked upon the way to now

E E/D A/C#

Changes are coming but together

B E A E

| | |

We can make it through somehow

Pre-[Chorus]

A/E

Cause the next step is love

Emaj7

So what are we waiting for?

A/E

The next step is love

Emaj7 E7

| | |

Girl, it's for sure

[Bridge]

A B

Yesterday, I slipped away

B/A G#m

The sun is welcoming the evening shadows

C#m

On a perfect day

[Chorus]

C#m/B A

And the next step is love

B7 E

The next step is love

[Outro]

E E/D A/C# B E E/D

| | | |

Yes, it’s love

A/C# B E E/D

| | | |

The next step is love

A/C# B E E/D

| | | |

Yes, it’s love

A/C# B E E/D

| | | |

The next step is love

A/C# B E E/D

| | | |

The next step is love

(fade out)

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