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When Craig plays this, he's in Drop D, but it works just as well to stay in
standard tuning.
[Chorus]
AmWhen your life is finished bFurning down,
Cyou'll be all that's left Gstanding there,
Fyou'll become a baby cCumulus,
and Gfly up to the firmament
AmAnd no one gets to know the pFurpose,
we need to lCearn to live without Gknowing,
but Fall we are Csaying,
is step Gforward, step forward
[Break] 
Am  F  C  G  F  C  G
[Verse 1]
AmWe can only see a Fsmall part of Ceverything and Gnothing,
when you fFinally know you Ccan't know,
step fGorward, step forward,
AmAnd if you don't believe in mFiracles,
Cit comes with every single hGeartbeat,
Fanother opportCunity,
Gstep forward, step forward
[Break]
  Am    F    C    G    F    C   G(x3)
[Verse 2]
AmAnd everybody here is tFrying so hard
to Cmake things a little Gbetter,
FI never got a chance to Cthank you,
step Gforward, step forward,
AmAnd everybody here is tFrying so hard
to mCake things a little Gbetter,
Fall we are sCaying is step Gforward, step forward
[Break]
  Am    F    C    G    F    C   G(x4)
[Chorus]
AmWhen your life is finished bFurning down
Cyou'll be all that's left sGtanding there
Fyou'll become a baby cCumulus
and Gfly up to the firmament

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Step Forward

by Cloud Cult

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When Craig plays this, he's in Drop D, but it works just as well to stay in

standard tuning.

[Chorus]

Am F

When your life is finished burning down,

C G

you'll be all that's left standing there,

F C

you'll become a baby cumulus,

and fly up to the firmament

Am F

And no one gets to know the purpose,

C G

we need to learn to live without knowing,

F C

but all we are saying,

is step forward, step forward

[Break]

Am F C G F C G

[Verse 1]

Am F C G

We can only see a small part of everything and nothing,

F C

when you finally know you can't know,

step forward, step forward,

Am F

And if you don't believe in miracles,

C G

it comes with every single heartbeat,

F C

another opportunity,

step forward, step forward

[Break]

Am F C G F C G

(x3)

[Verse 2]

Am F

And everybody here is trying so hard

C G

to make things a little better,

F C

I never got a chance to thank you,

step forward, step forward,

Am F

And everybody here is trying so hard

C G

to make things a little better,

F C G

all we are saying is step forward, step forward

[Break]

Am F C G F C G

(x4)

[Chorus]

Am F

When your life is finished burning down

C G

you'll be all that's left standing there

F C

you'll become a baby cumulus

and fly up to the firmament

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