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Step by Step
Eb  Ab  Eb  Ab  Bb  Eb
Gm7Heart in hand like a kid on a corner waiting for the light to change
’Til he can't Cm7wait any longer
Gm7Time speeds up and stops for a minute but is bating in my brain
Couldn't Cm7take it any stronger
Chorus:
Fm7Heart to Heart, what if I love you
Bb7Face to face, I don't want to lose you
Only EbLove can draw the line, let it fall
Fm7Step by step 'til the Bb7world runs out of D#time
Key you hold in the door it opens you're gonna make it hard
But you can crack like a mirror
When the rain won't stop, the clouds won't break up
Sun is shinin' in your eyes. Couldn't see it any clearer
Chorus

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Step By Step

by J.D. Souther

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7

Cm7

Fm7

Bb7

Step by Step

Eb Ab Eb Ab Bb Eb

Gm7

Heart in hand like a kid on a corner waiting for the light to change

Cm7

’Til he can't wait any longer

Gm7

Time speeds up and stops for a minute but is bating in my brain

Cm7

Couldn't take it any stronger

Chorus:

Fm7

Heart to Heart, what if I love you

Bb7

Face to face, I don't want to lose you

Only Love can draw the line, let it fall

Fm7 Bb7 D#

Step by step 'til the world runs out of time

Key you hold in the door it opens you're gonna make it hard

But you can crack like a mirror

When the rain won't stop, the clouds won't break up

Sun is shinin' in your eyes. Couldn't see it any clearer

Chorus

About Step By Step Chords by J.D. Souther

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