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D=(x x 0 2 3 2)
Am=(x 0 2 2 1 0) 
G=(3 2 x x 3 3)
Bm=(x 2 4 4 3 2)
A=(x 0 2 2 2 0) 
Em=(0 2 2 0 0 0)
E=(0 2 2 1 0 0)
Thousand Steps Capo 3
[Intro]
D Am G D   D Am G D
[Verse 1]
With Done eye open I saw her Amslowly start to stand
Her trembling Ghands wiped her tears Daway
She Dlooked so tired and broken, she Amnever lifts her head
She softly Gsays I can't make it through another Dday
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm as Bmfar away from GGod as BmI can beG  
Is there Bmany way that GHe still loves Ame? Can He still love me?
[Chorus]
If there were a Gthousand Dsteps bAetween you and DGod
And you could Gsee no Dway Aacross the Dgreat dAivide
Just take Gone Dstep Bmtoward His Dloving Garms
And He'll take Gnine huEmndred and ninetyD-nine
[Verse 2]
He Dslips into the back door and he Amstraightens up his tie
His bloodshot Geyes tell of the night bDefore
He Dcomes here every Sunday but his Amlife is never changed
He's played the Ggame but he knows there's something Dmore
[Pre-Chorus]
 BmI'm so close but Gstill so Bmfar awayG  
And BmI can't live like Gthis Aanother day, not another day
[Chorus]
If there were a Gthousand Dsteps bAetween you and DGod
And you could Gsee no Dway Aacross the Dgreat dAivide
Just take Gone Dstep Bmtoward His Dloving Garms
And He'll take Gnine huEmndred and ninetyD-nine
And He'll take Gnine huEmndred and ninetyBm-niDneE  G  Bm  D  E  G  
[Bridge]
GMaybe you think that there’s a place you can go and He won’t be Dthere
He won’t Aeven care
GDidn’t you know that there is no depth or height to keep us Dfrom
His amazing Alove
[Outro]
If there were a Gthousand Dsteps bAetween you and DGod
And you could Gsee no Dway Aacross the Dgreat dAivide
Just take Gone Dstep Bmtoward His Dloving Garms
And He'll take Gnine huEmndred and ninetyD-nine
And He'll take Gnine huEmndred and ninetyBm-niDneE  G  Bm  D  E  G  

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Thousand Steps

by NewSong

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D=(x x 0 2 3 2)

Am=(x 0 2 2 1 0)

G=(3 2 x x 3 3)

Bm=(x 2 4 4 3 2)

A=(x 0 2 2 2 0)

Em=(0 2 2 0 0 0)

E=(0 2 2 1 0 0)

Thousand Steps Capo 3

[Intro]

D Am G D D Am G D

[Verse 1]

D Am

With one eye open I saw her slowly start to stand

G D

Her trembling hands wiped her tears away

D Am

She looked so tired and broken, she never lifts her head

G D

She softly says I can't make it through another day

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm G Bm G

I'm as far away from God as I can be

Bm G A

Is there any way that He still loves me? Can He still love me?

[Chorus]

G D A D

If there were a thousand steps between you and God

G D A D A

And you could see no way across the great divide

G D Bm D G

Just take one step toward His loving arms

G Em D

And He'll take nine hundred and ninety-nine

[Verse 2]

D Am

He slips into the back door and he straightens up his tie

G D

His bloodshot eyes tell of the night before

D Am

He comes here every Sunday but his life is never changed

G D

He's played the game but he knows there's something more

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm G Bm G

I'm so close but still so far away

Bm G A

And I can't live like this another day, not another day

[Chorus]

G D A D

If there were a thousand steps between you and God

G D A D A

And you could see no way across the great divide

G D Bm D G

Just take one step toward His loving arms

G Em D

And He'll take nine hundred and ninety-nine

G Em Bm D E G Bm D E G

And He'll take nine hundred and ninety-nine

[Bridge]

G D

Maybe you think that there’s a place you can go and He won’t be there

He won’t even care

G D

Didn’t you know that there is no depth or height to keep us from

His amazing love

[Outro]

G D A D

If there were a thousand steps between you and God

G D A D A

And you could see no way across the great divide

G D Bm D G

Just take one step toward His loving arms

G Em D

And He'll take nine hundred and ninety-nine

G Em Bm D E G Bm D E G

And He'll take nine hundred and ninety-nine

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