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Step 1 / 11Position: 2

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Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
Tunnel of Love
Capo 3
Chords
e|-0--0--------0----0---|
B|-3--3--------3----3---|
G|-0--2--------0----0---|
D|-0--0--------0----2---|
A|-x--x--------2----0---|
E|-3--2--------0--------|
  G6 Dadd9/F# Em7 A7sus
Picking pattern for all chords except A7sus. With A7sus, you just use the A string
as your bass instead of the low E.
*Let this note ring out
e|-----0*---------------|
B|---------3*---3-------|
G|----0-------0---------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-3------3-------------|
   1  &   2   &
[Verse 1]
G6Woke up this morning my house was cold
Dadd9/F#Checked out the furnace she wasn't burnin'
Em7Went out and hopped in my old Ford
Dadd9/F#Hit the engine but she ain't turnin'
G6We've given each other some hard lessons lately
Dadd9/F#But we ain't learnin'
Em7We're the same sad Dadd9/F#story that's a G6fact
G6One step A7susup and two steps G6back
[Verse 2]
G6Bird on a wire outside my motel room
Dadd9/F#But he ain't singin'
Em7Girl in white outside a church in June
Dadd9/F#But the church bells they ain't ringing
G6Sittin' here in this bar tonight
Dadd9/F#But all I'm thinkin' is
Em7I'm the same old Dadd9/F#story same old G6act
G6One step A7susup and two steps G6back
[Verse 3]
G6It's the same thing night on night
Dadd9/F#Who's wrong baby who's right
Em7Another fight and I slam the door on
Dadd9/F#Another battle in our dirty little war
G6When I look at myself I don't see
Dadd9/F#The man I wanted to be
Em7Somewhere along the Dadd9/F#line I slipped off G6track
G6I'm movinA7sus' one step up and G6two steps back
[Verse 4]
G6There's a girl across the bar
Dadd9/F#I get the message she's sendin'
Em7Mmm she ain't lookin' to married
Dadd9/F#And me well honey I'm pretending
G6Last night I dreamed I held you in my arms
Dadd9/F#The music was never-ending
Em7We danced as the eveDadd9/F#ning sky faded to bG6lack
G6One step A7susup and two steps G6back

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One Step Up

by Bruce Springsteen

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

Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up

Tunnel of Love

Capo 3

Chords

e|-0--0--------0----0---|

B|-3--3--------3----3---|

G|-0--2--------0----0---|

D|-0--0--------0----2---|

A|-x--x--------2----0---|

E|-3--2--------0--------|

G6 Dadd9/F# Em7 A7sus

Picking pattern for all chords except A7sus. With A7sus, you just use the A string

as your bass instead of the low E.

*Let this note ring out

e|-----0*---------------|

B|---------3*---3-------|

G|----0-------0---------|

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

E|-3------3-------------|

1 & 2 &

[Verse 1]

Woke up this morning my house was cold

Dadd9/F#

Checked out the furnace she wasn't burnin'

Em7

Went out and hopped in my old Ford

Dadd9/F#

Hit the engine but she ain't turnin'

We've given each other some hard lessons lately

Dadd9/F#

But we ain't learnin'

Em7 Dadd9/F# G6

We're the same sad story that's a fact

G6 A7sus G6

One step up and two steps back

[Verse 2]

Bird on a wire outside my motel room

Dadd9/F#

But he ain't singin'

Em7

Girl in white outside a church in June

Dadd9/F#

But the church bells they ain't ringing

Sittin' here in this bar tonight

Dadd9/F#

But all I'm thinkin' is

Em7 Dadd9/F# G6

I'm the same old story same old act

G6 A7sus G6

One step up and two steps back

[Verse 3]

It's the same thing night on night

Dadd9/F#

Who's wrong baby who's right

Em7

Another fight and I slam the door on

Dadd9/F#

Another battle in our dirty little war

When I look at myself I don't see

Dadd9/F#

The man I wanted to be

Em7 Dadd9/F# G6

Somewhere along the line I slipped off track

G6 A7sus G6

I'm movin' one step up and two steps back

[Verse 4]

There's a girl across the bar

Dadd9/F#

I get the message she's sendin'

Em7

Mmm she ain't lookin' to married

Dadd9/F#

And me well honey I'm pretending

Last night I dreamed I held you in my arms

Dadd9/F#

The music was never-ending

Em7 Dadd9/F# G6

We danced as the evening sky faded to black

G6 A7sus G6

One step up and two steps back

About One Step Up Chords by Bruce Springsteen

Learn how to play One Step Up by Bruce Springsteen with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “One Step Up chords”, “One Step Up guitar chords”, or “Bruce Springsteen One Step Up chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy One Step Up chords and for experienced players who want accurate One Step Up lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include B, G, D, A, E, G6.

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What key is "One Step Up" in?

The chords for "One Step Up" show the original chord names (including B, G, D, A, E, G6). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.