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One Step Ahead

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A Great Big World - One Step Ahead
From the album: When the Morning Comes (2015)
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Capo 4
Intro:
Em C G D
Em C G D
     Em
How many times
       C             G D
Did I miss the signs?
     Em
My stupid heart
    C         G D
It left me blind
 C                    D
Nobody else would forgive my mistakes
 C                     D
Nobody else would've stayed
           G
One step ahead of me
              Bm
You saw what we could be
              Em
How did you know
              C
Down in your bones
                G     D
That I'd come around?
           G
One step ahead always
              Bm
Guiding me through my haze
                   Em
Was too scared to see
                 C
What this could mean
              G  D
But I see it now
          Em C G D
I see it now
 Em
How could I
      C      G D
Ever be enough?
 Em
Worthy of
        C         G D
Someone else's love?
C                      D
All of my hang-ups and all of my fears
 C                      D
You made them all disappear
           G
One step ahead of me
              Bm
You saw what we could be
              Em
How did you know
              C
Down in your bones
                G     D
That I'd come around?
           G
One step ahead always
              Bm
Guiding me through my haze
                   Em
Was too scared to see
                 C
What this could mean
              G  D
But I see it now
          Em C G D
I see it now
          Em C G D
I see it now
 C                    D
Nobody else would forgive my mistakes
 C                     D
Nobody else would've stayed
           G
One step ahead of me
              Bm
You saw what we could be
              Em
How did you know
              C
Down in your bones
                G     D
That I'd come around?
           G
One step ahead always
              Bm
Guiding me through my haze
                   Em
Was too scared to see
                 C
What this could mean
              G  D
But I see it now
          Em C G D
I see it now
          Em C G D
I see it now
          Em C G D
I see it now
          Em C G D
I see it now

One Step Ahead chords and lyrics

Free chords for One Step Ahead by A Great Big World. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

A Great Big World - One Step Ahead
From the album: When the Morning Comes (2015)
Comment for any corrections and please rate
Capo 4
Intro:
Em C G D
Em C G D

One Step Ahead Chords by A Great Big World

Learn how to play One Step Ahead by A Great Big World with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “One Step Ahead chords”, “One Step Ahead guitar chords”, or “A Great Big World One Step Ahead 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 Ahead chords and for experienced players who want accurate One Step Ahead lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, Em, C, G, D, Bm.

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