One Step Ahead Of The Blues Chords by J.J. Cale

[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ I ain't high on cocaine, I [A] don't [E] need to pay, _
[A] that's for your brain, and [E] that's true.
_ I [D] ain't [E] clockin' no names, I [A] ain't playin' [E] no games,
I'm [D] just one [A] step ahead of [E] the blue, _ _ _
[D] one [A] step ahead of [E] the _ blue.
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I'm from San Marino, [A] I'm from New York [E] or Tokyo,
[A] I'm tryin' to come through [E] for you. _ _
[D] I'm [E] gonna do you in, I [A] ain't no guy with [E] a friend,
I'm [D] just one [A] step ahead of [E] the blue, _ _ _
[D] one [A] step ahead of the [E] blue. _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ I [D] don't rob, I [E] don't steal, I [A] ain't packin' [E] no meal,
[D] I ain't drivin' [A] to drink, I'm [E] no fool.
I [D] don't run with [E] the crowd, I [A] don't talk big [E] and loud,
I'm [D] just one [A] step ahead of [E] the blue, _ _
[D] one [A] step ahead of [E] the _ _
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[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ blue. _
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_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ I've [D] been on [E] that trail, [A] and I ain't been [E] feelin' well,
[D] I've been [A] in a shell, [E] and that's true. _ _
[D] _ [E] In the curse, [A] I couldn't [E] be worse,
[D] I've been one [A] step ahead [E] of the blue, _ _
[D] one [A] step ahead [E] of the blue, _ _ _
[D] one [A] step ahead [E] of the blue. _ _
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