One Step Back Chords by Jamie Warren
Tempo:
87.45 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[B] [E]
[B]
Hey Sam, how's it going?
Hi Jim.
[C#m] It's going to take a while.
[D] I'm [F#m] going to wander around a little bit.
I just [B] want to step [A] back.
[E] Driving down that old dirt road, you'll feel enough content.
[A] The summer sun reminds me of a child who [E] laid to rest.
Driving past the river bank, Mary first kissed me.
[A] The lilacs still [B] grow wild and [E] free.
[A] [E] And Bobby lays the blacktop down, and his baby sailed him home.
[A] A lovely wife and three young kids, and a fourth one [E] almost grown.
Rudy, he found Jesus, and he moved out to L.A.
[A] Mary [B] has a new last [E] name.
If I could [A] take one [E] step back, I'd be slipping out the back door.
And I'd [A] take one [E] more track in [B] my daddy's old car.
[A] And I'd take one [E] last look [B] in Mary's bedroom [C#m] window.
[G#m] [A] If I [Em] could take just [Bm] one step [A] back.
[E] The whistle at the factory no longer makes a sound.
[A] The road aren't too many more, the driving's been [E] torn down.
The courthouse is still standing, even though we marched and prayed.
It's nice to know [B] some [E] things don't change.
If I could [A] take [E] one step back, I'd [B] be slipping out [E] the back door.
And I'd [A] take [E] one more track in [B] my daddy's old car.
And I'd [A] take one [E] last look [B] in Mary's [C#m] bedroom window.
[G#m] [A] If I [Em] could take [B] just one step [A] back.
[G#m] [C#m] Life is like that [G#] old freight train.
[B] The tracks [A] go on way out [E] of town.
[C#m] But if you ride it [G#] long enough, [E] it'll bring you back [B] around.
If I could [A] take [E] one step back, I'd be slipping out the back door.
And I'd [A] take one [E] more track [B] in my daddy's old car.
And I'd [A] take one [E] last look [B] in Mary's [C#m] bedroom window.
[E] If I could take [B] just one, I'd [A] take one [E] step back.
I'd [B] be slipping [E] out the back door.
And I'd take one more track in [B] my daddy's old car.
And I'd [A] take one last [E] look [B] in Mary's bedroom [C#m] window.
[G#m] [A] If I could [B] just one step [A] back.
[E]
[C#] Thanks, it's good to be home.
[B] [E]
[B]
Hey Sam, how's it going?
Hi Jim.
[C#m] It's going to take a while.
[D] I'm [F#m] going to wander around a little bit.
I just [B] want to step [A] back.
[E] Driving down that old dirt road, you'll feel enough content.
[A] The summer sun reminds me of a child who [E] laid to rest.
Driving past the river bank, Mary first kissed me.
[A] The lilacs still [B] grow wild and [E] free.
[A] [E] And Bobby lays the blacktop down, and his baby sailed him home.
[A] A lovely wife and three young kids, and a fourth one [E] almost grown.
Rudy, he found Jesus, and he moved out to L.A.
[A] Mary [B] has a new last [E] name.
If I could [A] take one [E] step back, I'd be slipping out the back door.
And I'd [A] take one [E] more track in [B] my daddy's old car.
[A] And I'd take one [E] last look [B] in Mary's bedroom [C#m] window.
[G#m] [A] If I [Em] could take just [Bm] one step [A] back.
[E] The whistle at the factory no longer makes a sound.
[A] The road aren't too many more, the driving's been [E] torn down.
The courthouse is still standing, even though we marched and prayed.
It's nice to know [B] some [E] things don't change.
If I could [A] take [E] one step back, I'd [B] be slipping out [E] the back door.
And I'd [A] take [E] one more track in [B] my daddy's old car.
And I'd [A] take one [E] last look [B] in Mary's [C#m] bedroom window.
[G#m] [A] If I [Em] could take [B] just one step [A] back.
[G#m] [C#m] Life is like that [G#] old freight train.
[B] The tracks [A] go on way out [E] of town.
[C#m] But if you ride it [G#] long enough, [E] it'll bring you back [B] around.
If I could [A] take [E] one step back, I'd be slipping out the back door.
And I'd [A] take one [E] more track [B] in my daddy's old car.
And I'd [A] take one [E] last look [B] in Mary's [C#m] bedroom window.
[E] If I could take [B] just one, I'd [A] take one [E] step back.
I'd [B] be slipping [E] out the back door.
And I'd take one more track in [B] my daddy's old car.
And I'd [A] take one last [E] look [B] in Mary's bedroom [C#m] window.
[G#m] [A] If I could [B] just one step [A] back.
[E]
[C#] Thanks, it's good to be home.
Key:
E
A
B
C#m
G#m
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ Hey Sam, how's it going?
Hi Jim.
[C#m] It's going to take a while.
[D] I'm [F#m] going to wander around a little bit.
I just [B] want to step [A] back. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] Driving down that old dirt road, you'll feel enough content.
_ [A] The summer sun reminds me of a child who [E] laid to rest.
Driving past the river bank, Mary first kissed me.
[A] The lilacs still [B] grow wild and [E] free.
[A] _ [E] _ _ And Bobby lays the blacktop down, and his baby sailed him home.
[A] A lovely wife and three young kids, and a fourth one [E] almost grown.
_ Rudy, he found Jesus, and he moved out to L.A.
_ [A] Mary [B] has a new last [E] name.
_ If I could [A] take one [E] step back, I'd be slipping out the back door.
And I'd [A] take one [E] more track in [B] my daddy's old car.
[A] And I'd take one [E] last look [B] in Mary's bedroom [C#m] window.
_ [G#m] [A] If I [Em] could take just [Bm] one step [A] back. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ The whistle at the factory no longer makes a sound.
_ [A] The road aren't too many more, the driving's been [E] torn down.
The courthouse is still standing, even though we marched and prayed.
It's nice to know [B] some [E] things don't change.
If I could [A] take [E] one step back, I'd [B] be slipping out [E] the back door.
And I'd [A] take [E] one more track in [B] my daddy's old car.
And I'd [A] take one [E] last look [B] in Mary's [C#m] bedroom window.
_ _ [G#m] [A] If I [Em] could take [B] just one step [A] back.
_ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] Life is like that [G#] old freight train.
_ [B] The tracks [A] go on way out [E] of town.
_ _ _ [C#m] But if you ride it [G#] long _ enough, [E] it'll bring you back [B] around.
_ If I could [A] take [E] one step back, I'd be slipping out the back door.
And I'd [A] take one [E] more track [B] in my daddy's old car.
And I'd [A] take one [E] last look [B] in Mary's [C#m] bedroom window.
_ [E] If I could take [B] just one, I'd [A] take one [E] step back.
I'd [B] be slipping [E] out the back door.
And I'd take one more track in [B] my daddy's old car.
And I'd [A] take one last [E] look [B] in Mary's bedroom [C#m] window.
_ [G#m] [A] If I could [B] just one step [A] back.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] Thanks, it's good to be home. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ Hey Sam, how's it going?
Hi Jim.
[C#m] It's going to take a while.
[D] I'm [F#m] going to wander around a little bit.
I just [B] want to step [A] back. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] Driving down that old dirt road, you'll feel enough content.
_ [A] The summer sun reminds me of a child who [E] laid to rest.
Driving past the river bank, Mary first kissed me.
[A] The lilacs still [B] grow wild and [E] free.
[A] _ [E] _ _ And Bobby lays the blacktop down, and his baby sailed him home.
[A] A lovely wife and three young kids, and a fourth one [E] almost grown.
_ Rudy, he found Jesus, and he moved out to L.A.
_ [A] Mary [B] has a new last [E] name.
_ If I could [A] take one [E] step back, I'd be slipping out the back door.
And I'd [A] take one [E] more track in [B] my daddy's old car.
[A] And I'd take one [E] last look [B] in Mary's bedroom [C#m] window.
_ [G#m] [A] If I [Em] could take just [Bm] one step [A] back. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ The whistle at the factory no longer makes a sound.
_ [A] The road aren't too many more, the driving's been [E] torn down.
The courthouse is still standing, even though we marched and prayed.
It's nice to know [B] some [E] things don't change.
If I could [A] take [E] one step back, I'd [B] be slipping out [E] the back door.
And I'd [A] take [E] one more track in [B] my daddy's old car.
And I'd [A] take one [E] last look [B] in Mary's [C#m] bedroom window.
_ _ [G#m] [A] If I [Em] could take [B] just one step [A] back.
_ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] Life is like that [G#] old freight train.
_ [B] The tracks [A] go on way out [E] of town.
_ _ _ [C#m] But if you ride it [G#] long _ enough, [E] it'll bring you back [B] around.
_ If I could [A] take [E] one step back, I'd be slipping out the back door.
And I'd [A] take one [E] more track [B] in my daddy's old car.
And I'd [A] take one [E] last look [B] in Mary's [C#m] bedroom window.
_ [E] If I could take [B] just one, I'd [A] take one [E] step back.
I'd [B] be slipping [E] out the back door.
And I'd take one more track in [B] my daddy's old car.
And I'd [A] take one last [E] look [B] in Mary's bedroom [C#m] window.
_ [G#m] [A] If I could [B] just one step [A] back.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] Thanks, it's good to be home. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _