Chords for STEP BY STEP by Livingston Taylor
Tempo:
112.75 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Bb
Db
Eb
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Db] [Eb]
[Db] [Bb]
What do you think?
We're ready to [D] rip off another one?
We might as well move on.
We might as [Ab] well.
This is a song.
So [D] I'm sitting up there in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
but I was raised down in Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
and I've been listening to a lot of gospel music growing up.
[Eb] And in Cambridge, I mean, they've got some gospel, don't get me wrong,
but generally when they do a gospel [Ab] song, it's sort of,
oh, I like Jesus very much, he's a friend of mine, you know,
it's that kind of, you know, where I come from,
they like to rip it up a little more.
So I was craving a gospel song, and if you would indulge me,
I would like to play you a song called Step by Step.
I'm walking [Bb] my way to Cain.
[Fm]
Step by [Bb] step, oh, [Ab] nevermore I'll roam.
[Fm] God has [Ab] a plan to please us, [Bb] and he gave us [Dbm] his son Jesus.
[Cm] [Bb] Step by step, I'm [Ab] coming home.
[Eb] [Bb] Don't know when it started, when I first [Ab] heard Satan's song.
When I broke my [Bb] mama's heart by starting [Ab] to go wrong,
but the devil [Db] was so [Ab] silky smooth that [Db] I was taken in.
And step by step, I walked the [Bbm] path of [Eb] wickedness [Ab] and sin.
Make no mistake, it was plenty fun when I first turned away
from all the good that I'd [Bb] been taught about [Ab] the righteous way.
But a [Db] slinky painted woman [Ab] had her arms around my neck,
and a couple of good time buddies, [Bbm] and I [Ab] figured, what the heck, took a step.
I started acting [Ebm] cool, I [Ab] started skipping [Ebm] school,
[Ab] started making a couple [Ebm] of bets, [Ab] started smoking cigarettes.
[A] [B] Repeated gossip that I heard, started huffing a little herb,
started drinking my uncle's gin, started lying about where I'd been.
[Db] Bad crowd in a local bar, joyride in a stolen car,
[Eb] wound up in a county [Ab] jail, no one's bound to make my bail.
Step by step, I walked away [Bb] from Jesus,
[Ab]
and step by step, I took the wrong track.
Worldly [E] pleasure [Ab] and temptation [Bb] became empty [Dbm] degradation.
[Cm] [Bb] Step by step, I'm coming [Eb] back.
[Ab] Now sitting in that lonely [Eb] cell, lost [Ab] as I could be,
no one left on earth who would admit to know me.
All my friends and family, completely [Db] burned and done,
[C] and my daddy's [Db] words came [Ab] back to me when he said this day would come.
But then a peace came over me, and I heard a simple voice
that [Fm] spoke of forgiveness and [Ab] atonement for my choice.
I fell down upon my knees and out came all my lies,
and the truth [Db] of the Son, the [Bb] God was right there [Ab] at my side.
[Ebm] Took a step, [Ab] got back to [Gb] reality, [Ab] my faults belonged to [Gb] me.
[Ab] I got rid of the grudge and I took my medicine from the [B] judge.
Got rid of the booze [A] and dope, cleaned [B] my mouth with a [A] little soap.
[B] Got a job at the corner store, paid my debts and a little bit more.
[Db] Got a copy of the good book, opened it up, took a look, I [Eb] said,
devil, I'm [Ab] not your slave, got the church and I got saved.
Step by step, I came [Bb] back to Jesus, [Ab] and step by step,
he opened up and took me [Fm] in.
The power [Ab] of his love was [Bb] the [Dbm] promise from [Bb] above.
Step by step, Satan [Ab] cannot [Eb] win.
[Ab] Now do not think this means pain is gone away,
or that heartache and deep sorrow will not visit every day.
But Satan has no weapon, no knife or sword
that will take away the love of Jesus Christ, my Lord.
Step by step, he was walking [Bbm] right [Ab] beside us,
and step by step, he was with us all the way.
From the moment of our birth, he [Bb] had the measure [Dbm] of our worth,
[Cm] and he's [Bb] walking us [Ab] home to judgment [Eb] day.
From the moment [Ab] of our birth, [Bb] he had the measure [Dbm] of our worth,
and [Cm] he's walking [Bb] us home to judgment [Bbm]
[Ab] day.
[Db] Are you ready to [Ab] take disciples?
[Fm]
[Ab] Step by [Db] step, [Ab] by step, by step, by [Db] [Ab] step.
[N]
Woo!
Woo!
Woo!
[Db] [Bb]
What do you think?
We're ready to [D] rip off another one?
We might as well move on.
We might as [Ab] well.
This is a song.
So [D] I'm sitting up there in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
but I was raised down in Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
and I've been listening to a lot of gospel music growing up.
[Eb] And in Cambridge, I mean, they've got some gospel, don't get me wrong,
but generally when they do a gospel [Ab] song, it's sort of,
oh, I like Jesus very much, he's a friend of mine, you know,
it's that kind of, you know, where I come from,
they like to rip it up a little more.
So I was craving a gospel song, and if you would indulge me,
I would like to play you a song called Step by Step.
I'm walking [Bb] my way to Cain.
[Fm]
Step by [Bb] step, oh, [Ab] nevermore I'll roam.
[Fm] God has [Ab] a plan to please us, [Bb] and he gave us [Dbm] his son Jesus.
[Cm] [Bb] Step by step, I'm [Ab] coming home.
[Eb] [Bb] Don't know when it started, when I first [Ab] heard Satan's song.
When I broke my [Bb] mama's heart by starting [Ab] to go wrong,
but the devil [Db] was so [Ab] silky smooth that [Db] I was taken in.
And step by step, I walked the [Bbm] path of [Eb] wickedness [Ab] and sin.
Make no mistake, it was plenty fun when I first turned away
from all the good that I'd [Bb] been taught about [Ab] the righteous way.
But a [Db] slinky painted woman [Ab] had her arms around my neck,
and a couple of good time buddies, [Bbm] and I [Ab] figured, what the heck, took a step.
I started acting [Ebm] cool, I [Ab] started skipping [Ebm] school,
[Ab] started making a couple [Ebm] of bets, [Ab] started smoking cigarettes.
[A] [B] Repeated gossip that I heard, started huffing a little herb,
started drinking my uncle's gin, started lying about where I'd been.
[Db] Bad crowd in a local bar, joyride in a stolen car,
[Eb] wound up in a county [Ab] jail, no one's bound to make my bail.
Step by step, I walked away [Bb] from Jesus,
[Ab]
and step by step, I took the wrong track.
Worldly [E] pleasure [Ab] and temptation [Bb] became empty [Dbm] degradation.
[Cm] [Bb] Step by step, I'm coming [Eb] back.
[Ab] Now sitting in that lonely [Eb] cell, lost [Ab] as I could be,
no one left on earth who would admit to know me.
All my friends and family, completely [Db] burned and done,
[C] and my daddy's [Db] words came [Ab] back to me when he said this day would come.
But then a peace came over me, and I heard a simple voice
that [Fm] spoke of forgiveness and [Ab] atonement for my choice.
I fell down upon my knees and out came all my lies,
and the truth [Db] of the Son, the [Bb] God was right there [Ab] at my side.
[Ebm] Took a step, [Ab] got back to [Gb] reality, [Ab] my faults belonged to [Gb] me.
[Ab] I got rid of the grudge and I took my medicine from the [B] judge.
Got rid of the booze [A] and dope, cleaned [B] my mouth with a [A] little soap.
[B] Got a job at the corner store, paid my debts and a little bit more.
[Db] Got a copy of the good book, opened it up, took a look, I [Eb] said,
devil, I'm [Ab] not your slave, got the church and I got saved.
Step by step, I came [Bb] back to Jesus, [Ab] and step by step,
he opened up and took me [Fm] in.
The power [Ab] of his love was [Bb] the [Dbm] promise from [Bb] above.
Step by step, Satan [Ab] cannot [Eb] win.
[Ab] Now do not think this means pain is gone away,
or that heartache and deep sorrow will not visit every day.
But Satan has no weapon, no knife or sword
that will take away the love of Jesus Christ, my Lord.
Step by step, he was walking [Bbm] right [Ab] beside us,
and step by step, he was with us all the way.
From the moment of our birth, he [Bb] had the measure [Dbm] of our worth,
[Cm] and he's [Bb] walking us [Ab] home to judgment [Eb] day.
From the moment [Ab] of our birth, [Bb] he had the measure [Dbm] of our worth,
and [Cm] he's walking [Bb] us home to judgment [Bbm]
[Ab] day.
[Db] Are you ready to [Ab] take disciples?
[Fm]
[Ab] Step by [Db] step, [Ab] by step, by step, by [Db] [Ab] step.
[N]
Woo!
Woo!
Woo!
Key:
Ab
Bb
Db
Eb
Fm
Ab
Bb
Db
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ What do you think?
We're ready to [D] rip off another one?
We might as well move on.
We might as [Ab] well.
_ This is a song.
_ So [D] I'm sitting up there in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
but I was raised down in Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
and I've been listening to a lot _ _ of gospel music growing up.
[Eb] And in Cambridge, I mean, they've got some gospel, don't get me wrong,
but generally when they do a gospel [Ab] song, it's sort of,
oh, I like Jesus very much, he's a friend of mine, you know,
it's that kind of, you know, where I come from,
they like to rip it up a little more.
So I was craving a gospel song, and if you would indulge me,
I would like to play you a song called Step by Step. _ _
I'm walking [Bb] my way to Cain.
_ [Fm]
Step by [Bb] step, oh, [Ab] nevermore I'll roam.
_ [Fm] God has [Ab] a plan to please us, [Bb] and he gave us [Dbm] his son Jesus. _
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] Step by step, _ I'm [Ab] coming home. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] Don't know when it started, when I first [Ab] heard Satan's song.
When I broke my [Bb] mama's heart by starting [Ab] to go wrong,
but the devil [Db] was so [Ab] silky smooth that [Db] I was taken in.
And step by step, I walked the [Bbm] path of [Eb] wickedness [Ab] and sin.
Make no mistake, it was plenty fun when I first turned away
from all the good that I'd [Bb] been taught about [Ab] the righteous way.
But a [Db] slinky painted woman [Ab] had her arms around my neck,
and a couple of good time buddies, [Bbm] and I [Ab] figured, what the heck, took a step.
I started acting [Ebm] cool, I [Ab] started skipping [Ebm] school,
[Ab] started making a couple [Ebm] of bets, [Ab] started smoking cigarettes.
[A] [B] Repeated gossip that I heard, started huffing a little herb,
started drinking my uncle's gin, started lying about where I'd been.
[Db] Bad crowd in a local bar, joyride in a stolen car,
[Eb] wound up in a county [Ab] jail, no one's bound to make my bail.
Step by step, I walked away [Bb] from Jesus,
[Ab]
and step by step, I took the wrong track.
Worldly [E] pleasure [Ab] and temptation [Bb] became empty [Dbm] degradation. _
[Cm] [Bb] Step by step, I'm coming [Eb] back.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Now sitting in that lonely [Eb] cell, lost [Ab] as I could be,
no one left on earth who would admit to know me.
All my friends and family, completely [Db] burned and done,
[C] and my daddy's [Db] words came [Ab] back to me when he said this day would come.
But then a peace came over me, and I heard a simple voice
that [Fm] spoke of forgiveness and [Ab] atonement for my choice.
I fell down upon my knees and out came all my lies,
and the truth [Db] of the Son, the [Bb] God was right there [Ab] at my side.
[Ebm] Took a step, [Ab] got back to [Gb] reality, [Ab] my faults belonged to [Gb] me.
[Ab] I got rid of the grudge and I took my medicine from the [B] judge.
Got rid of the booze [A] and dope, cleaned [B] my mouth with a [A] little soap.
[B] Got a job at the corner store, paid my debts and a little bit more.
[Db] Got a copy of the good book, opened it up, took a look, I [Eb] said,
devil, I'm [Ab] not your slave, got the church and I got saved.
Step by step, I came [Bb] back to Jesus, [Ab] and step by step,
he opened up and took me [Fm] in.
The power [Ab] of his love was [Bb] the [Dbm] promise from [Bb] above.
Step by step, Satan [Ab] cannot [Eb] win.
[Ab] Now do not think this means pain is gone away,
or that heartache and deep sorrow will not visit every day.
But Satan has no weapon, no knife or sword
that will take away the love of Jesus Christ, my Lord. _ _
_ _ _ Step by step, he was walking [Bbm] right [Ab] beside us,
and step by step, he was with us all the way.
From the moment of our birth, he [Bb] had the measure [Dbm] of our worth,
[Cm] and he's [Bb] walking us [Ab] home to judgment [Eb] day.
From the moment [Ab] of our birth, [Bb] he had the measure [Dbm] of our worth,
and [Cm] he's walking [Bb] us home to judgment [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] day. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] Are you ready to [Ab] take disciples?
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Step by [Db] step, _ [Ab] _ by step, by step, by [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] step. _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
Woo!
Woo! _ _ _ _ _
Woo! _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ What do you think?
We're ready to [D] rip off another one?
We might as well move on.
We might as [Ab] well.
_ This is a song.
_ So [D] I'm sitting up there in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
but I was raised down in Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
and I've been listening to a lot _ _ of gospel music growing up.
[Eb] And in Cambridge, I mean, they've got some gospel, don't get me wrong,
but generally when they do a gospel [Ab] song, it's sort of,
oh, I like Jesus very much, he's a friend of mine, you know,
it's that kind of, you know, where I come from,
they like to rip it up a little more.
So I was craving a gospel song, and if you would indulge me,
I would like to play you a song called Step by Step. _ _
I'm walking [Bb] my way to Cain.
_ [Fm]
Step by [Bb] step, oh, [Ab] nevermore I'll roam.
_ [Fm] God has [Ab] a plan to please us, [Bb] and he gave us [Dbm] his son Jesus. _
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] Step by step, _ I'm [Ab] coming home. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] Don't know when it started, when I first [Ab] heard Satan's song.
When I broke my [Bb] mama's heart by starting [Ab] to go wrong,
but the devil [Db] was so [Ab] silky smooth that [Db] I was taken in.
And step by step, I walked the [Bbm] path of [Eb] wickedness [Ab] and sin.
Make no mistake, it was plenty fun when I first turned away
from all the good that I'd [Bb] been taught about [Ab] the righteous way.
But a [Db] slinky painted woman [Ab] had her arms around my neck,
and a couple of good time buddies, [Bbm] and I [Ab] figured, what the heck, took a step.
I started acting [Ebm] cool, I [Ab] started skipping [Ebm] school,
[Ab] started making a couple [Ebm] of bets, [Ab] started smoking cigarettes.
[A] [B] Repeated gossip that I heard, started huffing a little herb,
started drinking my uncle's gin, started lying about where I'd been.
[Db] Bad crowd in a local bar, joyride in a stolen car,
[Eb] wound up in a county [Ab] jail, no one's bound to make my bail.
Step by step, I walked away [Bb] from Jesus,
[Ab]
and step by step, I took the wrong track.
Worldly [E] pleasure [Ab] and temptation [Bb] became empty [Dbm] degradation. _
[Cm] [Bb] Step by step, I'm coming [Eb] back.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Now sitting in that lonely [Eb] cell, lost [Ab] as I could be,
no one left on earth who would admit to know me.
All my friends and family, completely [Db] burned and done,
[C] and my daddy's [Db] words came [Ab] back to me when he said this day would come.
But then a peace came over me, and I heard a simple voice
that [Fm] spoke of forgiveness and [Ab] atonement for my choice.
I fell down upon my knees and out came all my lies,
and the truth [Db] of the Son, the [Bb] God was right there [Ab] at my side.
[Ebm] Took a step, [Ab] got back to [Gb] reality, [Ab] my faults belonged to [Gb] me.
[Ab] I got rid of the grudge and I took my medicine from the [B] judge.
Got rid of the booze [A] and dope, cleaned [B] my mouth with a [A] little soap.
[B] Got a job at the corner store, paid my debts and a little bit more.
[Db] Got a copy of the good book, opened it up, took a look, I [Eb] said,
devil, I'm [Ab] not your slave, got the church and I got saved.
Step by step, I came [Bb] back to Jesus, [Ab] and step by step,
he opened up and took me [Fm] in.
The power [Ab] of his love was [Bb] the [Dbm] promise from [Bb] above.
Step by step, Satan [Ab] cannot [Eb] win.
[Ab] Now do not think this means pain is gone away,
or that heartache and deep sorrow will not visit every day.
But Satan has no weapon, no knife or sword
that will take away the love of Jesus Christ, my Lord. _ _
_ _ _ Step by step, he was walking [Bbm] right [Ab] beside us,
and step by step, he was with us all the way.
From the moment of our birth, he [Bb] had the measure [Dbm] of our worth,
[Cm] and he's [Bb] walking us [Ab] home to judgment [Eb] day.
From the moment [Ab] of our birth, [Bb] he had the measure [Dbm] of our worth,
and [Cm] he's walking [Bb] us home to judgment [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] day. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] Are you ready to [Ab] take disciples?
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Step by [Db] step, _ [Ab] _ by step, by step, by [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] step. _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
Woo!
Woo! _ _ _ _ _
Woo! _ _ _ _ _ _