Tuning: Standard



Bruce Springsteen

One step up (1987)

(Springsteen)

From: "Tunnel of Love"



The basic pattern runs (see below) through the whole song. It may be picked or strummed 

(or using more than on guitar: both). Make sure to put in variations here and there.



Capo 3rd fret



Intro/Verses

  G6                                Dadd9/F#

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

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

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

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

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

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



  Em7                               Dadd9/F#

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

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

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

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

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

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





Chorus

  Em7              Dadd9/F#          G6   

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

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

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

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

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

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



  G6               A7sus4           

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

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

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

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

A|----------------|0-------0-------|

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



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CHORDS (Capo 3rd fret)

          e-B-G-D-A-E

G6        0-3-0-0-x-3

Dadd9/F#  0-3-2-0-x-2

Em7       0-3-0-2-2-0

A7sus4    0-3-0-0-0-x



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Capo 3rd fret



Intro | G6 | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |



G6  

Woke up this morning my house was cold

Dadd9/A

Checked out the furnace she wasn't burnin'

Em7

Went out and hopped in my old Ford

Dadd9/A

Hit the engine but she ain't turnin'

G6

Given each other some hard lessons lately

Dadd9/A

But we ain't learnin'

          Em7      Dadd9/A        G6

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

G6       A7sus4          | G6 | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

One step up and two steps back



          G6

Bird on a wire outside my motel room

Dadd9/A

But he ain't singin'

Em7

Girl in white outside a church in June

Dadd9/A

But the church bells they ain't ringing

G6

I'm sittin' here in this bar tonight

Dadd9/A

But all I'm thinkin' is

Em7              Dadd9/A        G6

I'm the same old story same old act

G6       A7sus4          | G6 | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

One step up and two steps back



G6

It's the same thing night on night

Dadd9/A

Who's wrong baby who's right

Em7

Another fight and I slam the door on

Dadd9/A

Another battle in our dirty little war

G6

When I look at myself I don't see

Dadd9/A

The man I wanted to be

Em7                 Dadd9/A            G6

Somewhere along the line I slipped off track

       G6              A7sus4         | G6 | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

caught movin' one step up and two steps back



G6

There's a girl across the bar

Dadd9/A

I get the message she's sendin'

Em7

Mmm she ain't lookin' too married

Dadd9/A

And me well honey I'm pretending

G6

Last night I dreamed I held you in my arms

Dadd9/A

The music was never-ending

   Em7                   Dadd9/A      G6

We danced as the evening sky faded to black

G6       A7sus4           G6                              Dadd9/F#

One step up and two steps back (One step up and two steps back)

                          Em7                             Dadd9/F#

One step up and two steps back (One step up and two steps back)

                          | G6 | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

One step up and two steps back 



Outro: | G6 | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# |

        Solo (repeat til fade)