Step by Step

Intro: 0:00
Am7  - x8

Verse 1: 0:16
Am7
I was just a joker in a serious game;
   Dm7
I didn't have the heart to play.
     Em7            E7
But sooner or later
             Am7
I'll find a reason to throw it
  Am7:Am7!
Away.
0:31
 Am7
Riding on the crest of a natural wave
      Dm7
That never seems to break my way,
     Em7              E7
I'm living without it,
       Am7
But I got to do something
  Am7:Am7!
About it.

Chorus: 0:47
  Dm7 Em7 F              Am7
Step by step, little by little;
(Move a little closer to me.)
  Dm7 Em7 F                   Am
Step by step, taking line by line.
(One day at a time.)
1:02
 Dm7   Em7   F                    Am7
Move, move, move, move a little closer.
(Move a little closer to me.)
  Dm7 Em7 F                   Am7 ->
Step by step, you're feeling fine.

Instrumental: 1:14
Am7  - x4

Verse 2: 1:21
Am7
I was just a runner in a one horse race,
 Dm7
Living on the don't pass line.
     Em7            E7
But sooner or later,
          Am7
I got to lose 'cause I'm wasting
    Am7:Am7!
My time.
1:37
 Am7
Lady Luck must have been a wonderful girl;
       Dm7
She's never been a friend of mine.
     Em7               E7
I'm living without her,
        Am7
But I still got that mountain
     Am7:Am7!
To climb.

Chorus: 1:52
  Dm7 Em7 F              Am7
Step by step, little by little;
(Move a little closer to me.)
  Dm7 Em7 F                   Am
Step by step, taking line by line.
(One day at a time.)
2:08
 Dm7   Em7   F                    Am7
Move, move, move, move a little closer.
(Move a little closer to me.)
  Dm7 Em7 F                Am7 ->
Step by step, the deal is mine.

Instrumental: 2:19
Am7  - x4

Solo: 2:27
Am7 | Am7 | Dm7 | Dm7
Em7 | E7 | Am7 | Am7:Am7!
2:42
Am7 | Am7 | Dm7 | Dm7
Em7 | E7 | Am7 | Am7:Am7!

Chorus: 2:58
  Dm7 Em7 F              Am7
Step by step, little by little;
(Move a little closer to me.)
  Dm7 Em7 F                   Am
Step by step, taking line by line.
(One day at a time.)
3:13
 Dm7   Em7   F                    Am7
Move, move, move, move a little closer.
(Move a little closer to me.)
  Dm7 Em7 F                    Am7 ->
Step by step, oo, the deal is mine.

Coda: 3:24
Am7  - x14