One Step Ahead
1980

Tim and Neil Finn (Split Enz)
AA7Asus4BbCC5C7DDmEmGG-5Gaug13 chords used in this song
| Em | Gaug | G | G-5 | C5 | G | C5 | A7 |
| Em | Gaug | G | G-5 | C5 | G | C5 | A7 |
| Em | Gaug | G | G-5 |
| EmOne step a | Gaughead of | Gyou | G-5 |
| C5 | G | C5 | A7 |
| Stay in | C5mo | Gtion, keep an | C5open | A7mind |
| Em | Gaug | G | G-5 |
| EmLove is a | Gaugrace won by | Gtwo | G-5 |
| C5 | G | C5 | A7 |
| Your e | C5mo | Gtion, my | C5soli | A7tude |
| A | Dm | A |
| If I | Astop I could | Dmlose my | Ahead |
| G | D | A |
| So I'm | Glosing you | Din | Astead |
| Dm | A | Dm |
| Either | Dmway | AI'm con | Dmfused |
| Bb | Asus4 |
| You slow me | Bbdown, what can I | Asus4do? |
| Dm | Bb | C7 | Asus4 |
| There's | Dmone particular | Bbway I have to | C7choose | Asus4 |
| Em | Gaug | G | G-5 |
| EmOne step a | Gaughead of | Gyou | G-5 |
| C5 | G | C5 | A7 |
| Always | C5some | Gone makes it | C5hard to | A7move |
| Em | Gaug | G | G-5 |
| She says, | Em"Boy I want | Gaugyou to | Gstay" | G-5 |
| C5 | G | C5 | A7 |
| But I | C5save it | Gall for a | C5nother | A7day |
| A | Dm | A |
| If I | Astop I could | Dmlose my | Ahead |
| G | D | A |
| But I'm | Gready for | Dro | Amance |
| Dm | A | Dm |
| Either | Dmway | AI'm con | Dmfused |
| Bb | Asus4 |
| I don't know | Bbwhat I'm supposed to | Asus4do |
| Dm | Bb | C7 | Asus4 |
| DmI can only | Bbstay one step a | C7head of | Asus4you |
| Em | Gaug | G |
| EmDa da da da | Gaugda, da da da | Gda |
| G-5 | C5 | G | C5 | A7 |
| da da da | G-5da, da da da da | C5 | G | C5 | A7 |
| Em | Gaug | G |
| EmDa da da da | Gaugda, da da da | Gda |
| G-5 | C5 | G | C5 | A7 |
| da da da | G-5da, da da da da | C5 | G | C5 | A7 |
| A | Dm | A |
| AStop, I con | Dmfess some | Atimes |
| G | D | A |
| I don't | Gknow where I'm | Dgo | Aing |
| Dm | A | Dm |
| Part of | Dmme | Astays with | Dmyou, |
| Bb | Asus4 |
| I'm slowing | Bbdown, what can I | Asus4do |
| Dm | Bb | C7 | Asus4 |
| It's | Dmhard to stay one | Bbstep ahead of | C7you | Asus4 |
| Em | Gaug | G | G-5 |
| EmOne step a | Gaughead of | Gyou | G-5 |
| C5 | G | C5 | A7 |
| Time is | C5running | Gout, catching | C5up with | A7you |
| Em | Gaug | G | G-5 |
| EmOne step a | Gaughead of | Gyou | G-5 |
| C5 | G | C5 | A7 |
| When I | C5hold you | Gclose can I | C5really | A7lose? |
| Em | Gaug |
| EmOne step | Gaugahead |
| G | G-5 |
| Only | Gone step a | G-5head |
| C | B |
| She's | Cone step a | Bhead of you |
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