One Step Ahead of the Blues
One Step Ahead of the Blues

One Step Ahead of the Blues easy guitar chords by J.j. Cale

N/A•
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo

  • C

  • G

  • D

  • C

  • G

  • D

    • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    I 
    ain't 
    high 
    on 
    co
    caine 

    I 
    don't 
    need 
    the 
    pain 

    It's 
    bad 
    for 
    your 
    brain 
    and 
    that's 
    true 

    I 
    ain't 
    droppin' 
    no 
    names 

    I 
    ain't 
    playin' 
    no 
    games 

    I'm 
    just 
    one 
    step 
    ahead 
    of 
    the 
    blues 

    One 
    step 
    ahead 
    of the 

    blues 


    From 
    Memphis 
    to 
    Ren
    o 

    From 
    New 
    York 
    to 
    Toky
    o 

    I'll 
    try 
    to 
    come 
    through 
    for 
    you 

    I 
    won't 
    do 
    you 
    in

    I 
    ain't 
    no 
    fairweather 
    friend 

    I'm 
    just 
    one 
    step 
    ahead 
    of 
    the 
    blues 

    One 
    step 
    ahead 
    of 

    the 
    blues 

    I 
    don't 
    rob, 
    I 
    don't 
    steal 

    I 
    ain't 
    beggin' 
    no 
    meal 

    I 
    ain't 
    driven 
    to 
    drink, 
    I'm 
    no 
    fool 

    I 
    don't 
    run 
    with 
    the 
    crowd 

    I 
    don't 
    talk 
    big 
    and 
    loud 

    I'm 
    just 
    one 
    step 
    ahead 
    of 
    the 
    blues 

    One 
    step 
    ahead 
    of 
    the blues 



    I've 
    been un
    der 
    a spell 

    I 
    ain't 
    been 
    feelin' 
    well 

    I've 
    been 
    in 
    a shell, 
    and 
    that's 
    true 

    Dealin' 
    with 
    a 
    curse 

    But 
    it 
    couldn't 
    be 
    worse 

    I've 
    been 
    one 
    step 
    ahead 
    of 
    the 
    blues 

    One 
    step 
    ahead 
    of 

    the 
    blues 

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