Stay A Step Ahead chords by The Marshall Tucker Band

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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You  (D major) won't find these  (A major) words  (D major) 
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in a book of love.  (A major)  (D major) 
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There's  (A major) no need  (D major) to waste the page.  (A major)  (D major) 
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You see this song's about  (A major) 
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people  (D major) falling out of love.  (A major) 
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And  (D major) I can't  (A major) forget  (D major) to
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count the ways  (A major) 
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You  (D major) can  (G major) take love  (A major) for  (D major) granted
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It's usu (G major) ally too late  (A major) when you  (D major) find
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If you're not  (G major) at least  (A major) one
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step  (D major) ahead in love  (G major) 
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You're  (E minor) usually one step  (A major) behind  (D major) 
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 (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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People drift  (A major) so far  (D major) apart
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 (A major) in the  (D major) same room  (A major) 
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Through  (D major) the years they  (A major) 
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run  (D major) out of things to say  (A major) 
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 (D major) And one morning when they wake up find
that they're all alone
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 (A major) That's  (D major)  (A major) why I  (D major) hope you're
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listening to what I say  (A major)  (D major) 
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Don't you  (G major) take love  (A major) for granted  (D major) 
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It's  (E minor) usu (G major) ally too late  (A major) when you  (D major) find
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 (A major) If you're  (G major) not at  (A major) least one step  (D major) 
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ahead  (F sharp minor)  (D major) of love  (G major) 
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You're usually  (E minor) one step  (A major) behind
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 (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) Won't you tell  (G major) 
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her that  (A major) you  (D major) love her
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And let  (G major) her know she'll
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al (A major) ways be  (D major) your girl
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And let  (G major) her know how much  (A major) that
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she means  (D major) in  (A major) your life  (D major) 
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And you'll  (B flat major) stay a step ahead  (D major) 
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Stay,  (B flat major) stay  (C major) in my  (D major) head  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (G major) 
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 (E minor)  (D major)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (B flat major) 
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 (D major)  (B flat major)  (C major)  (D major) 
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Don't you  (G major) take love  (A major) for granted  (D major) 
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It's usu (G major) ally too late  (A major) when  (D major) you find
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If you're  (G major) not at  (A major) least one
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step  (D major) ahead of love,  (G major) 
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you're usually  (E minor) one step  (A major) 
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behind.  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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Stay  (B flat major) a step  (C major) ahead.  (D major) 
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 (B flat major)  (C major) 