Steady, As She Goes chords by The Raconteurs (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

B5
F#5
A5
E5
G5
Bm
F#/B
A/B
E/B
F#

Intro 1
B5 
F#5 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
 (B5)  (F sharp5)  (A5)  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
 (B5)  (F sharp5)  (A5)  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
 (B5)  (F sharp5)  (A5)  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
 (B5)  (F sharp5)  (A5)  (E5)  (F sharp5) 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
E5 
 (B5)  (F sharp5)  (A5)  (E5) 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
E5 
 (B5)  (F sharp5)  (A5)  (E5) 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
 (B5)  (F sharp5)  (A5) 
E5 
 (E5) Find yourself a

Verse 1

girl and settle down

Live a simple life in a quiet town

Steady as she

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Chorus 1

goes (steady as she goes)

Steady as she goes (steady as she goes)

So steady as she goes

Your friends have shown a

Verse 2
B5 
 (B5) kink
F#5 
A5 
in the  (F sharp5) sin   gle life  (A5) 
E5 
B5 
You've  (E5) had too much to  (B5) think,
F#5 
A5 
now you  (F sharp5) need  a wife  (A5) 
E5 
 (E5) Steady as she

Chorus 2
B5 
F#5 
A5 
 (B5) goes (steady  (F sharp5) as    she goes)  (A5) 
E5 
B5 
So  (E5) steady as she  (B5) goes
F#5 
A5 
(steady  (F sharp5) as    she goes)  (A5) 
E5 
G5 
Well  (E5) here we go a (G5) gain
A5 
You've found yourself  (A5) a friend
B5 
that knows you well  (B5) 
G5 
But no matter what you  (G5) do
A5 
You'll always feel  (A5) as though
E5 
you tripped and fell  (E5) 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
E5 
So steady as she  (B5) goes  (F sharp5)  (A5)  (E5) 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
 (B5)  (F sharp5)  (A5) 
E5 
 (E5) When you have com

Verse 3
B5 
 (B5) pleted
F#5 
A5 
what you  (F sharp5) thought you had to  (A5) do
E5 
B5 
 (E5) And your blood's de (B5) pleted
F#5 
A5 
to the  (F sharp5) point of stable  (A5) glue
E5 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
 (E5) Then you'll get a (B5) long  (F sharp5)  (A5) 
E5 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
E5 
 (E5) Then you'll get a (B5) long  (F sharp5)  (A5)  (E5) 
Bm 
 (B minor) 

Chorus 3
B5 
F#5 
A5 
Steady as she  (B5) goes (steady  (F sharp5) as    she goes)  (A5) 
E5 
B5 
So  (E5) steady as she  (B5) goes
F#5 
A5 
(steady  (F sharp5) as    she goes)  (A5) 
E5 
G5 
Well  (E5) here we go a (G5) gain
A5 
You've found yourself  (A5) a friend
B5 
that knows you well  (B5) 
G5 
But no matter what you  (G5) do
A5 
You'll always feel  (A5) as though
E5 
you tripped and fell  (E5) 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
So steady as she  (B5) goes  (F sharp5)  (A5) 
E5 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
 (E5) Steady as she  (B5) goes  (F sharp5)  (A5) 
E5 
 (E5) Set tle for a

Verse 4
B5 
F#5 
A5 
 (B5) world, neither  (F sharp5) up    or down  (A5) 
E5 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
 (E5) Sell it to the  (B5) crowd that is  (F sharp5) ga    thered round  (A5) 
E5 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
 (E5) Set tle for a  (B5) girl, neither  (F sharp5) up    or down  (A5) 
E5 
B5 
 (E5) Sell it to the  (B5) crowd
F#5 
A5 
E5 
that is  (F sharp5) ga    thered round  (A5)  (E5) 
Bm 
Bm 
 (B minor)  (B minor) 

Chorus 4
B5 
So steady as she  (B5) goes
F#5 
A5 
(steady  (F sharp5) as    she goes)  (A5) 
E5 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
 (E5) Steady as she  (B5) goes (steady  (F sharp5) as    she goes)  (A5) 
E5 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
 (E5) Steady as she  (B5) goes (steady  (F sharp5) as    she goes)  (A5) 
E5 
B5 
So  (E5) steady as she  (B5) goes
F#5 
A5 
(steady  (F sharp5) as    she goes)  (A5) 
E5 
 (E5) Steady as she

Chorus 5
B5 
F#5 
A5 
 (B5) goes, are you  (F sharp5) steady now?  (A5) 
E5 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
 (E5) Steady as she  (B5) goes, are you  (F sharp5) steady now?  (A5) 
E5 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
 (E5) Steady as she  (B5) goes, are you  (F sharp5) steady now?  (A5) 
E5 
B5 
F#5 
A5 
 (E5) Steady as she  (B5) goes, are you  (F sharp5) steady now?  (A5) 
E5 
 (E5) Steady as she

Outro 1

(goes)

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B5
F#5
A5
E5
G5
Bm
F#/B
A/B
E/B
F#

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: B minorBPM: 118

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

B5: x-2-4-x-x-x
F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
F#/B: x-2-4-3-2-2
A/B: x-2-x-2-2-0
E/B: x-2-2-1-0-0
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Steady, As She Goes by The Raconteurs, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Raconteurs's performance.