Steam chords by Peter Gabriel (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Eb7
Ab/Eb
Ab7sus4
Ab7
B
Gb/Bb
Db
Bbm7
Abm7

Intro 1

[Guitar]

Verse 1
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Stand  (E flat7) back!  (A flat/Eb) 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
 (E flat7)  (A flat/Eb) 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Stand  (E flat7) back!  (A flat/Eb) 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
 (E flat7)  (A flat/Eb) 
Ab7sus4 
 (A flat7sus4) What are those dogs doing
Ab7 
 (A flat7) sniffing at my feet
Ab7sus4 
Ab7 
 (A flat7sus4) They're on to something, picking  (A flat7) up
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Picking up this  (E flat7) heat,  (A flat/Eb) this  (E flat7) heat   (A flat/Eb) 

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Chorus 1

Give me steam

And how you feel to make it real

Real as anything you've seen

Get a life with the dreamer's dream

Verse 2
Eb7 
You know your culture from your  (E flat7) trash
You know your plastic from your cash
Bbm7 
When I lose sight of the track  (B flat minor7) 
Abm7 
You know the way  (A flat minor7) back
Eb7 
But I know you  (E flat7) 
Eb7 
You know your stripper from your  (E flat7) paint
You know your sinner from your saint
Bbm7 
Whenever heaven's doors are  (B flat minor7) shut
Abm7 
Eb7 
You kick them open  (A flat minor7) but    I know you  (E flat7) 

Chorus 2

Give me steam

And how you feel to make it real

Real as any place you've been

Get a life with the dreamer's dream

Interlude 1
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Stand  (E flat7) back!  (A flat/Eb) 
Eb7 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
 (E flat7)  (E flat7)  (A flat/Eb) 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Stand  (E flat7) back!  (A flat/Eb) 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Ab7sus4 
 (E flat7)  (A flat/Eb) Can't you see  (A flat7sus4) I've lost control
Ab7 
I'm  (A flat7) getting indiscreet
Ab7sus4 
Ab7 
You're  (A flat7sus4) moving      in so close 'til I'm  (A flat7) picking up
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Picking up this  (E flat7) heat,  (A flat/Eb) this  (E flat7) heat   (A flat/Eb) 

Chorus 3

Give me steam

And how you feel to make it real

Real as anything you've seen

Get a life with the dreamer's dream

Verse 3
Eb7 
You know your green from your red  (E flat7) 
You know the quick from the dead
Bbm7 
So much better than the rest  (B flat minor7) 
Abm7 
You think you've been blessed  (A flat minor7) 
Eb7 
But I know you  (E flat7) 
Eb7 
You know your ladder from your snake  (E flat7) 
You know the throttle from the brake
Bbm7 
You know your straight line from a  (B flat minor7) curve
Abm7 
You've got a lot of nerve  (A flat minor7) 
Eb7 
But I know you  (E flat7) 

Chorus 4

Give me steam

And how you feel to make it real

Real as any place you've been

Get a life with the dreamer's dream

Bridge 1
Eb7 
 (E flat7) Everybody nosedive
Hold your your breath, count to five
Back-slap, booby-trap,
Cover it up in bubble wrap
Eb7 
 (E flat7) Room  shake, earthquake
Find a way to stay awake
It's going to blow, it's going to break

Verse 4
This is more than I can take
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
 (E flat7)  (A flat/Eb) 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Eb7 
Oh  (E flat7) yeah,  (A flat/Eb) I need  (E flat7) steam
Ab/Eb 
Eb7 
 (A flat/Eb) Feel the  (E flat7) steam all around me
Ab/Eb 
Ab7sus4 
 (A flat/Eb) Ah you're turning  (A flat7sus4) up the heat
Ab7 
When I  (A flat7) start to dream aloud
Ab7sus4 
See you move  (A flat7sus4) your hands and feet
Ab7 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Won't you  (A flat7) step  into this cloud of  (E flat7) steam  (A flat/Eb) 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
This  (E flat7) steam  (A flat/Eb) 

Chorus 5

Give me steam

And how you feel to make it real

Real as anything you've seen

Get a life with the dreamer's dream

Outro 1
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Help me yeah  (E flat7)  (A flat/Eb) 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
 (E flat7)  (A flat/Eb) Ready    to steam  (E flat7) out the log jam  (A flat/Eb) 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
 (E flat7)  (A flat/Eb) 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
 (E flat7)  (A flat/Eb) 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
 (E flat7) Stir crazy from the freezer to the  (A flat/Eb) boil
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
 (E flat7) Water's bubbling, it's b-b-b-  (A flat/Eb) bubbling
Eb7 
Bubbling  (E flat7) bubbling, bubbling, bubbling
Ab/Eb 
Like it's coming to a  (A flat/Eb) boil
Eb7 
Give me  (E flat7) steam, lady
Ab/Eb 
Eb7 
 (A flat/Eb) Give     me steam  (E flat7) around me now
Ab/Eb 
Eb7 
Ahh,  (A flat/Eb) coming   alive  (E flat7) 
Ab/Eb 
Eb7 
 (A flat/Eb) Coming   alive  (E flat7) 
Said give me some steam

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Eb7
Ab/Eb
Ab7sus4
Ab7
B
Gb/Bb
Db
Bbm7
Abm7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Eb majorBPM: 110

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

Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Ab/Eb: x-6-6-5-4-4
Ab7sus4: 4-6-4-6-4-4
Ab7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Gb/Bb: 6-4-4-6-x-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Abm7: 4-6-4-4-4-4

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This is the definitive original version of Steam by Peter Gabriel, 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 Eb major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Peter Gabriel's performance.