Steam chords by
Peter Gabriel (Official Version)

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Key: Eb majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

[Guitar]

Eb7

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

Chorus 1

Give me steam

Gb/Bb

And how you feel to make it real

Eb7

Real as anything you've seen

Gb/Bb

Eb7

Get a life with the dreamer's dream

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

Chorus 2

Give me steam

Gb/Bb

And how you feel to make it real

Eb7

Real as any place you've been

Gb/Bb

Eb7

Get a life with the dreamer's dream

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

Chorus 3

Give me steam

Gb/Bb

And how you feel to make it real

Eb7

Real as anything you've seen

Gb/Bb

Eb7

Get a life with the dreamer's dream

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

Chorus 4

Give me steam

Gb/Bb

And how you feel to make it real

Eb7

Real as any place you've been

Gb/Bb

Eb7

Get a life with the dreamer's dream

Bridge 1
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Everybody nosedive
Hold your your breath, count to five
Back-slap, booby-trap,
Cover it up in bubble wrap
Eb7 Eb7 
 
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 Eb7 
 
Ab/Eb Ab/Eb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Ab/Eb Ab/Eb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Oh yeah, I need steam
Ab/Eb Ab/Eb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Feel the steam all around me
Ab/Eb Ab/Eb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ah you're turning     up the heat
Ab7 Ab7 
 
When I start to dream aloud
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
See you move        your hands and feet
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Ab/Eb Ab/Eb 
 
Won't you step  into this cloud of steam
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Ab/Eb Ab/Eb 
 
This steam

Chorus 5

Give me steam

Gb/Bb

And how you feel to make it real

Eb7

Real as anything you've seen

Gb/Bb

Eb7

Get a life with the dreamer's dream

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

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEb7 Ab/Eb Ab7sus4 Ab7 B...

Chords

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

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

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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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.

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