One Step Ahead Of The Blues Acordes

One Step Ahead of the Blues chords  *
J.J. Cale  1982
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasshopper_(album)
 
[Intro]
 
 D A  E  4x
 
[Verse 1]
 
  D               E
I ain't high on cocaine
        A        E
I don't need the pain
     D            A                E
It's bad for your brain and that's true
        D           E
I ain't dropping no names
        A          E
I ain't playing no games
         D          A          E
I'm just one step ahead of the blues
D          A          E
One step ahead of the blues
 
[Interlude]
 
 D A  E  2x
 
[Verse 2]
 
     D          E
From Memphis to Reno
     A           E
From New York to Tokyo
     D           A           E
I'll try to come through for you
  D            E
I won't do you in
           A            E
I ain't no fair-weather friend
         D          A          E
I'm just one step ahead of the blues
D          A          E
One step ahead of the blues
 
[Interlude]
 
 D A  E  2x
 
[Verse 3]
 
        D            E
I don't rob, I don't steal
        A          E
I ain't begging no meal
        D         A             E
I ain't driven to drink, I'm no fool
        D            E
I don't run with the crowd
        A            E
I don't talk big and loud
         D          A          E
I'm just one step ahead of the blues
D          A          E
One step ahead of the blues
 
[Solo]
 
 D A  E  4x
 
[Verse 4]
 
          D       E
I've been under a spell
  A                  E
I ain't been feeling well
          D          A           E
I've been in a shell, and that's true
D              E
Dealing with a curse
       A           E
But it couldn't be worse
          D          A          E
I've been one step ahead of the blues
D          A          E
One step ahead of the blues
D          A          E
One step ahead of the blues
D          A          E
One step ahead of the blues
 
* Alternate:
 
Capo II
 
D = C
A = G
E = D
 
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