One Step Up by Bruce Springsteen Chords

One Step Up

by Bruce Springsteen

on Tunnel of Love (1987)

Tempo: 75 (bpm)

Note: Use Capo 3 with the shapes in the following tabs for each chord. Keep the pinky anchored on the B string. Use ring for low E fret 3, use index for both low E and A on frets 2, and middle for D and G on fret 2. This song is all single notes, except for the 3rd verse, which is strummed. Hold the chord shapes with the picking pattern shown, which is the same throughout and can be played either with a pick or finger style.

G6:

	1	e	+	a	2	e	+	a	3	e	+	a	4	e	+	a
-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
e:				0								0
B:						3								3
G:			2					2			2					2
D:		0					0			0					0
A:
E:	3								3

Dsus2/F#:

	1	e	+	a	2	e	+	a	3	e	+	a	4	e	+	a
-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
e:				0								0
B:						3								3
G:			2					2			2					2
D:		0					0			0					0
A:
E:	2								2

Em7:

	1	e	+	a	2	e	+	a	3	e	+	a	4	e	+	a
-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
e:				0								0
B:						3								3
G:			0					0			0					0
D:		2					2			2					2
A:
E:	0								0

Asus4:

	1	e	+	a	2	e	+	a	3	e	+	a	4	e	+	a
-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
e:				0								0
B:						3								3
G:			2					2			2					2
D:		2					2			2					2
A:
E:	0								0

Chords & Roman Numerals

I	C
II	D
V	null
vi	Am

Change Key

currently: C

No Capo Bb (Original Key)
Bb C F Gm Capo 1 A
A B E F#m Capo 2 Ab
Ab Bb Eb Fm Capo 3 G
G A D Em Capo 4 Gb
Gb Ab Db Ebm Capo 5 F
F G C Dm Capo 6 E
E F# B C#m Capo 7 Eb
Eb F Bb Cm Capo 8 D
D E A Bm Capo 9 Db
Db Eb Ab Bbm Capo 10 C
C D G Am Capo 11 B
B C# F# G#m

C

Ionian

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- $4
  - - C6
- - - Gsus2/B
- - - Am7
- - - Gsus2/B
C

Ionian

qqqq
- - - C6
  - - Woke
    - up
    - tthis
    - morn-
    - in',
    - the
    - house_
    - was
    - cold,__
- - - Gsus2/B
  - - checked
    - the
    - fur-
    - nace,
    - she
    - was-
    - n't
    - burn-
    - in'.
- - - Am7
  - - Went
    - out
    - and
    - hopped
    - in
    - my
    - old
    - Ford,__
- - - Gsus2/B
  - - hit
    - the
    - en-
    - gine,
    - but
    - she
    - ain't
    - turn-
    - in'.
- - - C6
  - - Giv-
    - in'
    - each
    - oth-
    - er
    - some
    - hard
    - les-
    - sons
    - late-
    - ly,
- - - Gsus2/B
  - - but
    - we
    - ain't
    - learn-
    - in'.__
Am

Dorian

qqqq
- - - Am7
    - Gsus2/B
  - - Same
    - sad
    - sto-
    - ry,
    - that's
    - a
- - - C6
  - - fact.
- - - C6
    - Dsus4
  - - One
    - step
    - up
    - and
    - two
    - steps
C

Ionian

qqqq
- - - C6
  - - back.
- - - Gsus2/B
- - - Am7
- - - Gsus2/B
  - - Bird
    - on__
    - a
    - wire__
C

Ionian

qqqq
- - - C6
  - - out-
    - side__
    - my
    - mo-
    - tel
    - room,__
- - - Gsus2/B
  - - but
    - he
    - ain't__
    - sing-
    - in'.
- - - Am7
  - - Girl
    - in
    - white__
    - out-
    - side
    - a
    - church
    - in
    - June,__
- - - Gsus2/B
  - - but
    - the
    - church__
    - bells
    - they
    - ain't
    - ring-
    - in'.
- - - C6
  - - Sit-
    - tin'
    - here
    - in
    - this
    - bar__
    - to-
    - night,__
- - - Gsus2/B
  - - and
    - all
    - I'm
    - think-
    - in'
    - is
Am

Dorian

qqqq
- - - Am7
    - Gsus2/B
  - - I'm
    - the
    - same
    - old
    - sto-
    - ry,
    - same
    - old
- - - C6
  - - act.
- - - C6
    - Dsus4
  - - One
    - step
    - up
    - and
    - two
    - steps
C

Ionian

qqqq
- - - C6
  - - back.
- - - Gsus2/B
- - - Am7
- - - Gsus2/B
C

Ionian

qqqq

Note: Strum this verse
- - - C6
  - - It's
    - the
    - same
    - thing
    - night
    - all
    - night,__
- - - Gsus2/B
  - - who's
    - wrong__
    - and,
    - ba-
    - by
    - who's
    - right.__
- - - Am7
  - - An-
    - oth-
    - er
    - fight
    - and
    - I__
    - slammed
    - the
    - door
    - on
- - - Gsus2/B
  - - an-
    - oth-
    - er
    - bat-
    - tle,
    - in-
    - our
    - dirty
    - lit-
    - tle
    - war.__
- - - C6
  - - When
    - I
    - look
    - at
    - my-
    - self
    - I don't
    - see
- - - Gsus2/B
  - - the
    - man_
    - I
    - want-
    - ed
    - to
    - be.__
Am

Dorian

qqqq
- - - Am7
    - Gsus2/B
  - - Some-
    - where
    - 'long
    - the
    - line
    - I
    - slipped
    - off
- - - C6
  - - track.
- - - C6
    - Dsus4
  - - Mov-
    - in'
    - one
    - step
    - up
    - and
    - two
    - steps
C

Ionian

qqqq
- - - C6
  - - back.
- - - Gsus2/B
- - - Am7
- - - Gsus2/B
C

Ionian

qqqq
- - - C6
  - - There's
    - a
    - girl
    - across
    - the
    - bar
- - - Gsus2/B
  - - I
    - get
    - the
    - mess-
    - age
    - she's
    - send-
    - in'
- - - Am7
  - - Mmm__
    - she
    - ain't
    - look-
    - in'
    - too
    - mar-
    - ried.
- - - Gsus2/B
  - - And
    - me
    - well
    - hon-
    - ey,
    - I'm
    - pre-
    - tend-
    - in'
- - - C6
  - - Last
    - night
    - I
    - dream-
    - ed
    - I
    - held
    - you
    - in
    - my
    - arms
- - - Gsus2/B
  - - The
    - music
    - was
    - never
    - end-
    - in'
Am

Dorian

qqqq
- - - Am7
    - Gsus2/B
  - - We
    - danced
    - as
    - the
    - ev-
    - en-
    - in'
    - sky
    - faded
    - to
- - - C6
  - - black.
- - - C6
    - Dsus4
  - - One
    - step
    - up
    - and
    - two
    - steps
C

Ionian

qqqq
- - - C6
  - - back.
    - (One
    - step
    - up
    - and
    - two
    - steps
- - - Gsus2/B
  - - back)
    - One
    - step
    - up
    - and
    - two
    - steps
- - - Am7
  - - back.
    - (One
    - step
    - up
    - and
    - two
    - steps
- - - Gsus2/B
  - - back)
    - One
    - step
    - up
    - and
    - two
    - steps
- - - C6
  - - back
- - - Gsus2/B
- - - Am7
- - - Gsus2/B
- - - C6
- - - Gsus2/B
- - - Am7
- - - Gsus2/B
- - - C6
- - - Gsus2/B
- - - Am7
- - - Gsus2/B
- - - C6
- - - Gsus2/B
- - - Am7
- - - Gsus2/B
- - - C6
- - - Gsus2/B
- - - Am7
- - - Gsus2/B

One Step Up

Bruce Springsteen

One Step Up

G6:

Dsus2/F#:

Em7:

Asus4:

Chords & Roman Numerals

Change Key currently: C

Change Key

currently: C