Tuning: Standard Bruce Springsteen One step up (1987) (Springsteen) From: "Tunnel of Love" The basic pattern runs (see below) through the whole song. It may be picked or strummed (or using more than on guitar: both). Make sure to put in variations here and there. Capo 3rd fret Intro/Verses G6 Dadd9/F# e|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------| B|--3-------3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----| G|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------| Em7 Dadd9/F# e|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------| B|----------3-----|--3-------3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----| G|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------| Chorus Em7 Dadd9/F# G6 e|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------| B|--3-------3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----|--3-------3-----| G|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|0-------0-------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------| G6 A7sus4 e|------0---------|------0---------| B|----------3-----|----------3-----| G|----0-------0---|----0-------0---| D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|0-------0-------| E|3-------3-------|----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^{Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/bruce-springsteen/248439.html} CHORDS (Capo 3rd fret) e-B-G-D-A-E G6 0-3-0-0-x-3 Dadd9/F# 0-3-2-0-x-2 Em7 0-3-0-2-2-0 A7sus4 0-3-0-0-0-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo 3rd fret Intro | G6 | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# | G6 Woke up this morning my house was cold Dadd9/A Checked out the furnace she wasn't burnin' Em7 Went out and hopped in my old Ford Dadd9/A Hit the engine but she ain't turnin' G6 Given each other some hard lessons lately Dadd9/A But we ain't learnin' Em7 Dadd9/A G6 We're the same sad story that's a fact G6 A7sus4 | G6 | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# | One step up and two steps back G6 Bird on a wire outside my motel room Dadd9/A But he ain't singin' Em7 Girl in white outside a church in June Dadd9/A But the church bells they ain't ringing G6 I'm sittin' here in this bar tonight Dadd9/A But all I'm thinkin' is Em7 Dadd9/A G6 I'm the same old story same old act G6 A7sus4 | G6 | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# | One step up and two steps back G6 It's the same thing night on night Dadd9/A Who's wrong baby who's right Em7 Another fight and I slam the door on Dadd9/A Another battle in our dirty little war G6 When I look at myself I don't see Dadd9/A The man I wanted to be Em7 Dadd9/A G6 Somewhere along the line I slipped off track G6 A7sus4 | G6 | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# | caught movin' one step up and two steps back G6 There's a girl across the bar Dadd9/A I get the message she's sendin' Em7 Mmm she ain't lookin' too married Dadd9/A And me well honey I'm pretending G6 Last night I dreamed I held you in my arms Dadd9/A The music was never-ending Em7 Dadd9/A G6 We danced as the evening sky faded to black G6 A7sus4 G6 Dadd9/F# One step up and two steps back (One step up and two steps back) Em7 Dadd9/F# One step up and two steps back (One step up and two steps back) | G6 | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# | One step up and two steps back Outro: | G6 | Dadd9/F# | Em7 | Dadd9/F# | Solo (repeat til fade)