J.J. Cale – One Step Ahead Of The Blues (Guitar)

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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 Set8