Woke up this morn in’, the house was cold,
checked the fur nace, she was n’t burn in’.
Went out and in side a my old Ford,
hit the en gine, but she ain’t turn in’.
Giv in’ each oth er some hard les sons late ly,
but we ain’t learn in’.
is
I’m the Same sad (F)sto ry, that’s a (Bbsus2)fact.
One step (C)up and two steps (Bbsus2)back.
Bird on a wire (Bb)back.
It’s the same thing night all night,
who’s wrong and, ba by, who’s right.
An oth er fight and I slammed the door on an oth er bat tle, an oth er li lit tle war.
When I look at my self, I don’t see
the man I want ed to be.
Some where ’long the (F)line I slipped off (Bb)track.
Mov in’ one step (C)up and two steps (Bb)back.
There’s a girl a cross the bar, I get the mes sage she’s send in’.
Mmm, she ain’t look in’ to mar ry.
Me, well, hon ey, I will tell you.
Last night I dreamed I held you in my arms,
the mu sic was nev er end in’.
We danced as the eve ning skies fad ed to (Bbsus2)black.
Mov in’ one step (C)up and two steps (Bb)back.
(One step up and two steps (F)back.) One step up and two steps (Gm7)back.
(One step up and two steps (F)back.) One step up and two steps (Bb)back.
(One step up and two steps (F)back.) One step up and two steps (Gm7)back.
Oh,
ba by, we’re mov in’.
One step up and two steps (Bb)back.
One step up and two steps (Bb)back.
One step up and two steps
This page shows “One Step Up” by Kenny Chesney in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.