One Step Ahead chords by Split Enz

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
G+G     G/F#  D MajorD   D/C#
One step ahead of you
    C majorC  G+G      C majorC  C/C#
Stay in motion, keep an open mind
G+G     G/F#    D MajorD  D/C#
Love is a race run by two
   C majorC  G+G   C majorC  C/C#
Your emotion, my solitude
   A augmentedA
If I stop, I could lose my head
    G+G   D MajorD   A augmentedA
So I'm losing you instead
         DmDm
Either way I'm confused
      Bb majorBb        A augmentedA
You slow me down, what can I do?
    DmDm       Bb majorBb      C majorC    A augmentedA
There's one particular way I have to choose

Verse 2:
G+G     G/F#  D MajorD  D/C#
One step ahead of you
    C majorC  G+G      C majorC   C/C#
Always someone makes it hard to move
      G+G     G/F#  D MajorD  D/C#
She says, "Boy I want you to stay"
    C majorC   G+G     C majorC   C/C#
But I save it all for another day
   A augmentedA
If I stop, I could lose my head
    G+G   D MajorD  A augmentedA
But I'm ready for romance
         DmDm
Either way I'm confused
       Bb majorBb          A augmentedA
I don't know what I'm supposed to do
DmDm     Bb majorBb       C majorC    A augmentedA
I can only stay one step ahead of you

Verse 3:
G+G  G/F#
Da, Da, da, da, da
      D MajorD  D/C#
Da, da, da, da, Da, da, da, da
    C majorC  G+G  C majorC C/C#
Da, da, da, dum
G+G  G/F#
Da, Da, da, da, da
      D MajorD  D/C#
Da, da, da, da, Da, da, da, da
    C majorC  G+G  C majorC C/C#
Da, da, da, dum
A augmentedA
Stop, I confess sometimes
     G+G     D MajorD   A augmentedA
I don't know where I'm going
           DmDm
Part of me stays with you
      Bb majorBb        A augmentedA
I'm slowing down, what can I do
   DmDm        Bb majorBb   C majorC   A augmentedA
It's hard to stay one step ahead of you, uh-huh

Verse 4:
G+G     G/F#  D MajorD  D/C#
One step ahead of you
    C majorC  G+G      C majorC  C/C#
Time is running out, catching up with you
G+G     G/F#  D MajorD  D/C#
One step ahead of you
    C majorC  G+G      C majorC  C/C#
When I hold you close, can I really lose?
G+G    G/F#
One step ahead
   D MajorD    D/C#
Only one step ahead
   C majorC    BB
She's one step ahead of you