***Please Note: I have included the C/G chord for the verse parts to make the song more accurate to
the studio recording. If you are a beginner and are finding the shape too difficult, feel free to omit
this chord and just play C and Fmaj7. The G bass note makes very little difference and it will sound great
regardless.***
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Chord Voicings To Use:
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[C] - X32010
[C/G] - 332010
[Fmaj7] - XX3210
[Em] - 022000
[Intro - Main Rhythm Pattern]
[C] [C/G] [Fmaj7] [C] [C/G] [Fmaj7]
e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-------1---1--------1---1----1--------|-------1---1--------1---1----1-----|
G|-------0---0--------0---0----2---0----|-------0---0--------0---0----2-----|
D|-------2---2--------2---2----3--------|-------2---2--------2---2----3-----|
A|---3----------------------------------|---3-------------------------------|
E|----------------3---------------------|----------------3------------------|
Verse 1
[C] [C/G] [Fmaj7]
Called you on the phone today
[C] [C/G] [Fmaj7]
Just to ask you how you were
[C] [C/G] [Fmaj7]
All I did was speak normally
[C] [C/G] [Fmaj7]
Somehow I still struck a nerve
[C] [C/G] [Fmaj7]
You got me fucked up in the head, boy
[C] [C/G] [Fmaj7]
Never doubted myself so much
[C] [C/G] [Fmaj7]
Like am I pretty, am I fun, boy
[C] [C/G] [Fmaj7]
I hate that I give you power over that kind of stuff
Chorus
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
Cuz it's always one step forward and three steps back
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
I'm the love of your life until I make you mad
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
It's always one step forward and three steps back
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
Do you love me, want me, hate me, boy, I don't understand
[Fmaj7] [C]
No, I don't understand
Verse 2
[C] [C/G] [Fmaj7]
Maybe in some masochistic way
[C] [C/G] [Fmaj7]
I kind of find it all exciting
[C] [C/G] [Fmaj7]
Likе, which lover will I get today
[C] [C/G] [Fmaj7]
Will you walk me to thе door or send me home crying
Chorus
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
It's one step forward and three steps back
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
I'm the love of your life until I make you mad
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
It's always one step forward and three steps back
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
Do you love me, want me, hate me, boy, I don't understand
Bridge
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
No, it's back and forth did I say something wrong
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
It's back and forth going over everything I said
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
It's back and forth did I do something wrong
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
It's back and forth maybe this is all your fault instead
Outro
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
It's one step forward and three steps back
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
And I'd leave you, but the rollercoaster's all I've ever had
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
Yeah, it's one step forward and three steps back
[C] [Em] [Fmaj7] [C]
Do you love me, want me, hate me, boy, I don't understand
[Fmaj7] [C]
No, I don't understand
