Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "One Step Up" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn One Step Up ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "One Step Up" smoothly on your ukulele.

A#
Woke up this morning my house was cold
 F 
Checked out the furnace she wasn't burnin'
Gm7
Went out and hopped in my old Ford
 F 
Hit the engine but she ain't turnin'
A#
We've given each other some hard lessons lately
 F 
But we ain't learnin'
Gm7                  F             A#
We're the same sad story that's a fact
A#      C7sus4            A#
One step up and two steps back

Bird on a wire outside my motel room
But he ain't singin'
Girl in white outside a church in June
But the church bells, they ain't ringing
I'm sittin' here in this bar tonight
But all I'm thinkin' is
I'm the same old story, same old act
One step up and two steps back

It's the same thing night on night
Who's wrong, baby? Who's right?
Another fight and I slam the door on
Another battle in our dirty little war
When I look at myself I don't see
The man I wanted to be
Somewhere along the line I slipped off track
I'm caught movin' one step up and two steps back

There's a girl across the bar
I get the message she's sendin'
Mmm she ain't lookin' too married
And me, well, honey I'm pretending
Last night I dreamed I held you in my arms
The music was never-ending
We danced as the evening sky faded to black
One step up and two steps back
One step up and two steps back
One step up and two steps back

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C7sus4

Ukulele chord C7sus4

F

Ukulele chord F

Gm7

Ukulele chord Gm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "One Step Up" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "One Step Up" by Bruce Springsteen.

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