How to Play "One Step At A Time" by Jordin Sparks

Feb 6, 2009 11:24 PM
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Learn how to play "One Step At A Time" by Jordin Sparks, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here:

Standard Tuning:

Intro:

Ebm C## Bbm G#

da da da um da da x2

Verse 1:

Ebm C# Bbm G#

Hurry up and wait

Ebm C# Bbm G#

So close but so far away

Ebm C#

Everything that

Bbm G#

you always dreamed of

F#

Close enough for you to taste

G#

But you just can't touch

Refrain: Sing faster here!!!

Ebm

You wanna show the world

C#

but no one knows yours name yet

Bbm

Wondering when where

G#

and how you're going to make it

Ebm C#

You know you can if

you get the chance

Bbm

In your face and the

G#

door keeps slamming

Ebm

Now you're feeling more

C#

and more frustrated

Bbm

And you getting all

G#

kinda impatient

F# G#

Waiting we live

and we learn to take

Chorus:

Ebm C#

one step at a time

Bbm G#

There's no need to rush

Ebm C#

It's like learning to fly

Bbm G#

or falling in love

Ebm C#

It's gonna happen when

Bbm G#

it's supposed to happen

F# G#

And we find the reasons why

One step at a time

(Repeat Intro)

Verse 2:

Ebm C# Bbm G#

You believe, and you doubt

Ebm C#

You're confused and got

Bbm G#

it all figured out

Ebm C# Bbm

Everything that you

G#

always wished for

F#

Could be yours should be

G#

yours would be yours

If they only knew

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)

Bridge:

Bb Eb

When you can't wait

Bb

any longer (you can't wait)

Eb

But there's no end in time

C#

(when you need to

find the strength)

F#

It's your faith that makes

G#

you stronger (the only

way we get there)

The only way we get there

Bbm G#/C#

Is one step at a time

(Repeat Intro)

(Repeat Chorus twice)

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