D5 A5 E5 4x * D5 A5 I ain't high on cocaine E5 I don't need the pain D5 A5 E5 It's bad for your brain and that's true D5 A5 I ain't dropping no names E5 I ain't playing no games D5 A5 E5 I'm just one step ahead of the blues D5 A5 E5 One step ahead of the blues D5 A5 E5 2x D5 A5 From Memphis to Reno E5 From New York to Tokyo D5 A5 E5 I'll try to come through for you D5 A5 I won't do you in E5 I ain't no fair-weather friend D5 A5 E5 I'm just one step ahead of the blues D5 A5 E5 One step ahead of the blues D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 I don't rob, I don't steal E5 I ain't begging no meal D5 A5 E5 I ain't driven to drink, I'm no fool D5 A5 I don't run with the crowd E5 I don't talk big and loud D5 A5 E5 I'm just one step ahead of the blues D5 A5 E5 One step ahead of the blues D5 A5 E5 2x D5 A5 I've been under a spell E5 I ain't been feeling well D5 A5 E5 I've been in a shell, and that's true D5 A5 Dealing with a curse E5 But it couldn't be worse D5 A5 E5 I've been one step ahead of the blues D5 A5 E5 One step ahead of the blues D5 A5 E5 One step ahead of the blues D5 A5 E5 One step ahead of the blues * Alternate: Capo II D5 = C5 A5 = G5 E5 = D5 Set8