INTRO:
 Bm        G   D         Bm    E        G
(Just take one step at a time..just one step 
 D  A D
 at a time.)

CHORUS:
D                                      E
Word by word and take it page by page..just one 
          A
step at a time.
   D                     Dm     A       G
It may take a little bit longer but the way do  
Bm         G         D             B
people get stronger..one step at a time, boy, 
Em7      D
just one step at a time.

#1.
D         Bm         A       Bb    Dm
You gotta plant your feet on solid ground.
    F             Dm                    A
You can't climb a tree and then chop it down.
          Gb         Gbm               D      Ebm
You gotta start from scratch work your way on up.
Em    E         D
Every hound dog once was a pup.
D                  B          Em7  G   A
Just one step at a time, boy, just one step at 
  D
a time.

CHORUS:
D                                      E
Word by word and take it page by page..just one 
          A
step at a time.
   D                     Dm     A       G
It may take a little bit longer but the way do  
Bm         G         D             B
people get stronger..one step at a time, boy, 
Em7      D
just one step at a time.


INTERLUDE:SAX: D Dm G A G D Dm G D Bm D G A Dm Bm A G 

           Abm G D

BRIDGE:
 Bm        G   D         Bm    E        G
(Just take one step at a time..just one step 
 D  A D
 at a time.)

#2.
D                                    E
Day by day and take it year by year..just one step 
     A
at a time.
    D                           Gm
The one true way to get all you need is to start 
    G             D       G
out slow and then pick up speed.
D             B          Em7      D
One step at a time, boy, just one step at a time.

#3.
D                      Dm   Gb             D
Just one way a boy can be a man..start out young and 
      Bb       A
go as fast you can.
           D          Dm                  Gb   Em7
And if you wanna grow up to be a ripe old age..stick 
       G                A       D
to the book and live it page by page.
D             B          G                  D
One step at a time, boy, just one step at a time.

OUTRO:
D                              B     E
Day by day and take it year by year..just one step 
     A
at a time.
   D                                     G
It may take a little bit longer..but the way to even 
   Db        D             B          D        A
be stronger..one step at a time, boy, just one step 
     D
at a time.
 Bm            A    Gbm  D     G A D
(Just take one step at a time........)(Fade.)