F
Steady now baby, steady now
                         C
Quit banging there on my door
F
I'd be lying if I told you I didn't wanna
                                 C
Just have you right here on this floor
F
It's been years since I've found you, put my arms around you
                              C
And we twisted our limbs into dreams
F
Did that best to keep up with that wild lovin' cup
        Dm              Bb
'Til we both ran out of steam
         C           F
Our love ran out of steam

[Chorus]

Bb             F
Steady now, steady
Bb             F
Steady now, steady
Bb             F
Steady now, steady
C
Steady now

[Verse 2]

F
Steady now baby, steady now
                          C
Quit jabbering outside my door
F
Used to jangle them keys like a dog scratching fleas
                      C
I ain't jangling keys anymore
F
I spent ten thousand days days like a runaway slave
                         C
Living a wild intoxicant style
F
Go ahead and get pissed, I don't mean it as a diss
Dm                        Bb
I need sleep for a little while
       C                  F
Let me sleep for a little while


[Chorus]

Bb             F
Steady now, steady
Bb             F
Steady now, steady
Bb             F
Steady now, steady
C
Steady now

[Bridge]

Dm         Bb Am G
Steady now
Dm         Bb Am G
Steady now
Dm         Bb Am G
Steady now
Dm         Bb Am C
Steady now

[Verse 3]

F
Steady now mermaid, steady now
                             C
You're swimming away from my door
F
Did I forget to feed you? Do you know that I need you?
                       C
Do I kneel on linoleum floor?
F
I know you can't be tamed but I ain't ashamed
                          C
To beg you for a god damn bone
F
I quit jangling my keys and I told her to leave
       Dm                  Bb
Still I wait at your empty throne
       C                  F
Must I wait at your empty throne?


[Chorus]

Bb             F
Steady now, steady
Bb             F
Steady now, steady
Bb             F
Steady now, steady
C
Steady now