Every Step Of The Way

D D A E A F C G F C Bb F Well they called the flat plains Kansas a long, long time ago Bb When they'd seen the gates of glory and the fire down below F The many great decisions of the people in this place C You could tell the strength within them, you could see it their face Bb F Well it's been 9 or 10 years since I started my ramblin' round Bb And from hand to mouth I was livin' playing every bar in town F Though a dollar a day didn't go too far I could never deny my pride C I couldn't lay back and be taken care of while the world went by outside F So I went to school to learn but I didn't like what they'd teach Bb And I went to church to pray but I didn't like what they'd preach F I was hard-headed, young and angry, and I felt I could take the heat C And I had to find out my own way how to live out on the street F So I packed my bags and I left here to peruse the streets alone Bb And I saw that side of midnight where the beggars howl and groan F Places filled with desperation where the future ain't so bright C But I remember back in Kansas when we sang a song at night Bb We sang every step of the way Bb Though your dreams can be real don't let them slip slide away Bb Ab Doesn't matter at all Ab Eb Let them do as they will Ab Eb Db Ab Someday you'll hear them call for you Db Ab Eb F Goin' around and round from town to town I tried to make my way Bb I believed that all my searching and struggling would payoff big some day F As a teenager I was rowdy and I played for good and bad C Though I knew my songs had meaning at times it made me mad F And I'd fight the wars of nations if it brought somebody peace Bb Yes I'd fight the wars of madmen if I knew the fight would cease F But this ol' world never stopped turning when my mind was full of doubt C So I went on and played for a dollar a day and I sang this song straight out Bb Hey hey, every step of the way Bb Eb Bb Though your dreams can be real, don't let them slip slide away Bb Ab Eb Doesn't matter at all, let them do as they will Ab Eb Db Ab Someday you'll hear them call for you Db Ab Oh yeah , for you F F Db Ab When they call out your name say it loud and clear Eb Bb F C Oh Yeah Come on, come on C Bb C F C Bb C Bbm Db Eb Fm Db Eb Fm Eb Db You must have seen me traveling' around you must have seen me there Fm Db Eb Fm Eb Db Tryin' to find out where I was heading you could have tossed to care Fm Db Eb Fm Well, I had all the questions, I wanted the answers Db I knew in my heart it was all part of the game Fm Db Eb Fm Eb Db But every step was so much harder, every step of the way C I knew that time would beat me someday F Bb G C A Dm C F D G C G C G C G C G C Eb Bb F Bb F C F Bb F C Bb Every step of the way Bb Eb Bb Though your dreams can be real, don't let them (slip slide away) Eb Don't let them get away Eb Eb Doesn't matter at all Ab Eb Let them do as they will Ab Db Ab Someday you'll hear them call for you Db Ab For you, for you F Db When they call out your name Ab Say it loud and clear Eb Bb F Oh ohh, oh ohhh oh yeah Db Ab Yeah Oh Db Call out your name Ab F Oh, oh, oh Db Ab Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah Eb When they call out your name Bb F Then—then play it loud and clear Db Ab Db Ab F Db Ab Eb Bb F Db Ab Db Ab F