George Strait

I Should Have Watched The First Step

George Strait


Tom: A

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I once had a love,
                D
A true and lasting love,
            A
But the fool in me,
                      E
Came out one night.
                   A
And with her loving eyes,
                     D
She saw right through my lies.
              A
And she changed the night
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I stepped across the line.

[Chorus]
A
I should've watched that first step.
                       D
It was a mighty big step.
          A                                E
When i started stepping out of line.
                           A
Though she's still loving me,
                          D
It's not the way it used to be.
        A                 E                      A
That first step did something to her mind.

[Verse]
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I watched her slip away.
                   D
A little more everyday.
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For my conscience
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Couldn't live with all that shame.
                             A
Now she's growing colder
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Since the day i told her.
             A
And the love we had
       E                A
Will never be the same.


[Chorus]
A
I should've watched that first step.
                       D
It was a mighty big step.
          A                                E
When i started stepping out of line.
                           A
Though she's still loving me,
                          D
It's not the way it used to be.
        A                 E                      A
That first step did something to her mind.


   D                        A                      E
 That first step did something to her mind.