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Song title:      Three Steps To Heaven
Original Album:	 - (single)
Other albums:    The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album
                 The Very Best of Eddie Cochran

Words and Music by Eddie Cochran and Bob Cochran
Copyright © 1960 Metric Music company USA
Published by ???

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Key of Bb. so, Capo on 1 if you want to play along with Eddie.
Chords are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4.

A sort of upbeat beguine tempo.



INTRO:
Notes:
For Guitar Figure 1, the A-chord that begins each bar is arpeggiated and then
the higher strings are flicked on the back-beat.
Listen to how Eddie plays it and you'll get it.



[play Guitar Figure 1]  [x3]

Guitar Figure 1
  A               E       D         A               E       D
|-0---------0-0---0-------2-------|-0---------0-0---0-------2-------|
|-2-------2---2---0-------3-------|-2-------2---2---0-------3-------|
|-2-----2-----2---1-------2-------|-2-----2-----2---1-------2-------|
|-2---2-----------2-------0-------|-2---2-----------2-------0-------|
|-0---------------2---------------|-0---------------2---------------|
|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




VERSE1:
Chords:
A  x02220    E7  020100
D  xx0232    A7  x02020
E  022100


                             <--[GF1]-->
   | A        | D            | A   E D | A
Now  there are  three steps to heaven


   | A         | D              | E  | E7
Just listen and  you will plainly see

  | A             | A7   | D
And as life travels on and things do go wrong

   | E           | %          | A
Just call it steps one, two and three



CHORUS:
Chords:
D  xx0232    A   x02220
E  022100    A7  x02020


   | D      | E            | A    A7
Step one, you find a girl to love

   | D      | E                | A    A7
Step Two, she falls in love with you

   | D        | E               | A   | %
Step Three, you kiss and hold her tightly

                                   <--[GF1]--X--[GF1]--X--[GF1]-->
         | E             | %       | A   E D | A   E D | A   E D |
Yeah, that sure seems like heaven to me



VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
A  x02220    E7  020100
D  xx0232    A7  x02020
E  022100


                             <--[GF1]-->
  | A         | D           | A    E D | A
The formula for heaven's very simple

   | A        | D                | E  | E7
Just follow the rules and you will see

     | A          | A7   | D
And as life travels on and things do go wrong

                             <--[GF1]-->
   | E          | %          | A   E D | A
Just follow Steps One, Two and Three



[repeat CHORUS]



OUTRO:
Chords:
E  022100
A  x02220
D  xx0232

                             <--[GF1]--X--[GF1]--X--[GF1]-->
   | E          | %          | A   E D | A   E D | A   E D |
Just follow Steps One, Two and Three


[end on A ]