1 step forward 3 steps back

intro : D A G
D A G

D A G
called you on the phone today . .
D A G
just to ask you how you were
D A G
all i did was speak normally . .
D A G
somehow , i still struck a nerve

D A G
you got me fucked up in the head , boy . .
D A G
never doubted myself so much . .
D A G
like , Am i pretty? Am i fun , boy?
D
i hate that i give you power
A G
over that kinda stuff

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D
’cause it’s always one step
F#m G D
forward and three steps back
D F#m
i’m the love of your life until
G D
i make you mad

D
it’s always one step
F#m G D
forward and three steps back
D F#m
do you love me , want me , hate me?
G D
boy , i don’t understand
G D
no , i don’t understand

D A G
and maybe in some masochistic way . .
D A G
i kind of find it all exciting , like ,
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which lover will i get today . . ?
D A
will you walk me to the door
G
or send me home crying?

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D F#m
it’s one step forward
G D
and three steps back
D F#m
i’m the love of your life until
G D
i make you mad

D F#m
it’s always one step forward
G D
and three steps back
D F#m
do you love me , want me , hate me?
G D
boy , i don’t understand

D F#m
no , it’s back and forth did
G D
i say something wrong . . ?
D F#m
it’s back and forth going
G D
over everything i said

D F#m
it’s back and forth , did
G D
i do something wrong . . ?
D F#m
it’s back and forth , maybe
G D
this is all your fault instead

reff :
D F#m
it’s one step forward
G D
and three steps back
D
and i’d leave you , but the
F#m G D
rollercoaster’s all i’ve ever had

D F#m
yeah , it’s one step forward
G D
and three steps back
D F#m
do you love me , want me , hate me?
G D
boy , i don’t understand
G D
no , i don’t understand