Key: A
Introduction: Am
C Am
It's that you didn't come back
It's not the pain that you felt
C F
But the obvious lack
G C F
I was always a step behind
G C Am
I was always a step behind
verse 2
C Am
But the way that you went
With a kiss on the cheek
C F
And a cheque for the rent
G C F
I was always a step behind
G C Am
I was always a step behind
Am C Am C Am
verse 3
It wasn't really your fault
C Am
Because you made it mine too
While you were looking around
C F
I was looking at you
G C F
I was always a step behind
G C G
I was always a step behind
Bridge
C G
When it comes around
The gentle release
C Dm
Of letting me down
G Dm
And the way that it felt
G Dm
To be high on yourself
Am C Am C Am
verse 4
I haven't relearned to walk
C Am
It's hard to learn that
And it wasn't the fall
C F
It was the push in the back
G C F
I was always a step behind
G C
I was always a step behind
F G C F
Ohh, I didn't see it coming up from behind
G C
I was always a step behind