1 step forward, 3 steps back by Olivia Rodrigo

Capo 2

Chords Needed:
C Em F

Strumming:
DDD DU

Intro:
C Em F (x2)

Verse 1:
C Em F
Called you on the phone today
C Em F
Just to ask you how you were
C Em F
All I did was speak normally
C Em F
Somehow, I still struck a nerve
C Em F
You got me fucked up in the head, boy
C Em F
Never doubted myself so much
C Em F
Like, am I pretty? Am I fun, boy?
C Em F
I hate that I give you power over that kinda stuff

Chorus:
C Em F C
'Cause it's always one step forward and three steps back
C Em F C
I'm the love of your life until I make you mad
C Em F C
It's always one step forward and three steps back
C Em
Do you love me, want me, hate me?
 F C
Boy, I don't understand
F C
No, I don't understand

Verse 2:
C Em F
And maybe in some masochistic way
C Em F
I kind of find it all exciting
C Em F
Like, which lover will I get today?
C Em F
Will you walk me to the door or send me home crying?

Chorus:
C Em F C
It’s one step forward and three steps back
C Em F C
I'm the love of your life until I make you mad
C Em F C
It's always one step forward and three steps back
C Em
Do you love me, want me, hate me?
F C
Boy, I don't understand

Bridge:
C Em F C
No, it's back and forth, did I say something wrong?
C Em F C
It's back and forth, going over everything I said
C Em F C
It's back and forth, did I do something wrong?
C Em F C
It's back and forth, maybe this is all your fault instead
Chorus:
C Em F C
It's one step forward and three steps back
C Em F C
And I'd leave you, but the rollercoaster's all I've ever had
C Em F C
Yeah it's one step forward and three steps back
C Em
Do you love me, want me, hate me?
F C
Boy, I don't understand
F C
No I don't understand

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