Wilburn Brothers - The First Step Down Is The Longest Chords

C   F                      C
The first step down is the longest 

                     G7           C
On your way down the ladder of disgrace

                      G7         C
Take the cap from the top of the bottle

                           G7                   C
Just one drink then put it down that's what you say

    F                       C
But one drink just leads to another
 
                      G7                  C
That's the first step you're well on your way


    F                      C
The first step down is the longest 

                     G7          C
They get shorter the rest of the way

                     G7           C
Start talkin' to the wife of your best friend

                         G7             C
Tell her lines build her up she'll come around

        F                            C
Win her heart bring her down to your level
 
                    G7                C
That's another step you're pretty far down


    F                      C
The first step down is the longest
 
                     G7          C
They get shorter the rest of the way

                     G7                   C
Stay out late losing sleep till you can't work

                       G7             C
Go to places where you know you don't belong

          F                      C
Lose your job your home and your family

                         G7                 C
You're on the bottom now and it didn't take long


    F                      C
The first step down is the longest 

                     G7           C
On your way down the ladder of disgrace