I'LL STEP ASIDE by Ernest Tubb [words and music by Johnny Bond] I'll step a- [G] side for [G7] you if you don't [C] want me I'll step a- [D] side for you if you don't [G] care I'm not the one to [G7] cling to a broken [C] promise I'll step a- [G] side for [D] someone else some- [G] where I'll step a- [C] side for you if you don't [G] want me I'll step a- [A] side for you and you a- [D] lone And when I'm [G] gone, please [G7] promise you'll re- [C] member That I was [G] once your [D] darlin' all your [G] own {solo} Before you go please answer this last question As you gaze into my tear-dimmed eyes Can it be true you never cared about me And all those words I treasured were just lies I'll step aside for you if you don't want me I'll step aside for you and you alone And when I'm gone please promise you'll remember That I was once your darlin' all your own