Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough Chords
Tempo:
122.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
C#m
B
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
When the going gets tough, the tough get going on.
Tough, tough.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going on.
Tough, tough.
[C#] [B]
[E] [C#]
[E] Yeah.
[C#m] [B]
[E] Oh, buddy.
You can do it, yeah.
[B]
[E] I got something [C#m] to tell you.
[E]
I got something [A] to say.
I'm going to put this green [C#m] emotion
[E]
Never let nothing stand in [A] my way.
When the going [E] gets tough, [C#m] [B] the tough [E] get going on.
[C#m] [B]
[E] I'm going to get myself [C#m] across the river.
[E]
That's the price I'm willing [A] to pay.
[E] I'm going to make you stand and [C#m] deliver.
[E]
Then give me love in the old [A] fashioned way.
[B] [C#m] I'm [A] ready now, [B] baby.
[C#m] [A] I'll do [B] anything.
[E] [C#m] Keep on touching.
[B]
[E] Do the things that lovers [C#m] [B] do.
[E] [C#m] Want to hold you.
[B]
[E] I got to get it through to [C#m] you.
[B]
[E] When the going gets [C#m] tough, the tough get going on.
When [B] the going gets [A] tough, the tough get going [D] on.
[A] Hey, hey, [E] hey.
[C#m] [B] [E] Oh, baby.
[B] [E] I'm going to buy me a one [C#m]-way ticket.
[E] Now he's going to [A] hold me back.
[E] Like a slow [C#m] train is coming.
[E] And I can feel it coming down [A] the track.
Whoa.
[B] [C#m]
I'm [A] ready now, [B] baby.
I'll [C#m]
[A] do [B] anything.
[E]
[C#m] Keep [B] on touching.
[E] Do the things that lovers [C#m] do.
[B] [E]
[C#m] Want to hold [B] you.
[E] I got to get it through [C#m] to you.
[B] [E] When the going gets [C#m] tough, the tough get going on.
[B] When the going gets rough, [A] the tough get going on.
[D] Hey, hey, [A] hey.
[B] Whoa.
Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
Na, [C#m] [E]
[A]
[E] [C#m] na, na,
[E] na.
[A]
[B] Darling.
[C#m] [A] Many mountains.
[B] [C#m] Darling.
[A] Every sea.
[B] [C#m] Darling.
[A] I'll wait for the heaven.
[B] [C#m] Darling.
[A] With you [B] and me.
[G#]
[E] [C#m] Keep on touching.
[B] Can I touch [E] ya?
Do the things that lovers [C#m] [B] do
[E] Wanna [C#m] hold [B] ya
Wanna hold [E] ya
Gotta get it through to you
I'm gonna get stuck
[C#m]
[B] [A]
[E] I'm gonna get stuck
[C#m] I'm gonna get stuck
[B] I'm [A] gonna get stuck
[E] I'm gonna get stuck
[C#m] [B] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[N]
Tough, tough.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going on.
Tough, tough.
[C#] [B]
[E] [C#]
[E] Yeah.
[C#m] [B]
[E] Oh, buddy.
You can do it, yeah.
[B]
[E] I got something [C#m] to tell you.
[E]
I got something [A] to say.
I'm going to put this green [C#m] emotion
[E]
Never let nothing stand in [A] my way.
When the going [E] gets tough, [C#m] [B] the tough [E] get going on.
[C#m] [B]
[E] I'm going to get myself [C#m] across the river.
[E]
That's the price I'm willing [A] to pay.
[E] I'm going to make you stand and [C#m] deliver.
[E]
Then give me love in the old [A] fashioned way.
[B] [C#m] I'm [A] ready now, [B] baby.
[C#m] [A] I'll do [B] anything.
[E] [C#m] Keep on touching.
[B]
[E] Do the things that lovers [C#m] [B] do.
[E] [C#m] Want to hold you.
[B]
[E] I got to get it through to [C#m] you.
[B]
[E] When the going gets [C#m] tough, the tough get going on.
When [B] the going gets [A] tough, the tough get going [D] on.
[A] Hey, hey, [E] hey.
[C#m] [B] [E] Oh, baby.
[B] [E] I'm going to buy me a one [C#m]-way ticket.
[E] Now he's going to [A] hold me back.
[E] Like a slow [C#m] train is coming.
[E] And I can feel it coming down [A] the track.
Whoa.
[B] [C#m]
I'm [A] ready now, [B] baby.
I'll [C#m]
[A] do [B] anything.
[E]
[C#m] Keep [B] on touching.
[E] Do the things that lovers [C#m] do.
[B] [E]
[C#m] Want to hold [B] you.
[E] I got to get it through [C#m] to you.
[B] [E] When the going gets [C#m] tough, the tough get going on.
[B] When the going gets rough, [A] the tough get going on.
[D] Hey, hey, [A] hey.
[B] Whoa.
Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
Na, [C#m] [E]
[A]
[E] [C#m] na, na,
[E] na.
[A]
[B] Darling.
[C#m] [A] Many mountains.
[B] [C#m] Darling.
[A] Every sea.
[B] [C#m] Darling.
[A] I'll wait for the heaven.
[B] [C#m] Darling.
[A] With you [B] and me.
[G#]
[E] [C#m] Keep on touching.
[B] Can I touch [E] ya?
Do the things that lovers [C#m] [B] do
[E] Wanna [C#m] hold [B] ya
Wanna hold [E] ya
Gotta get it through to you
I'm gonna get stuck
[C#m]
[B] [A]
[E] I'm gonna get stuck
[C#m] I'm gonna get stuck
[B] I'm [A] gonna get stuck
[E] I'm gonna get stuck
[C#m] [B] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[N]
Key:
E
C#m
B
A
D
E
C#m
B
When the going gets tough, the tough get going on.
_ Tough, tough. _ _
When the going gets tough, the tough get going on.
_ Tough, _ tough.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Yeah.
[C#m] _ _ [B] _
[E] Oh, buddy.
You can do it, yeah.
[B] _
_ [E] _ I got something [C#m] to tell you.
[E] _
_ I got something [A] to say. _
I'm going to put this green [C#m] emotion
[E] _
Never let nothing stand in [A] my way.
When the going [E] gets tough, _ _ [C#m] _ [B] the tough [E] get going on.
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _
[E] I'm going to get myself [C#m] across the river.
[E] _
That's the price I'm willing [A] to pay. _
[E] I'm going to make you stand and [C#m] deliver.
[E]
Then give me love in the old [A] fashioned way. _
_ [B] _ _ [C#m] I'm [A] ready now, [B] baby.
_ [C#m] _ [A] I'll do [B] anything.
_ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] Keep on touching.
[B] _
_ [E] Do the things that lovers [C#m] _ [B] do.
_ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] Want to hold you.
[B] _
[E] I got to get it through to [C#m] you.
[B] _
[E] When the going gets [C#m] tough, the tough get going on.
When [B] the going gets [A] tough, the tough get going [D] on.
_ [A] Hey, hey, [E] hey. _
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ [E] Oh, baby. _
_ _ _ [B] _ [E] I'm going to buy me a one [C#m]-way ticket.
[E] _ _ Now he's going to [A] hold me back.
_ _ [E] _ Like a slow [C#m] train is coming.
[E] _ And I can feel it coming down [A] the track.
Whoa.
[B] _ _ [C#m]
I'm [A] ready _ now, [B] baby.
I'll [C#m] _
_ [A] do [B] anything.
[E] _ _ _
[C#m] Keep [B] on touching.
[E] Do the things that lovers [C#m] do.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C#m] Want to hold [B] you.
[E] I got to get it through [C#m] to you.
[B] _ [E] When the going gets [C#m] tough, the tough get going on.
[B] When the going gets rough, [A] the tough get going on.
[D] Hey, hey, [A] hey.
_ [B] _ _ _ Whoa. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
Na, _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] na, na, _
_ _ [E] na.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] Darling.
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ Many mountains.
[B] _ [C#m] Darling.
_ [A] _ Every sea.
[B] _ [C#m] Darling.
[A] I'll wait for the heaven.
[B] _ [C#m] Darling.
[A] With you [B] and me.
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] Keep on touching.
[B] Can I touch [E] ya?
Do the things that lovers [C#m] _ [B] do
[E] Wanna _ _ _ [C#m] hold [B] ya
Wanna hold [E] ya
Gotta get it through to you
I'm gonna get stuck
[C#m] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] I'm gonna get stuck
[C#m] I'm gonna get stuck
[B] I'm _ _ _ [A] gonna get stuck
[E] I'm gonna get stuck
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ Tough, tough. _ _
When the going gets tough, the tough get going on.
_ Tough, _ tough.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Yeah.
[C#m] _ _ [B] _
[E] Oh, buddy.
You can do it, yeah.
[B] _
_ [E] _ I got something [C#m] to tell you.
[E] _
_ I got something [A] to say. _
I'm going to put this green [C#m] emotion
[E] _
Never let nothing stand in [A] my way.
When the going [E] gets tough, _ _ [C#m] _ [B] the tough [E] get going on.
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _
[E] I'm going to get myself [C#m] across the river.
[E] _
That's the price I'm willing [A] to pay. _
[E] I'm going to make you stand and [C#m] deliver.
[E]
Then give me love in the old [A] fashioned way. _
_ [B] _ _ [C#m] I'm [A] ready now, [B] baby.
_ [C#m] _ [A] I'll do [B] anything.
_ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] Keep on touching.
[B] _
_ [E] Do the things that lovers [C#m] _ [B] do.
_ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] Want to hold you.
[B] _
[E] I got to get it through to [C#m] you.
[B] _
[E] When the going gets [C#m] tough, the tough get going on.
When [B] the going gets [A] tough, the tough get going [D] on.
_ [A] Hey, hey, [E] hey. _
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ [E] Oh, baby. _
_ _ _ [B] _ [E] I'm going to buy me a one [C#m]-way ticket.
[E] _ _ Now he's going to [A] hold me back.
_ _ [E] _ Like a slow [C#m] train is coming.
[E] _ And I can feel it coming down [A] the track.
Whoa.
[B] _ _ [C#m]
I'm [A] ready _ now, [B] baby.
I'll [C#m] _
_ [A] do [B] anything.
[E] _ _ _
[C#m] Keep [B] on touching.
[E] Do the things that lovers [C#m] do.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C#m] Want to hold [B] you.
[E] I got to get it through [C#m] to you.
[B] _ [E] When the going gets [C#m] tough, the tough get going on.
[B] When the going gets rough, [A] the tough get going on.
[D] Hey, hey, [A] hey.
_ [B] _ _ _ Whoa. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
Na, _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] na, na, _
_ _ [E] na.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] Darling.
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ Many mountains.
[B] _ [C#m] Darling.
_ [A] _ Every sea.
[B] _ [C#m] Darling.
[A] I'll wait for the heaven.
[B] _ [C#m] Darling.
[A] With you [B] and me.
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] Keep on touching.
[B] Can I touch [E] ya?
Do the things that lovers [C#m] _ [B] do
[E] Wanna _ _ _ [C#m] hold [B] ya
Wanna hold [E] ya
Gotta get it through to you
I'm gonna get stuck
[C#m] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] I'm gonna get stuck
[C#m] I'm gonna get stuck
[B] I'm _ _ _ [A] gonna get stuck
[E] I'm gonna get stuck
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _