Chords for BILLY OCEAN - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going

_ Thank you.
You know I've known of a lot of [G#] really good singers who just fail to get hits.
Fortunately my next guest is a terrific singer and he has no trouble getting hits whatsoever.
Billy Ocean! _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When the gong gets tough, the dogs get runnin'
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ Yeah!
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _
[E] Oh baby, [C#m] didn't do nothin'
[B] _ _
[E] _ _ Something [C#m] to tell you, [B] _ _
[E] _ got something [A] to _ say
[E] _ Love is [C#m] green emotion
[B] _
[E] Never enough, need to stand in [A] my way
When the gong [E] gets tough, _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] the dogs [E] get runnin'
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _
[E] I'm gonna get [C#m] myself on the rhythm
[B] I'm [E] gonna fly, I'm willing [A] to face _
[E] I'm gonna make you [C#m] stand and deliver
[E] _
You're gonna love me, [A] be on my way _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [B] Can I touch [E] you?
Do the things you [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ want
[C#m] Wanna _ [B] hold [E] you?
Gotta get _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _
[E] away
When _ [C#m] _ _ _
[B] the gong gets tough, [A] _ the dogs get runnin' [D] Yeah!
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ [E] Oh baby, _ [G#m] _
you're [B] _ [E] gonna find me a one [C#m]-way ticket
[E] _ _ No, no, [A] hold me back
_ _ [E] _ I'm just gonna [C#m] break out
_ [E] _ And I'm just barely coming [A] back
_ _ Oh, [B] oh, oh
No, [C#m] no, hold me [A] back
_ _ _ [B] No, [C#m] no, hold me back
[A] Can I [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C#m] touch [B] _ [E] you?
Do the things that I [C#m] would [B] do
_ [E] _ _ _
[C#m] Wanna hold [B] _ [E] you?
Gotta get it through [C#m] to you
[B] _ _ [E] Gonna get it done
[C#m] So get it on
[B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ When the gong gets [D] tough, _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ the dogs get [C#m] runnin'
Do _ [B] _
[E] the things that I [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] would do
[C#m] Wanna hold [B] you? _
[E] Gotta get [C#m] _ _ _ [B] away
[E] When the gong gets [C#m] tough, _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m]
baby
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E]
Whoa, _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ yeah, [E] yeah, yeah
I'm gonna [C#m] make you [E] stand
And I'm gonna make [A] you stand
Touch me, [E] baby _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [E] _ I'm gonna make you [A] _
stand
_ _ [B] No, [C#m] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] no, hold me [A] back
And I can't _ [B] see you [C#m] coming
[A] With _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[A] [B] you and [N] me _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C#m] Can I touch [B] _ [E] you?
Do the things that [C#m] I [B] would [E] do _
[C#m] Wanna _ [B] hold [E] you?
Gotta get it through _ to you _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] I gotta get _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] it done
Oh [B] baby, I [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] love you [B] now [N] Love you _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Gm] Thank you, goodnight _ _