Chords for Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going (Official Video)
Tempo:
122.45 bpm
Chords used:
E
C#m
B
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Going, going, going.
Tough, tough.
Hoo, ha, ha, ha.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Going, going, going.
[E] Yeah.
[B]
[E] [C#m]
[B] Oh, [E] I'm [C#m] feeling good now.
[B] [E] [C#m] Something to tell you.
[E] I got [A] something to say.
[E] I'm going to put this dream [C#m] in motion.
[E] Never let nothing stand in [A] my way.
When the going [E] gets tough, [C#m]
[B] the tough [E] get going.
[F#m] [C#m]
[B] [E] I'm going to get myself across [C#m] 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] Be your own [A] fashion way.
Whoa.
[B] Whoa.
[C#m] [A]
[B] [C#m] [A] [B]
[E] Ooh.
Ooh.
[C#m] Can I touch you?
[B] Can I touch [E] you?
Do the things that lovers [C#m] do.
[B] [E] Ooh.
Ooh.
[C#m] Want to hold you.
[B] Want to hold you.
[E] I've got to get it through to [C#m] you.
[B] [E] When the going gets tough, [C#m] the tough get going.
When [B] the going [A]
gets tough, [D] the tough get [A] going.
[E]
[C#m] [B] [E] Oh, baby.
[C#m] [B] [E] I'm going to buy me a one [C#m]-way ticket.
[E] Now he's going to hold [A] me back.
[E] You know I like it slow, [C#m] baby.
It's coming.
[E] I can feel it coming [A] down the track.
Whoa.
[B]
[C#m] Whoa.
[A] I'm climbing [B]
[C#m] [A] [B] anything.
[E] Ooh.
Ooh.
[C#m] Can I touch [B] you?
Can I touch [E] you?
Do the things that lovers [C#m] do.
[B] Ooh.
[E]
Ooh.
[C#m] Want to hold [B] you.
Want to hold [E] you.
I've got to get it through [C#m] to you.
[B] When [E] the going gets [C#m] tough, the tough get going.
[B] When the going gets rough, [A] the tough get going.
[F#m] Can I touch you?
Can I touch you?
[E] Do the [Bm]
things that lovers do.
Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
Can I touch [C#m] you?
Can [E] [A]
[E] [C#m] I touch you?
Do the things [E] that lovers [A] do.
[B] [C#m] Falling.
[A] I'm climbing on down.
[B] [C#m] Falling.
[A] I never sleep.
[B] [C#m] Falling.
[A] I'll reign forever, [B] [C#m] [A] with you
[B] in me
[E]
[C#m] Can I touch [B] you?
[E] Do the things that [C#m] lovers [E] do
[C#m] Wanna
[B] hold [E] you
Gotta get it through to you
So go and [C#m]
[B] get [A] rough
[E] Go and [C#m]
[B] get [A] rough
[E] Go and get rough
[C#m] [B] [A]
Going, going, going.
Tough, tough.
Hoo, ha, ha, ha.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Going, going, going.
[E] Yeah.
[B]
[E] [C#m]
[B] Oh, [E] I'm [C#m] feeling good now.
[B] [E] [C#m] Something to tell you.
[E] I got [A] something to say.
[E] I'm going to put this dream [C#m] in motion.
[E] Never let nothing stand in [A] my way.
When the going [E] gets tough, [C#m]
[B] the tough [E] get going.
[F#m] [C#m]
[B] [E] I'm going to get myself across [C#m] 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] Be your own [A] fashion way.
Whoa.
[B] Whoa.
[C#m] [A]
[B] [C#m] [A] [B]
[E] Ooh.
Ooh.
[C#m] Can I touch you?
[B] Can I touch [E] you?
Do the things that lovers [C#m] do.
[B] [E] Ooh.
Ooh.
[C#m] Want to hold you.
[B] Want to hold you.
[E] I've got to get it through to [C#m] you.
[B] [E] When the going gets tough, [C#m] the tough get going.
When [B] the going [A]
gets tough, [D] the tough get [A] going.
[E]
[C#m] [B] [E] Oh, baby.
[C#m] [B] [E] I'm going to buy me a one [C#m]-way ticket.
[E] Now he's going to hold [A] me back.
[E] You know I like it slow, [C#m] baby.
It's coming.
[E] I can feel it coming [A] down the track.
Whoa.
[B]
[C#m] Whoa.
[A] I'm climbing [B]
[C#m] [A] [B] anything.
[E] Ooh.
Ooh.
[C#m] Can I touch [B] you?
Can I touch [E] you?
Do the things that lovers [C#m] do.
[B] Ooh.
[E]
Ooh.
[C#m] Want to hold [B] you.
Want to hold [E] you.
I've got to get it through [C#m] to you.
[B] When [E] the going gets [C#m] tough, the tough get going.
[B] When the going gets rough, [A] the tough get going.
[F#m] Can I touch you?
Can I touch you?
[E] Do the [Bm]
things that lovers do.
Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
Can I touch [C#m] you?
Can [E] [A]
[E] [C#m] I touch you?
Do the things [E] that lovers [A] do.
[B] [C#m] Falling.
[A] I'm climbing on down.
[B] [C#m] Falling.
[A] I never sleep.
[B] [C#m] Falling.
[A] I'll reign forever, [B] [C#m] [A] with you
[B] in me
[E]
[C#m] Can I touch [B] you?
[E] Do the things that [C#m] lovers [E] do
[C#m] Wanna
[B] hold [E] you
Gotta get it through to you
So go and [C#m]
[B] get [A] rough
[E] Go and [C#m]
[B] get [A] rough
[E] Go and get rough
[C#m] [B] [A]
Key:
E
C#m
B
A
F#m
E
C#m
B
_ When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Going, going, going.
Tough, tough.
Hoo, ha, ha, ha.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Going, going, going. _ _ _
[E] Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[B] Oh, [E] _ I'm [C#m] feeling good now.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] Something to tell you.
[E] _ _ I got [A] something to say.
_ [E] I'm going to put this dream [C#m] in motion.
_ [E] Never let nothing stand in [A] my way.
When the going [E] gets tough, _ [C#m] _ _
[B] the tough [E] get going.
_ [F#m] _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ [E] I'm going to get myself across [C#m] 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] _ _ _ Be your own [A] fashion way.
Whoa.
_ [B] Whoa.
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ [B] _
_ [E] Ooh.
Ooh.
[C#m] Can I touch you?
[B] Can I touch [E] you?
Do the things that lovers [C#m] do.
[B] _ _ [E] Ooh.
Ooh.
[C#m] Want to hold you.
[B] Want to hold you.
[E] I've got to get it through to [C#m] you. _
[B] _ [E] When the going gets tough, [C#m] the tough get going.
When [B] the going _ _ [A] _
gets tough, [D] the tough get [A] going.
_ [E] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] Oh, baby.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] I'm going to buy me a one [C#m]-way ticket.
[E] _ _ Now he's going to hold [A] me back.
_ [E] You know I like it slow, [C#m] baby.
It's coming.
[E] I can feel it coming [A] down the track.
Whoa.
[B] _ _
[C#m] Whoa.
[A] I'm climbing _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ anything.
[E] Ooh.
Ooh.
[C#m] Can I touch [B] you?
Can I touch [E] you?
Do the things that lovers [C#m] do.
_ [B] Ooh.
[E] _ _
Ooh.
[C#m] Want to hold [B] you.
Want to hold [E] you.
I've got to get it through [C#m] to you.
[B] When [E] the going gets [C#m] tough, the tough get going.
[B] When the going gets rough, [A] the tough get going.
[F#m] Can I touch you?
Can I touch you?
_ [E] _ _ Do the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
things that lovers do.
Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
Can I touch [C#m] you? _
Can [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] I touch you?
Do the things [E] that lovers _ [A] do.
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] Falling.
[A] I'm climbing on down.
[B] _ [C#m] Falling.
[A] I never sleep.
_ [B] _ [C#m] Falling.
[A] I'll reign forever, _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ [A] with you _
[B] in me
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Can I touch [B] you?
_ [E] Do the things that [C#m] lovers [E] do
_ _ _ _ [C#m] Wanna _
[B] hold [E] you
Gotta get it through to _ you
So go and _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ get [A] rough _
_ _ [E] Go and _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ get [A] rough _
_ _ [E] Go and get rough
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
Going, going, going.
Tough, tough.
Hoo, ha, ha, ha.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Going, going, going. _ _ _
[E] Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[B] Oh, [E] _ I'm [C#m] feeling good now.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] Something to tell you.
[E] _ _ I got [A] something to say.
_ [E] I'm going to put this dream [C#m] in motion.
_ [E] Never let nothing stand in [A] my way.
When the going [E] gets tough, _ [C#m] _ _
[B] the tough [E] get going.
_ [F#m] _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ [E] I'm going to get myself across [C#m] 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] _ _ _ Be your own [A] fashion way.
Whoa.
_ [B] Whoa.
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ [B] _
_ [E] Ooh.
Ooh.
[C#m] Can I touch you?
[B] Can I touch [E] you?
Do the things that lovers [C#m] do.
[B] _ _ [E] Ooh.
Ooh.
[C#m] Want to hold you.
[B] Want to hold you.
[E] I've got to get it through to [C#m] you. _
[B] _ [E] When the going gets tough, [C#m] the tough get going.
When [B] the going _ _ [A] _
gets tough, [D] the tough get [A] going.
_ [E] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] Oh, baby.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] I'm going to buy me a one [C#m]-way ticket.
[E] _ _ Now he's going to hold [A] me back.
_ [E] You know I like it slow, [C#m] baby.
It's coming.
[E] I can feel it coming [A] down the track.
Whoa.
[B] _ _
[C#m] Whoa.
[A] I'm climbing _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ anything.
[E] Ooh.
Ooh.
[C#m] Can I touch [B] you?
Can I touch [E] you?
Do the things that lovers [C#m] do.
_ [B] Ooh.
[E] _ _
Ooh.
[C#m] Want to hold [B] you.
Want to hold [E] you.
I've got to get it through [C#m] to you.
[B] When [E] the going gets [C#m] tough, the tough get going.
[B] When the going gets rough, [A] the tough get going.
[F#m] Can I touch you?
Can I touch you?
_ [E] _ _ Do the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
things that lovers do.
Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
Can I touch [C#m] you? _
Can [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] I touch you?
Do the things [E] that lovers _ [A] do.
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] Falling.
[A] I'm climbing on down.
[B] _ [C#m] Falling.
[A] I never sleep.
_ [B] _ [C#m] Falling.
[A] I'll reign forever, _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ [A] with you _
[B] in me
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Can I touch [B] you?
_ [E] Do the things that [C#m] lovers [E] do
_ _ _ _ [C#m] Wanna _
[B] hold [E] you
Gotta get it through to _ you
So go and _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ get [A] rough _
_ _ [E] Go and _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ get [A] rough _
_ _ [E] Go and get rough
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _