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
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Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going (Official Video) chords
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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]
100%  ➙  122BPM
E
2311
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
E
2311
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
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To start learning Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C#m, E, C#m, B, E, C#m, A, B, A and E in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 61 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 122 BPM. With the song's key of E Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ 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] _ _

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This song was authored by Barry Eastmond, Billy Ocean, Robert John Mutt Lange and Wayne Brathwaite.

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