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Getting Started - by ScaleSorcery
To learn Gary Allan - Tough Little Boys chords with lyrics, anchor your practice on these foundational chords: Bm, D, A, D, G, D, A, Bm. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 42 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 84 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D.
G _ _ _
D _ _ _
F#m _
Bm _ .
D _
G _ _ _
A _
D _ _ _ .
G D Well, I never once back down from a punch.
Well, I'd take it square on
G the chin.
Well,
Gm I found out fast,
D a
A bully's
Bm just that.
G You've got to stand up
D to him.
A So
D I didn't cry when I got a black eye.
As bad as it hurt, I
G just grinned _ .
Gm But when tough little boys
D grow up
A to be
Bm dads.
D They
G turn into big
A babies
D again _ .
A Bm Scared me to death
G when you took your first steps.
D Well, I'd fall every
A time you
D fell down _ .
A Bm Your first day at school,
G I cried like
D a fool.
Em And I followed your school bus
D to town.
A Well,
D I didn't cry
F#m when old Yeller died.
D At least not in front of
G my friends.
But
Gm when tough little boys
D grow up
A to be
Bm.
D dads.
They
Em turn into
Dm big
A babies
G again _ .
_
D _
F#m _
Bm _
D _
G _ _ _ .
A _
D _ _
G _
D Well, I'm a grown man,
F#m but as strong as I am.
Well,
D sometimes it's hard to
G believe.
_ How
Gm one little girl
D with
A little
Bm blonde curls.
G Can totally terrify
A me.
_ _
D If you were to ask, my wife would just laugh.
She'd say I know all
G about men.
And
Gm how tough little boys
D grow
A up to be
Bm dads.
They
Em turn into
A big babies
D again.
Well,
A _
Bm I know one day
G I'll give you away.
D And I'm gonna
A stand there
D and smile.
A But
Bm when I get home
G and I'm all
D alone.
Em Well, I'll sit in your room
G for a while.
A Well,
D I didn't cry when old Yeller
F#m died.
D At least not in front of
G my friends.
_
Bm Gm But when tough little boys
D grow
A up to be
Bm D dads.
They
G turn into
A big babies
D again.
When _
G tough little boys
D grow
A up to
Bm be dads.
_
G They turn into big
A babies
D again.
_
G _ _ _
D _ _
F#m _
Bm _
D _
G _ .
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D _ _ .
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