Tough Times Ahead Chords by John Mayall
Tempo:
121.25 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
Db
Gb
B
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
[Db]
[Abm]
The banks are closing daily [Gb] and
[Db] recession's coming [Abm] back again.
[Db]
A depression like the 20s [Abm]
[Db] with all the people [Abm] crying out in pain.
[Eb] We got tough times ahead of us [Gb] and [Db] we just don't know [Abm] who gets the blame.
It's hard to make a living [Gb] when [Db] the jobs are getting few [Abm] and hard to find.
[Db] [Abm]
[Db] We could do with a plan to scare [B] us
[Db] to help us leave [Abm] all this mess behind.
[Ebm] We got tough times ahead now [Gb] people, [Db] but we all gotta [Abm] learn to walk that line.
Families losing hope, [Gb] so [Db] now they're forced to change [Abm] their ways.
[Db]
Struggling hard to get [B] by [Db] and trying to find any [Abm] old job that pays.
[Eb] We got tough times ahead now people, [Gb]
[Db] but we're hanging on [Abm] for better days.
[Db] [Abm]
[Gb]
[Db] [Abm]
[Db] [B]
[Db]
[B]
[Eb] [Db] [Abm]
[B] [Db] [Abm] [B] [Abm]
[Eb] [Gb]
[Db] [Abm]
We
[Db]
got [Abm] tough times ahead now
[B] [Abm]
people, [Bb] [Abm] [Db]
[B]
[Db] [B] [Gb] [Abm]
[Eb]
[Gb] but [Ab]
[Abm] [Db] we [Abm] all gotta learn [B] to walk that line.
[Abm]
The whole world's in bad trouble, [Gb]
[Db] but we're all looking for [Abm] that ray of hope.
[Db] Yeah, we may be in big trouble, [B]
[Db] but in the past we've [Abm] found some way to cope.
[Eb] Because in tough times we're both together [Ebm] [Gb]
[Db] and we'll climb back up [Abm] that shaky slope.
[Gb]
[Db] [Abm]
[B] [Abm]
[Ab] [Db]
[B]
[Db] [Abm]
[B] [Abm]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Gb]
[Db] [Abm]
[Gb]
[Db] [Abm]
[Ab] [Db]
[B]
[Db] [Abm] The whole world's in bad trouble, but in the past we've found some way to cope.
Because in tough times we're both together [B] and [Abm] we'll climb back up that shaky slope.
[Eb]
[Gb]
[Db] [Abm]
[Eb]
[Gb] The whole world's in bad trouble, [Db] but [Abm]
[Dbm] [Eb] [Ebm]
in the past [Abm] we've found some way to cope.
[Gb] [Db] [Abm]
[Db]
[Abm]
The banks are closing daily [Gb] and
[Db] recession's coming [Abm] back again.
[Db]
A depression like the 20s [Abm]
[Db] with all the people [Abm] crying out in pain.
[Eb] We got tough times ahead of us [Gb] and [Db] we just don't know [Abm] who gets the blame.
It's hard to make a living [Gb] when [Db] the jobs are getting few [Abm] and hard to find.
[Db] [Abm]
[Db] We could do with a plan to scare [B] us
[Db] to help us leave [Abm] all this mess behind.
[Ebm] We got tough times ahead now [Gb] people, [Db] but we all gotta [Abm] learn to walk that line.
Families losing hope, [Gb] so [Db] now they're forced to change [Abm] their ways.
[Db]
Struggling hard to get [B] by [Db] and trying to find any [Abm] old job that pays.
[Eb] We got tough times ahead now people, [Gb]
[Db] but we're hanging on [Abm] for better days.
[Db] [Abm]
[Gb]
[Db] [Abm]
[Db] [B]
[Db]
[B]
[Eb] [Db] [Abm]
[B] [Db] [Abm] [B] [Abm]
[Eb] [Gb]
[Db] [Abm]
We
[Db]
got [Abm] tough times ahead now
[B] [Abm]
people, [Bb] [Abm] [Db]
[B]
[Db] [B] [Gb] [Abm]
[Eb]
[Gb] but [Ab]
[Abm] [Db] we [Abm] all gotta learn [B] to walk that line.
[Abm]
The whole world's in bad trouble, [Gb]
[Db] but we're all looking for [Abm] that ray of hope.
[Db] Yeah, we may be in big trouble, [B]
[Db] but in the past we've [Abm] found some way to cope.
[Eb] Because in tough times we're both together [Ebm] [Gb]
[Db] and we'll climb back up [Abm] that shaky slope.
[Gb]
[Db] [Abm]
[B] [Abm]
[Ab] [Db]
[B]
[Db] [Abm]
[B] [Abm]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Gb]
[Db] [Abm]
[Gb]
[Db] [Abm]
[Ab] [Db]
[B]
[Db] [Abm] The whole world's in bad trouble, but in the past we've found some way to cope.
Because in tough times we're both together [B] and [Abm] we'll climb back up that shaky slope.
[Eb]
[Gb]
[Db] [Abm]
[Eb]
[Gb] The whole world's in bad trouble, [Db] but [Abm]
[Dbm] [Eb] [Ebm]
in the past [Abm] we've found some way to cope.
[Gb] [Db] [Abm]
Key:
Abm
Db
Gb
B
Eb
Abm
Db
Gb
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The _ _ _ _ _ _ _
banks are closing daily [Gb] and _ _
_ [Db] _ recession's coming [Abm] back again. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
A depression like the 20s [Abm] _ _
[Db] with all the people [Abm] crying out in pain. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ We got tough times ahead of us [Gb] _ _ and [Db] we just don't know [Abm] who gets the blame.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's hard to make a living [Gb] when _ [Db] the jobs are getting few [Abm] and hard to find. _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ We could do with a plan to scare [B] us _ _ _
[Db] to help us leave [Abm] all this mess behind.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] We got tough times ahead now [Gb] people, _ _ [Db] but we all gotta [Abm] learn to walk that line.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Families losing hope, _ [Gb] _ _ so [Db] now they're forced to change [Abm] their ways. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
Struggling hard to get [B] by _ _ [Db] and trying to find any [Abm] old job that pays.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] We got tough times ahead now people, [Gb] _ _ _
[Db] but we're hanging on [Abm] for better days.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
got _ [Abm] tough times ahead now _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ people, [Bb] _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [B] _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] but _ _ [Ab] _
[Abm] _ [Db] we [Abm] all gotta learn _ _ _ _ [B] to walk that line.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The whole world's in bad trouble, [Gb] _ _ _
[Db] but we're all looking for [Abm] that ray of hope. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ Yeah, we may be in big trouble, [B] _ _ _
[Db] but in the past we've [Abm] found some way to cope. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Because in tough times we're both together [Ebm] _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Db] and we'll climb back up [Abm] that shaky slope. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Abm] The whole world's in bad trouble, but in the past we've found some way to cope.
Because in tough times we're both together [B] and [Abm] we'll climb back up that shaky slope.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ The whole world's in bad trouble, [Db] but _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
in the past [Abm] we've found some way to cope.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The _ _ _ _ _ _ _
banks are closing daily [Gb] and _ _
_ [Db] _ recession's coming [Abm] back again. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
A depression like the 20s [Abm] _ _
[Db] with all the people [Abm] crying out in pain. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ We got tough times ahead of us [Gb] _ _ and [Db] we just don't know [Abm] who gets the blame.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's hard to make a living [Gb] when _ [Db] the jobs are getting few [Abm] and hard to find. _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ We could do with a plan to scare [B] us _ _ _
[Db] to help us leave [Abm] all this mess behind.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] We got tough times ahead now [Gb] people, _ _ [Db] but we all gotta [Abm] learn to walk that line.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Families losing hope, _ [Gb] _ _ so [Db] now they're forced to change [Abm] their ways. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
Struggling hard to get [B] by _ _ [Db] and trying to find any [Abm] old job that pays.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] We got tough times ahead now people, [Gb] _ _ _
[Db] but we're hanging on [Abm] for better days.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
got _ [Abm] tough times ahead now _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ people, [Bb] _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [B] _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] but _ _ [Ab] _
[Abm] _ [Db] we [Abm] all gotta learn _ _ _ _ [B] to walk that line.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The whole world's in bad trouble, [Gb] _ _ _
[Db] but we're all looking for [Abm] that ray of hope. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ Yeah, we may be in big trouble, [B] _ _ _
[Db] but in the past we've [Abm] found some way to cope. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Because in tough times we're both together [Ebm] _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Db] and we'll climb back up [Abm] that shaky slope. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Abm] The whole world's in bad trouble, but in the past we've found some way to cope.
Because in tough times we're both together [B] and [Abm] we'll climb back up that shaky slope.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ The whole world's in bad trouble, [Db] but _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
in the past [Abm] we've found some way to cope.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _