Toots and the Maytals Time Tough Chords
Tempo:
92.5 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Cm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[Cm]
[C] I [F] go to bed, but sleep [C] won't come.
Get up [F] in the night, I couldn't [C] find my feeling.
Early [F] in the morning, I'm in the same [C] situation.
I'm [F] sleeping in the landlord's bed.
I'm looking up [C] at my door.
I've [F] got four homes and one grand to pay.
And I can't [C] find a job.
Let me set a time card.
[F] Everything is on my side.
It's [C] so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard.
[F] Time card, time card.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher.
This belief [F] cannot vary.
I'm not a leader, [C] all it's founded on.
They're [F] crying out on their loader and loader.
Nobody to [C] help them in their way.
[F] I've got four homes and one grand to pay.
And I can't [C] find a job.
Let me set a [F] time card.
Everything is on my side.
It's so hard, [G] so hard, [C] so hard, so hard.
[F] Time card, time card.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher.
[F] Good times were mean in the bad times.
But no, the bad times [C] ain't over.
When I was a [F] little boy, I don't keep [C] on feeling it, feeling it, feeling it, feeling it.
[F]
[C]
[F]
[C]
[F] Time card, time card.
Everything is on my side.
It's so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard.
Time is out, time is gone.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher.
[F] Can't blame the minister, but you [C] can't blame the preacher.
You can't blame your brother.
You cannot blame [F] the minister.
Can't blame your friends.
You can't blame the drunk men [C] there.
You cannot blame anyone of the prayer.
Let me set a [F] time card, time card.
Everything is on my side.
It's [C] so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard.
[F] Time card, time card.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher, higher [F] and higher, higher and higher, higher [C] and higher, higher and higher, higher [F] and higher.
[C]
[Cm]
[C] I [F] go to bed, but sleep [C] won't come.
Get up [F] in the night, I couldn't [C] find my feeling.
Early [F] in the morning, I'm in the same [C] situation.
I'm [F] sleeping in the landlord's bed.
I'm looking up [C] at my door.
I've [F] got four homes and one grand to pay.
And I can't [C] find a job.
Let me set a time card.
[F] Everything is on my side.
It's [C] so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard.
[F] Time card, time card.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher.
This belief [F] cannot vary.
I'm not a leader, [C] all it's founded on.
They're [F] crying out on their loader and loader.
Nobody to [C] help them in their way.
[F] I've got four homes and one grand to pay.
And I can't [C] find a job.
Let me set a [F] time card.
Everything is on my side.
It's so hard, [G] so hard, [C] so hard, so hard.
[F] Time card, time card.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher.
[F] Good times were mean in the bad times.
But no, the bad times [C] ain't over.
When I was a [F] little boy, I don't keep [C] on feeling it, feeling it, feeling it, feeling it.
[F]
[C]
[F]
[C]
[F] Time card, time card.
Everything is on my side.
It's so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard.
Time is out, time is gone.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher.
[F] Can't blame the minister, but you [C] can't blame the preacher.
You can't blame your brother.
You cannot blame [F] the minister.
Can't blame your friends.
You can't blame the drunk men [C] there.
You cannot blame anyone of the prayer.
Let me set a [F] time card, time card.
Everything is on my side.
It's [C] so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard.
[F] Time card, time card.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher, higher [F] and higher, higher and higher, higher [C] and higher, higher and higher, higher [F] and higher.
[C]
Key:
C
F
Cm
G
C
F
Cm
G
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] I [F] go to bed, _ but sleep [C] won't come. _ _ _ _
Get up [F] in the night, _ _ _ _ I couldn't [C] find my feeling. _ _ _ _
Early [F] in the morning, I'm in the same [C] situation.
_ I'm _ _ [F] sleeping in the landlord's bed.
I'm looking up [C] at my door. _ _ _
I've [F] got four homes and one grand to pay.
And I can't [C] find a job.
_ _ Let me set a time card.
_ [F] Everything is on my side.
It's [C] so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard.
[F] Time card, time card.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher.
This belief [F] cannot vary. _ _
I'm not a leader, [C] all it's founded on. _ _ _
They're [F] crying out on their loader and loader.
Nobody to [C] help them in their way. _ _ _
_ [F] I've got four homes and one grand to pay.
And I can't [C] find a job. _ _
Let me set a [F] time card.
_ Everything is on my side.
It's so hard, [G] so hard, [C] so hard, so hard.
[F] Time card, time card.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher.
_ _ [F] Good times were mean in the bad times.
But no, the bad times [C] ain't over. _ _ _
When I was a [F] little boy, _ _ _ I don't keep [C] on feeling it, feeling it, feeling it, feeling it. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Time card, time card.
Everything is on my side.
It's so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard.
Time is out, time is gone.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher.
_ _ [F] _ Can't blame the minister, _ but you [C] can't blame the preacher.
You can't blame your brother.
You cannot blame [F] the minister.
_ Can't blame your friends.
You can't blame the drunk men [C] there.
You cannot blame anyone of the prayer.
Let me set a [F] time card, time card.
Everything is on my side.
It's [C] so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard.
[F] Time card, time card.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher, higher [F] and higher, higher and higher, higher [C] and higher, higher and higher, higher [F] and higher. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] I [F] go to bed, _ but sleep [C] won't come. _ _ _ _
Get up [F] in the night, _ _ _ _ I couldn't [C] find my feeling. _ _ _ _
Early [F] in the morning, I'm in the same [C] situation.
_ I'm _ _ [F] sleeping in the landlord's bed.
I'm looking up [C] at my door. _ _ _
I've [F] got four homes and one grand to pay.
And I can't [C] find a job.
_ _ Let me set a time card.
_ [F] Everything is on my side.
It's [C] so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard.
[F] Time card, time card.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher.
This belief [F] cannot vary. _ _
I'm not a leader, [C] all it's founded on. _ _ _
They're [F] crying out on their loader and loader.
Nobody to [C] help them in their way. _ _ _
_ [F] I've got four homes and one grand to pay.
And I can't [C] find a job. _ _
Let me set a [F] time card.
_ Everything is on my side.
It's so hard, [G] so hard, [C] so hard, so hard.
[F] Time card, time card.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher.
_ _ [F] Good times were mean in the bad times.
But no, the bad times [C] ain't over. _ _ _
When I was a [F] little boy, _ _ _ I don't keep [C] on feeling it, feeling it, feeling it, feeling it. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Time card, time card.
Everything is on my side.
It's so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard.
Time is out, time is gone.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher.
_ _ [F] _ Can't blame the minister, _ but you [C] can't blame the preacher.
You can't blame your brother.
You cannot blame [F] the minister.
_ Can't blame your friends.
You can't blame the drunk men [C] there.
You cannot blame anyone of the prayer.
Let me set a [F] time card, time card.
Everything is on my side.
It's [C] so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard.
[F] Time card, time card.
Everything is going higher [C] and higher, higher and higher, higher [F] and higher, higher and higher, higher [C] and higher, higher and higher, higher [F] and higher. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _