Chords for Tough - Justin McBride
Tempo:
81.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
Em
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#] [Em] [D] [E] [Em]
[D] [Em]
You think you're tough with your big bass [C] speakers kickin' in the back
[D] And your triple X lyrics blarin' from your puke [Em] green Cadillac
You got your bling bling on and your tattoos runnin' [C] up and down your arms
[D] Oh, ain't too bad with the seedy old bridges [Em] hangin' down that far
[D] Yeah, I hate to break it to you punk, [C] but all that stuff
[D] Ain't got a thing to do with being [C] tough
[Em] Cause tough [D] is your fingers [C] bleedin' it's a hundred degrees [D] and you're gettin' up, [Em] hey
Tough [D] is your old mind, well, [C] get up outta that bed [D] at the break of day
[Am] Keepin' on goin' [Bm] when you know you've had [C] enough [F] [G] That's tough
[A] [G] [Em]
It might seem that I'm comin' down [C] a little hard on you
But [D] you think you're a man and you still got a lot of [G] growin' up to do
[Em]
[G] I bet you talk a big game when you're hangin' with your boys [C] in some pool hall
[D] But I wonder how you'd act if you ever had your back [Em] up against the wall
Yeah, [D] I'm sure those joints you hang out in [C] get pretty rough
[G] But [D] you've got a lot to learn about being [C] [Em] tough
Cause tough [D] is a single mom [C] workin' three jobs [D] so her kids can eat
[Em] Tough [D] is readin' bedtime [C] stories when your body's [D] beggin' you to go to sleep
[Am] Givin' all [Bm] you got for what you [C] love [Em] That's tough
[D] [C]
[Em] [D] [C]
[D] See, it wasn't very long ago my little brother [C] was about your age
[D] He joined the Corps and before we knew [C] it they shipped him away
So far away
[Em] And tough [D] is a mama [C] cryin' wavin' [D] goodbyes her baby [Em] leaves
Tough [D] is a teenage soldier [C] on the front lines [D] fightin' just to keep you [Am] free
Prayin' for one [Bm] more day from God [C] above [Em] That's tough
[F#m]
[G] [C] Tough, [Em] that's tough
Pull your bridges up
[G]
[C] Take a little pride in yourself
[D] [Em]
You think you're tough with your big bass [C] speakers kickin' in the back
[D] And your triple X lyrics blarin' from your puke [Em] green Cadillac
You got your bling bling on and your tattoos runnin' [C] up and down your arms
[D] Oh, ain't too bad with the seedy old bridges [Em] hangin' down that far
[D] Yeah, I hate to break it to you punk, [C] but all that stuff
[D] Ain't got a thing to do with being [C] tough
[Em] Cause tough [D] is your fingers [C] bleedin' it's a hundred degrees [D] and you're gettin' up, [Em] hey
Tough [D] is your old mind, well, [C] get up outta that bed [D] at the break of day
[Am] Keepin' on goin' [Bm] when you know you've had [C] enough [F] [G] That's tough
[A] [G] [Em]
It might seem that I'm comin' down [C] a little hard on you
But [D] you think you're a man and you still got a lot of [G] growin' up to do
[Em]
[G] I bet you talk a big game when you're hangin' with your boys [C] in some pool hall
[D] But I wonder how you'd act if you ever had your back [Em] up against the wall
Yeah, [D] I'm sure those joints you hang out in [C] get pretty rough
[G] But [D] you've got a lot to learn about being [C] [Em] tough
Cause tough [D] is a single mom [C] workin' three jobs [D] so her kids can eat
[Em] Tough [D] is readin' bedtime [C] stories when your body's [D] beggin' you to go to sleep
[Am] Givin' all [Bm] you got for what you [C] love [Em] That's tough
[D] [C]
[Em] [D] [C]
[D] See, it wasn't very long ago my little brother [C] was about your age
[D] He joined the Corps and before we knew [C] it they shipped him away
So far away
[Em] And tough [D] is a mama [C] cryin' wavin' [D] goodbyes her baby [Em] leaves
Tough [D] is a teenage soldier [C] on the front lines [D] fightin' just to keep you [Am] free
Prayin' for one [Bm] more day from God [C] above [Em] That's tough
[F#m]
[G] [C] Tough, [Em] that's tough
Pull your bridges up
[G]
[C] Take a little pride in yourself
Key:
D
C
Em
G
Am
D
C
Em
_ [F#] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
You think you're tough with your big bass [C] speakers kickin' in the back
[D] And your triple X lyrics blarin' from your puke [Em] green Cadillac
You got your bling bling on and your tattoos runnin' [C] up and down your arms
[D] Oh, ain't too bad with the seedy old bridges [Em] hangin' down that far
[D] Yeah, I hate to break it to you punk, [C] but all that stuff
[D] Ain't got a thing to do with being [C] _ tough
[Em] Cause tough [D] is your fingers [C] bleedin' it's a hundred degrees [D] and you're gettin' up, [Em] hey
Tough [D] is your old mind, well, [C] get up outta that bed [D] at the break of day
[Am] Keepin' on goin' [Bm] when you know you've had [C] enough _ [F] [G] That's tough
[A] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _
It might seem that I'm comin' down [C] a little hard on you
But [D] you think you're a man and you still got a lot of [G] growin' up to do
[Em]
[G] I bet you talk a big game when you're hangin' with your boys [C] in some pool hall _
[D] But I wonder how you'd act if you ever had your back [Em] up against the wall
Yeah, [D] I'm sure those joints you hang out in [C] get pretty rough
[G] But [D] you've got a lot to learn about being [C] [Em] tough _
Cause tough [D] is a single mom [C] workin' three jobs [D] so her kids can eat
[Em] Tough [D] is readin' bedtime [C] stories when your body's [D] beggin' you to go to sleep
[Am] Givin' all [Bm] you got for what you [C] _ love [Em] That's tough
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] See, it wasn't very long ago my little brother [C] was about your age
[D] He joined the Corps and before we knew [C] it they shipped him away
So far away
[Em] And tough [D] is a mama [C] cryin' wavin' [D] goodbyes her baby [Em] leaves
Tough [D] is a teenage soldier [C] on the front lines [D] fightin' just to keep you [Am] free
Prayin' for one [Bm] more day from God [C] above _ [Em] That's tough
[F#m] _
[G] _ [C] _ _ Tough, [Em] that's tough
Pull _ _ your bridges up
_ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ Take a little pride in yourself _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
You think you're tough with your big bass [C] speakers kickin' in the back
[D] And your triple X lyrics blarin' from your puke [Em] green Cadillac
You got your bling bling on and your tattoos runnin' [C] up and down your arms
[D] Oh, ain't too bad with the seedy old bridges [Em] hangin' down that far
[D] Yeah, I hate to break it to you punk, [C] but all that stuff
[D] Ain't got a thing to do with being [C] _ tough
[Em] Cause tough [D] is your fingers [C] bleedin' it's a hundred degrees [D] and you're gettin' up, [Em] hey
Tough [D] is your old mind, well, [C] get up outta that bed [D] at the break of day
[Am] Keepin' on goin' [Bm] when you know you've had [C] enough _ [F] [G] That's tough
[A] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _
It might seem that I'm comin' down [C] a little hard on you
But [D] you think you're a man and you still got a lot of [G] growin' up to do
[Em]
[G] I bet you talk a big game when you're hangin' with your boys [C] in some pool hall _
[D] But I wonder how you'd act if you ever had your back [Em] up against the wall
Yeah, [D] I'm sure those joints you hang out in [C] get pretty rough
[G] But [D] you've got a lot to learn about being [C] [Em] tough _
Cause tough [D] is a single mom [C] workin' three jobs [D] so her kids can eat
[Em] Tough [D] is readin' bedtime [C] stories when your body's [D] beggin' you to go to sleep
[Am] Givin' all [Bm] you got for what you [C] _ love [Em] That's tough
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] See, it wasn't very long ago my little brother [C] was about your age
[D] He joined the Corps and before we knew [C] it they shipped him away
So far away
[Em] And tough [D] is a mama [C] cryin' wavin' [D] goodbyes her baby [Em] leaves
Tough [D] is a teenage soldier [C] on the front lines [D] fightin' just to keep you [Am] free
Prayin' for one [Bm] more day from God [C] above _ [Em] That's tough
[F#m] _
[G] _ [C] _ _ Tough, [Em] that's tough
Pull _ _ your bridges up
_ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ Take a little pride in yourself _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _