Chords for Trace Adkins - Tough People Do
Tempo:
69.85 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
Back in 39 she was 26, the wife of a soldier trying to raise four kids.
[Eb] Rashing out beans and watered down milk, [Bb] trying to keep them all warm with a patchwork quilt.
[Gm] That great depression ended [F] about 1945, [Eb] grandma lived to be 92.
[C] Tough times [Eb] don't last, [Bb] tough people do.
Tough people pull themselves up by the bootstrap
when they hit hard book and they stay strong and they keep on fighting like they don't know how to [F] lose.
Tough times [Eb] don't last, tough [Bb] people do.
Those talking heads on CNN
say we'll never get out of this hole we're in.
[Eb] Price of gas is up and the market's [Bb] down.
There's a bunch of empty houses in every town.
[Gm] Well I'd interrupt that program with [F] a little
headline of my own.
[Bb] This just in from the old red, white, and blue.
[C] Tough times [Eb] don't last,
[Bb] tough people do.
Tough people pull themselves up by the bootstrap when they hit hard book and they
stay strong and they keep on fighting like they don't know how to [F] lose.
Tough times [Eb] don't last,
tough [Bb] people do.
Been out of work since mid-July, my bank account's about bone dry.
[Eb] Been looking for a job, no luck so far, [Bb] but I borrowed a little time [Bb] when I sold my car.
[Gm] I'll go dig a ditch [F] if that's what [F] it takes, [Bb] maybe somehow or another we'll get through.
[F] Tough times [Eb] don't last, [F] tough
[Eb] people
[Bb] do.
Tough people do, like me and you.
Back in 39 she was 26, the wife of a soldier trying to raise four kids.
[Eb] Rashing out beans and watered down milk, [Bb] trying to keep them all warm with a patchwork quilt.
[Gm] That great depression ended [F] about 1945, [Eb] grandma lived to be 92.
[C] Tough times [Eb] don't last, [Bb] tough people do.
Tough people pull themselves up by the bootstrap
when they hit hard book and they stay strong and they keep on fighting like they don't know how to [F] lose.
Tough times [Eb] don't last, tough [Bb] people do.
Those talking heads on CNN
say we'll never get out of this hole we're in.
[Eb] Price of gas is up and the market's [Bb] down.
There's a bunch of empty houses in every town.
[Gm] Well I'd interrupt that program with [F] a little
headline of my own.
[Bb] This just in from the old red, white, and blue.
[C] Tough times [Eb] don't last,
[Bb] tough people do.
Tough people pull themselves up by the bootstrap when they hit hard book and they
stay strong and they keep on fighting like they don't know how to [F] lose.
Tough times [Eb] don't last,
tough [Bb] people do.
Been out of work since mid-July, my bank account's about bone dry.
[Eb] Been looking for a job, no luck so far, [Bb] but I borrowed a little time [Bb] when I sold my car.
[Gm] I'll go dig a ditch [F] if that's what [F] it takes, [Bb] maybe somehow or another we'll get through.
[F] Tough times [Eb] don't last, [F] tough
[Eb] people
[Bb] do.
Tough people do, like me and you.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Back in 39 she was 26, _ _ the wife of a soldier trying to raise four kids.
_ _ [Eb] Rashing out beans and watered down milk, _ _ [Bb] trying to keep them all warm with a patchwork quilt.
_ _ [Gm] That great depression ended [F] about 1945, _ [Eb] grandma lived to be 92.
_ _ _ [C] _ Tough times [Eb] don't last, _ [Bb] tough people do. _ _
Tough people pull themselves up by the bootstrap
when they hit hard book and they stay strong and they keep on fighting like they don't know how to [F] lose.
Tough times [Eb] don't last, tough [Bb] people do. _ _ _ _
Those talking heads on CNN _ _ _
say we'll never get out of this hole we're in. _ _
[Eb] Price of gas is up and the market's [Bb] down. _ _
There's a bunch of empty houses in every town. _ _
[Gm] Well I'd interrupt that program with [F] a little
headline of my own.
[Bb] This just in from the old red, white, and blue. _
[C] _ Tough times [Eb] don't last, _
[Bb] tough people do.
_ _ Tough people pull themselves up by the bootstrap when they hit hard book and they
stay strong and they keep on fighting like they don't know how to [F] lose.
Tough times [Eb] don't last,
_ tough [Bb] people do. _
_ _ _ Been out of work since mid-July, _ _ my bank account's about bone dry.
_ _ [Eb] Been looking for a job, no luck so far, _ _ [Bb] but I borrowed a little time [Bb] when I sold my car.
_ _ [Gm] I'll go dig a ditch [F] if that's what [F] it takes, [Bb] maybe somehow or another we'll get through.
_ _ _ [F] _ Tough times [Eb] don't last, _ _ [F] _ tough _
[Eb] _ _ _ people _ _ _
[Bb] do. _ _ _ _ _
Tough people do, _ _ like me and you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Back in 39 she was 26, _ _ the wife of a soldier trying to raise four kids.
_ _ [Eb] Rashing out beans and watered down milk, _ _ [Bb] trying to keep them all warm with a patchwork quilt.
_ _ [Gm] That great depression ended [F] about 1945, _ [Eb] grandma lived to be 92.
_ _ _ [C] _ Tough times [Eb] don't last, _ [Bb] tough people do. _ _
Tough people pull themselves up by the bootstrap
when they hit hard book and they stay strong and they keep on fighting like they don't know how to [F] lose.
Tough times [Eb] don't last, tough [Bb] people do. _ _ _ _
Those talking heads on CNN _ _ _
say we'll never get out of this hole we're in. _ _
[Eb] Price of gas is up and the market's [Bb] down. _ _
There's a bunch of empty houses in every town. _ _
[Gm] Well I'd interrupt that program with [F] a little
headline of my own.
[Bb] This just in from the old red, white, and blue. _
[C] _ Tough times [Eb] don't last, _
[Bb] tough people do.
_ _ Tough people pull themselves up by the bootstrap when they hit hard book and they
stay strong and they keep on fighting like they don't know how to [F] lose.
Tough times [Eb] don't last,
_ tough [Bb] people do. _
_ _ _ Been out of work since mid-July, _ _ my bank account's about bone dry.
_ _ [Eb] Been looking for a job, no luck so far, _ _ [Bb] but I borrowed a little time [Bb] when I sold my car.
_ _ [Gm] I'll go dig a ditch [F] if that's what [F] it takes, [Bb] maybe somehow or another we'll get through.
_ _ _ [F] _ Tough times [Eb] don't last, _ _ [F] _ tough _
[Eb] _ _ _ people _ _ _
[Bb] do. _ _ _ _ _
Tough people do, _ _ like me and you. _ _