When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going (The Jewel of the Nile Version) (Officia... Chords

Tempo:
122.35 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

C#m

A

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going (The Jewel of the Nile Version) (Officia... chords
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All right, all right, but we get out of this alive I'm gonna kill you
[C#] [B] [E]
[C#] [E]
[C#m] [B] [E]
[B] [E]
[C#m] [E]
[A] [E] I'm gonna put this dream [C#m] in motion
[E] Never let nothing stand in [A] our way
When the gong [E] gets stuck, [B] the tough [E] get gone
[C#m] I'm [B] [E] gonna get myself [C#m] across the river
[E] That's the price I'm willing [A] to pay
[E] I'm gonna make you stand and [C#m] deliver
[E] The old [A] fashioned way
Ooh, [B]
[C#m] [A] [B]
[C#m] [A] [B] [E]
ooh, [C#m] can I touch you?
[B] Can I touch [E] you?
And do the things that lovers [C#m] do
[B] [E] Ooh, ooh, [C#m] wanna hold [B] you
Wanna hold [E] you
I gotta get it through to [C#m] you
[B] [E] When the gong gets [C#m] stuck, the tough get gone
When [B] the gong gets [A] stuck, the tough get gone
[D]
[E] [C#m]
[B] [E]
[B] [E] I'm gonna buy me a one [C#m]-way ticket
[E] Nothing's gonna hold [A] me back
[E] I'm like a slow [C#m] train that's coming
I'm like [E] a train that's coming down [A] the track
[B] Can [C#m] [A] I
[B] [C#m] [A]
[B] [E] [C#m] touch [B] you?
Can I touch [E] you?
And do the things that lovers [C#m]
[B] do
[E] [C#m] Wanna hold [B] you
Wanna hold [E] you
I gotta get it through to [C#m] you
[B] [E] When the gong gets [C#m] stuck, the tough get gone
When [B] the gong gets stuck, [A] the tough get gone
[F#m] And I can't handle [B] it
Whoa, whoa
Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, [C#m] [E] yeah
[A] [E]
[C#m] [E]
[A] Let [B]
[C#m] [A] [B]
[C#m] [A] me see
[B] [C#m] Oh, man
[A] I wish I could
[B]
[C#m] Can [A] [B] [D#]
[E]
[C#m] I touch [B] you?
Can I touch [E] you?
And do the things that lovers [C#m] do
[B] [E]
[C#m] Wanna hold [B] you
[E] Gotta get it through to you
[C#m] [B]
[A] [C#] [E]
[C#m] [B]
[A] [E]
[C#m] [B]
[A]
100%  ➙  122BPM
E
2311
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
C#
12341114
E
2311
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
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Learn the basic chords of Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going chords, with this master sequence: A, B, E, C#m, A, E, C#m and E. Start with a comfortable 61 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 122. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Major.

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_ _ All right, all right, but we get out of this alive I'm gonna kill you _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] I'm gonna put this dream [C#m] in motion
[E] _ Never let nothing stand in [A] our way
When the gong [E] gets stuck, _ _ _ [B] the tough [E] get gone
_ [C#m] I'm _ [B] _ [E] gonna get myself [C#m] across the river
[E] _ That's the price I'm willing [A] to pay
_ [E] I'm gonna make you stand and [C#m] deliver
[E] The _ _ _ old [A] fashioned way
Ooh, [B] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
ooh, [C#m] can I touch you?
[B] Can I touch [E] you?
And do the things that lovers [C#m] do
_ [B] _ _ [E] Ooh, ooh, [C#m] wanna hold [B] you
Wanna hold [E] you
I gotta get it through to [C#m] you
[B] _ [E] When the gong gets [C#m] stuck, the tough get gone
When [B] the gong gets _ [A] stuck, the tough get gone
[D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [E] I'm gonna buy me a one [C#m]-way ticket
[E] _ _ _ Nothing's gonna hold [A] me back
_ _ [E] I'm like a slow [C#m] train that's coming
I'm like [E] a train that's coming down [A] the track
_ [B] Can [C#m] _ [A] I _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] touch [B] you?
Can I touch [E] you?
And do the things that lovers [C#m] _
[B] do
_ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] Wanna hold [B] you
Wanna hold [E] you
I gotta get it through to [C#m] you
[B] _ [E] When the gong gets [C#m] stuck, the tough get gone
When [B] the gong gets stuck, [A] the tough get gone
[F#m] And I can't handle [B] it _
_ Whoa, whoa _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, _ [C#m] _ [E] yeah _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] Let _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ me see
[B] _ [C#m] Oh, man
[A] I wish I could
[B] _
[C#m] Can _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C#m] I touch [B] you?
Can I touch [E] you?
And do the things that lovers [C#m] do
[B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [C#m] Wanna hold [B] you
_ [E] Gotta get it through to you _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [E] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Barry Eastmond, Billy Ocean, Robert John Mutt Lange and Wayne Brathwaite who authored this song.

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