Chords for Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough

Tempo:
122 bpm
Chords used:

E

C#m

B

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough chords
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When the going gets tough And the [D#]
[Fm] going gets tough
[G#]
[E]
[C#] [G#m] [C#m]
[B] [E]
[C#m] [B] [E]
[C#m] [B] [E] [C#m]
[B] [E] [C#m]
[B] I [E] got [C#m] something to tell you [E] I got something [A] to say
[E] I'm gonna put this dream [C#m] in motion [E] Never let nothing [A] stand in my way
Once I'm gone [E] get stuck [C#m]
You [B] better [E] get going
[C#m]
I'm [B] [E] gonna get myself across [C#m] the river [E] Not surprised I'm willing [A] to pay
[E] I'm gonna make you [C#m] stand and deliver [E] Then give me love in the old [A] fashioned way
[B] [C#m]
[A] I'll climb any [B] mountain [C#m]
[A] I'll [B] do anything
[E] Can [C#m] I [B] touch [E] you?
I'll do the things that lovers [C#m] [B] do
[E]
[C#m] Wanna hold [B] you [E] I gotta give it through to [C#m] [B] you
[E] Once I'm gone get [C#m]
stuck You better [B] get going
[A] Hey, [D] [A] hey, hey, [E] hey
[C#m] [B] Oh, [E] baby [C#m] [B] I'm [E] gonna buy me a one [C#m]-way ticket
[E]
Nothing's gonna hold [A] me back [E] Your love like a slow [C#m] plane is coming
[E] I got the feeling coming [A] down, I swear
[B] [C#m] [A] I'll climb any [B] mountain
[C#m] [A] I'll [B] do anything [E] [C#m] Can I touch [B]
[E] you?
I'll do the things that [C#m] lovers [B] do
[E] [C#m] Wanna [B] hold you
[E] I gotta give it through to [C#m] you [B] Cause [E] when we're gone get stuck
[C#m] We're [B] gone get [A] [D] stuck
Hey, hey, [A] hey, [E] hey
Can [C#m] [B] I touch you?
[E] Do the things that [C#m] lovers [B] do
[E]
[C#m] Wanna hold you [B] [E] I gotta give it [C#m] through to you
[B] Cause [E] when we're gone get [C#m] stuck [B] We're gone get stuck
[A] Hey, hey, hey, hey
[E] Oh, oh, oh, [B] [E] oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, [C#m] [E]
[A] oh, [E] oh
I'm gonna [C#m] buy [E]
[A] me a one-way ticket
[B] I'll do [C#m] anything I'll climb [A] any
[B] [C#m] [A] river, sea
[B] [C#m] [A] I'll leap over heaven and [B] [C#m] I'll know
[A] That [B] you love me, [G#m]
me, [N] ooh
[E]
Can [C#m] I touch you?
[B]
[E] Do the things that lovers [C#m] do
[B] Can I [E] touch you?
Wanna [C#m] [E] hold you I gotta give it through to you
[C#m] Can I touch [B]
[E] you?
Do the things that [C#m] lovers [B] do
[E] [C#m] I wanna [B] hold you [E] I gotta give it [C#m] through to you
[B]
[E] When we're gone get [C#m] stuck
Gone get stuck
[B] Gone get [A] rocked
Gone get stuck
[E] Gone get [C#m] stuck
[B] Gone get stuck
Gone get [A] rocked
Gone get stuck
[D] Get it, [A] get it, [E] come and get it
[C#m] Oh, [B] baby, [E] come and get it
[C#m] Wanna love you [B] now
Come [E] and get it
[C#m] Wanna hold you, [B] wanna squeeze you
[E] Let me get it
[C#m] I'ma go [B] against the
I'm gonna [E] go against the
[C#m] [B] Top [E] hand going
Wanna [C#m] squeeze it
Wanna hold it
[B] Won't let be go [E] against da
[C#m] [B] Top [E] hand going
[C#m]
Let me get it [B] now
[E] Come and get it
[C#m] Let me let you [B] now
[E] Come and get it
[C#m] [B] I'ma go [E] against the
[C#m] [B] [E] [C#m]
[B] [E]
[C#m]
Key:  
E
2311
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
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To learn Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C#m, E, C#m, B and E. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 61 BPM before aiming for the song's 122 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Major.

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_ _ _ When the going gets _ tough And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the [D#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] going gets tough
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] I [E] _ got [C#m] something to tell you [E] I _ got something [A] to say
_ [E] I'm gonna put this dream [C#m] in motion _ [E] Never let nothing [A] stand in my way
Once I'm gone [E] get stuck _ [C#m] _
You [B] better [E] get going
_ [C#m]
I'm _ [B] _ [E] gonna get myself across [C#m] the river _ [E] Not surprised I'm willing [A] to pay
_ [E] I'm gonna make you [C#m] stand and deliver [E] Then give me love in the old [A] fashioned way
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _
[A] I'll climb any [B] mountain _ [C#m] _
[A] I'll [B] do anything
[E] _ Can [C#m] I _ [B] touch [E] you?
I'll do the things that lovers [C#m] _ _ [B] do
[E] _ _ _
[C#m] Wanna hold [B] you [E] I gotta give it through to [C#m] _ [B] you
[E] Once I'm gone get [C#m]
stuck _ You better [B] _ get going
[A] Hey, _ _ _ [D] _ [A] hey, hey, [E] _ hey
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] Oh, [E] baby _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] I'm [E] gonna buy me a one [C#m]-way ticket
[E] _ _
Nothing's gonna hold [A] me back _ [E] Your love like a slow [C#m] plane is coming
[E] I got the feeling coming [A] down, I swear _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ [A] I'll climb any [B] mountain
_ [C#m] _ [A] I'll [B] do anything [E] _ _ _ [C#m] Can I touch [B] _
[E] you?
I'll do the things that [C#m] lovers _ [B] do _
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] Wanna _ [B] hold you
[E] I gotta give it through to [C#m] you [B] Cause [E] when we're gone get stuck
[C#m] _ _ We're [B] gone get _ [A] _ _ [D] stuck
Hey, hey, [A] hey, [E] hey
_ Can [C#m] _ [B] I touch you?
[E] Do the things that [C#m] lovers _ _ [B] do
[E] _ _ _
[C#m] Wanna hold you [B] _ [E] I gotta give it [C#m] through to you
[B] Cause [E] when we're gone get [C#m] stuck _ _ _ [B] We're gone get stuck
[A] _ _ _ Hey, hey, hey, hey
[E] _ Oh, oh, oh, [B] [E] oh, oh, _ oh
_ Oh, oh, oh, _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ oh, [E] oh
I'm gonna _ _ [C#m] _ buy [E] _
_ _ [A] me a _ one-way ticket
[B] I'll do [C#m] anything I'll climb [A] _ any _
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] river, sea
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ [A] I'll leap over heaven and [B] _ [C#m] I'll know
[A] That [B] you love me, [G#m]
me, [N] ooh
_ _ _ [E] _
Can _ _ [C#m] I touch you?
[B] _ _
[E] Do the things that lovers [C#m] do
[B] Can I [E] touch you?
Wanna _ [C#m] _ _ [E] hold you I gotta give it through to you _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] Can I touch [B] _
[E] you?
Do the things that [C#m] lovers _ _ [B] do
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] I wanna [B] hold you [E] I gotta give it [C#m] through to you
[B] _
[E] When we're gone get [C#m] stuck
Gone get stuck
[B] Gone get [A] rocked
Gone get stuck
[E] Gone get _ [C#m] _ _ stuck
[B] Gone get stuck
Gone get [A] rocked
Gone get stuck
[D] Get it, [A] get it, [E] come and get it _
[C#m] Oh, [B] baby, [E] come and get it
[C#m] Wanna love you [B] now
Come [E] and get it
[C#m] Wanna hold you, [B] wanna squeeze you
[E] Let me get it
[C#m] I'ma go [B] against the
I'm gonna [E] go against the _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] Top [E] hand going
Wanna [C#m] squeeze it
Wanna hold it
[B] Won't let be go [E] against da _ _
[C#m] _ [B] Top [E] hand going
_ [C#m]
Let me get it [B] now
[E] Come and get it
[C#m] Let me let you [B] now
[E] Come and get it _
[C#m] _ [B] I'ma go [E] against the _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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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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