Chords for When The Going Gets Tough
Tempo:
128 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#m
D
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
When the going gets tough, the tough get going
[F#] [E]
[A] [F#] [E]
[C#m] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[A] I've got something [F#m] to tell ya
[E]
[A] I've got something [D] to say
I'm gonna put this story [F#] in motion
[E]
[A] I let nothing stand in [D] my way
When the going gets tough
[C#m] [E] The tough [A] get going
[E]
[A] I'm gonna get myself a [F#m] survivor
[E]
[A] The price I'm willing [D] to pay
[A] I'm gonna make you stand [F#m] and deliver
[E]
[A] Give me love from the old [D] fashioned way
[E] [F#m] Love a [D] little
How many miles, [E] yeah?
[F#m] Love a little
[D] I'll do [C#m] anything
[A] Ooh, ooh, [F#m] can I touch [E] you?
[A] I do the things that lovers [F#m] do
[E]
[A] Ooh, ooh, [F#m] wanna hold [E] you
[A] I gotta get it through to [F#m] you
[E] When [A] the going gets [F#m] tough
The tough get going
[E] The going gets rough
[D] The tough get rough
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [A] yeah
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [A] I'm gonna buy me a one [F#]-way ticket
[A] Nothing's gonna hold [D] me back
[A] Your love's like a slow [F#m] train comin'
[E] I [A] can feel it comin' down [D] the track
Love [F#m] a little
[D] How many miles, [E] yeah?
[F#m] Love a little
[D] I'll do [E] anything
[A] Ooh, ooh, [F#m] can I touch [C#m] you?
[A] I do the things that lovers [F#m] do
[A] Ooh, ooh, [F#m] wanna hold you
I gotta get it through to you
[C#m] When [A] the going gets [F#m] tough
The tough get going
[E] The going gets rough
[D] The tough get rough
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [A] yeah
I
[D]
[A]
[D]
[E] [F#m] [D] climb every mountain
[E] [F#m] I [D] swim every sea
[E] [F#m] I [D] reach for the heavens
[E] [F#m] And [D] it's you, [E] love, and me
Ooh, [F#] ooh,
[E] can I touch you?
[B]
I do the things that lovers do
Ooh, [C] ooh, wanna hold you
[A] I gotta get it through to [D] you
[A]
When the going gets [F#m] tough
When [E] the going gets rough
[D] When [A] the going gets tough
[F#m] When [E] the going gets rough
[D]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[A]
[F#] [E]
[A] [F#] [E]
[C#m] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[A] I've got something [F#m] to tell ya
[E]
[A] I've got something [D] to say
I'm gonna put this story [F#] in motion
[E]
[A] I let nothing stand in [D] my way
When the going gets tough
[C#m] [E] The tough [A] get going
[E]
[A] I'm gonna get myself a [F#m] survivor
[E]
[A] The price I'm willing [D] to pay
[A] I'm gonna make you stand [F#m] and deliver
[E]
[A] Give me love from the old [D] fashioned way
[E] [F#m] Love a [D] little
How many miles, [E] yeah?
[F#m] Love a little
[D] I'll do [C#m] anything
[A] Ooh, ooh, [F#m] can I touch [E] you?
[A] I do the things that lovers [F#m] do
[E]
[A] Ooh, ooh, [F#m] wanna hold [E] you
[A] I gotta get it through to [F#m] you
[E] When [A] the going gets [F#m] tough
The tough get going
[E] The going gets rough
[D] The tough get rough
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [A] yeah
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [A] I'm gonna buy me a one [F#]-way ticket
[A] Nothing's gonna hold [D] me back
[A] Your love's like a slow [F#m] train comin'
[E] I [A] can feel it comin' down [D] the track
Love [F#m] a little
[D] How many miles, [E] yeah?
[F#m] Love a little
[D] I'll do [E] anything
[A] Ooh, ooh, [F#m] can I touch [C#m] you?
[A] I do the things that lovers [F#m] do
[A] Ooh, ooh, [F#m] wanna hold you
I gotta get it through to you
[C#m] When [A] the going gets [F#m] tough
The tough get going
[E] The going gets rough
[D] The tough get rough
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [A] yeah
I
[D]
[A]
[D]
[E] [F#m] [D] climb every mountain
[E] [F#m] I [D] swim every sea
[E] [F#m] I [D] reach for the heavens
[E] [F#m] And [D] it's you, [E] love, and me
Ooh, [F#] ooh,
[E] can I touch you?
[B]
I do the things that lovers do
Ooh, [C] ooh, wanna hold you
[A] I gotta get it through to [D] you
[A]
When the going gets [F#m] tough
When [E] the going gets rough
[D] When [A] the going gets tough
[F#m] When [E] the going gets rough
[D]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[A]
Key:
E
A
F#m
D
F#
E
A
F#m
When the going gets tough, the tough get going
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] I've got something [F#m] to tell ya
[E] _ _
[A] I've got something [D] to say _
I'm gonna put this story [F#] in motion
[E] _
[A] I let nothing stand in [D] my way
When the going gets tough
_ [C#m] _ _ [E] The tough [A] get going
_ _ _ [E] _
[A] I'm gonna get myself a [F#m] survivor
[E] _
[A] The price I'm willing [D] to pay _
[A] I'm gonna make you stand [F#m] and deliver
[E] _
[A] Give me love from the old [D] fashioned way _
[E] _ [F#m] Love a [D] little
How many miles, [E] yeah?
[F#m] Love a little
[D] I'll do [C#m] anything
[A] Ooh, _ ooh, [F#m] can I touch [E] you?
[A] I do the things that lovers [F#m] do
_ [E] _ _
[A] Ooh, ooh, [F#m] wanna hold [E] you
[A] I gotta get it through to [F#m] you
[E] When [A] the going gets [F#m] tough
The tough get going
[E] The going gets rough
[D] The tough get rough
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [A] yeah _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [A] I'm gonna buy me a one [F#]-way ticket
[A] _ _ _ Nothing's gonna hold [D] me _ back
[A] Your love's like a slow [F#m] train comin'
[E] I [A] can feel it comin' down [D] the track
_ Love [F#m] a little
[D] How many miles, [E] yeah?
[F#m] Love a little
[D] I'll do [E] anything
[A] Ooh, ooh, [F#m] can I touch [C#m] you?
[A] I do the things that lovers [F#m] do
_ _ [A] Ooh, ooh, [F#m] wanna hold you
_ I gotta get it through to you
_ [C#m] When [A] the going gets [F#m] tough
The tough get going
[E] The going gets rough
[D] The tough get rough
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [A] yeah
I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] climb every mountain
[E] _ [F#m] I [D] swim every sea
[E] _ [F#m] I _ [D] reach for the heavens
[E] _ _ [F#m] And [D] it's you, [E] love, and me
Ooh, [F#] ooh, _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ can I touch you?
[B] _
I do the things that lovers do _
Ooh, _ [C] ooh, wanna hold you
[A] I gotta get it through to [D] you
_ [A] _
When the going gets [F#m] tough
_ When [E] the going gets rough
[D] _ _ When [A] the going gets tough
[F#m] _ _ When [E] the going gets rough
[D] _ _ _
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] I've got something [F#m] to tell ya
[E] _ _
[A] I've got something [D] to say _
I'm gonna put this story [F#] in motion
[E] _
[A] I let nothing stand in [D] my way
When the going gets tough
_ [C#m] _ _ [E] The tough [A] get going
_ _ _ [E] _
[A] I'm gonna get myself a [F#m] survivor
[E] _
[A] The price I'm willing [D] to pay _
[A] I'm gonna make you stand [F#m] and deliver
[E] _
[A] Give me love from the old [D] fashioned way _
[E] _ [F#m] Love a [D] little
How many miles, [E] yeah?
[F#m] Love a little
[D] I'll do [C#m] anything
[A] Ooh, _ ooh, [F#m] can I touch [E] you?
[A] I do the things that lovers [F#m] do
_ [E] _ _
[A] Ooh, ooh, [F#m] wanna hold [E] you
[A] I gotta get it through to [F#m] you
[E] When [A] the going gets [F#m] tough
The tough get going
[E] The going gets rough
[D] The tough get rough
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [A] yeah _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [A] I'm gonna buy me a one [F#]-way ticket
[A] _ _ _ Nothing's gonna hold [D] me _ back
[A] Your love's like a slow [F#m] train comin'
[E] I [A] can feel it comin' down [D] the track
_ Love [F#m] a little
[D] How many miles, [E] yeah?
[F#m] Love a little
[D] I'll do [E] anything
[A] Ooh, ooh, [F#m] can I touch [C#m] you?
[A] I do the things that lovers [F#m] do
_ _ [A] Ooh, ooh, [F#m] wanna hold you
_ I gotta get it through to you
_ [C#m] When [A] the going gets [F#m] tough
The tough get going
[E] The going gets rough
[D] The tough get rough
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [A] yeah
I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] climb every mountain
[E] _ [F#m] I [D] swim every sea
[E] _ [F#m] I _ [D] reach for the heavens
[E] _ _ [F#m] And [D] it's you, [E] love, and me
Ooh, [F#] ooh, _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ can I touch you?
[B] _
I do the things that lovers do _
Ooh, _ [C] ooh, wanna hold you
[A] I gotta get it through to [D] you
_ [A] _
When the going gets [F#m] tough
_ When [E] the going gets rough
[D] _ _ When [A] the going gets tough
[F#m] _ _ When [E] the going gets rough
[D] _ _ _
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _