Chords for Wynn Varble - "Tough"
Tempo:
170.95 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
Em
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [G]
This uh, [B] so I wrote this song trying to straighten [D] one of them [B] out anyway.
[Em]
[D] [C]
[Em]
[D] [C]
[Em] You think you're cool, but your pink face think [C] you're sticking in a bag.
[D] And your triple x lyrics, you're wearing from your [Em] putrid Cadillac.
You got your bling bling on and your tattoos running [C] up and down your arm.
[D] Oh ain't you bad with the seat of your [Em] princess hanging down that car.
[D] Hey 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] bleeding, it's a hundred [D] degrees and we're getting up [Em] high.
Tough [D] is your old man yelling, [C] get up out of that [D] bed at the break of day.
[Am] Keep that on [Bm] going when you know [C] you've had enough.
[Em] Bad girl.
[D] [C]
[Em]
[D] [C]
[Em] It might seem that I'm coming down [C] a little hard on you.
[D] But you think you're a man and you still got a lot [Em] of growing up.
Bet you thought that you were hanging with your [C] boys in some pool hall.
[D] But I wonder how you'd act if you really had your [Em] back up against the wall.
[D] I'm sure those joints you hang out in [C] you couldn't run.
But [D] you've got a lot to learn about being [C]
tough.
[Em] Cause tough [D] is saying old [C] mom working three [A] jobs so her kids can eat.
[Em]
Tough, [D] brief bedtime [C] story where your body's begging you [A] to go to sleep.
[Am] Giving all [G] you've got for what you [C] love.
[G] [Em] Oh tough.
[E] [D] [C]
[Em]
[D] [C]
[G] See [D] it wasn't very long ago my little brother [C] was about to raise.
He [A]
joined the Corps and before we knew [C] it they shipped him away.
So far away.
[Em]
Tough, [D] [A] little crying, waving goodbyes to baby me.
[Em]
Tough, [D] is a ten-inch soldier [C] on the front line [D] fighting just to keep you free.
[Am]
Praying for [G] one more day from God [C] above.
[G] [Em] That's tough.
[D] [G]
[Em] Son, that's tough.
[D] [C]
[Em]
Pull your [A] britches up, boy.
[C]
This uh, [B] so I wrote this song trying to straighten [D] one of them [B] out anyway.
[Em]
[D] [C]
[Em]
[D] [C]
[Em] You think you're cool, but your pink face think [C] you're sticking in a bag.
[D] And your triple x lyrics, you're wearing from your [Em] putrid Cadillac.
You got your bling bling on and your tattoos running [C] up and down your arm.
[D] Oh ain't you bad with the seat of your [Em] princess hanging down that car.
[D] Hey 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] bleeding, it's a hundred [D] degrees and we're getting up [Em] high.
Tough [D] is your old man yelling, [C] get up out of that [D] bed at the break of day.
[Am] Keep that on [Bm] going when you know [C] you've had enough.
[Em] Bad girl.
[D] [C]
[Em]
[D] [C]
[Em] It might seem that I'm coming down [C] a little hard on you.
[D] But you think you're a man and you still got a lot [Em] of growing up.
Bet you thought that you were hanging with your [C] boys in some pool hall.
[D] But I wonder how you'd act if you really had your [Em] back up against the wall.
[D] I'm sure those joints you hang out in [C] you couldn't run.
But [D] you've got a lot to learn about being [C]
tough.
[Em] Cause tough [D] is saying old [C] mom working three [A] jobs so her kids can eat.
[Em]
Tough, [D] brief bedtime [C] story where your body's begging you [A] to go to sleep.
[Am] Giving all [G] you've got for what you [C] love.
[G] [Em] Oh tough.
[E] [D] [C]
[Em]
[D] [C]
[G] See [D] it wasn't very long ago my little brother [C] was about to raise.
He [A]
joined the Corps and before we knew [C] it they shipped him away.
So far away.
[Em]
Tough, [D] [A] little crying, waving goodbyes to baby me.
[Em]
Tough, [D] is a ten-inch soldier [C] on the front line [D] fighting just to keep you free.
[Am]
Praying for [G] one more day from God [C] above.
[G] [Em] That's tough.
[D] [G]
[Em] Son, that's tough.
[D] [C]
[Em]
Pull your [A] britches up, boy.
[C]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ This uh, [B] so I wrote this song trying to straighten [D] _ one of them [B] out anyway.
[Em] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] You think you're cool, but your pink face think [C] you're sticking in a bag.
_ _ [D] And your triple x lyrics, you're wearing from your [Em] putrid _ Cadillac.
_ _ _ You got your bling bling on and your tattoos running [C] up and down your arm.
_ _ _ [D] Oh ain't you bad with the seat of your [Em] princess hanging down that car.
_ _ [D] Hey 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] bleeding, it's a hundred [D] degrees and we're getting up [Em] high.
Tough [D] is your old man yelling, [C] get up out of that [D] bed at the break of day.
[Am] Keep that on [Bm] going when you know [C] you've had _ _ enough.
_ _ [Em] _ Bad girl.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] It might seem that I'm coming down [C] a little hard on you.
_ _ [D] But you think you're a man and you still got a lot [Em] of growing up.
_ _ _ _ Bet you thought that you were hanging with your [C] boys in some pool hall.
_ _ _ [D] But I wonder how you'd act if you really had your [Em] back up against the wall.
_ _ _ [D] I'm sure those joints you hang out in [C] you couldn't run.
_ But _ [D] you've got a lot to learn about being [C] _
tough.
_ _ _ _ [Em] Cause tough _ [D] is saying old [C] mom working three [A] jobs so her kids can eat.
[Em] _
Tough, [D] brief bedtime [C] story where your body's begging you [A] to go to sleep.
[Am] Giving all [G] you've got for what you [C] love.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] Oh tough.
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] See [D] it wasn't very long ago my little brother [C] was about to raise.
_ He [A] _
joined the Corps and before we knew [C] it they shipped him away.
_ _ So far away.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Tough, [D] _ _ [A] little crying, waving _ goodbyes to baby me.
[Em] _ _
Tough, [D] is a ten-inch soldier [C] on the front line [D] fighting just to keep you free.
[Am]
Praying for [G] one more day from God [C] above.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] That's tough.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Son, that's tough.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
Pull your [A] britches up, boy.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ This uh, [B] so I wrote this song trying to straighten [D] _ one of them [B] out anyway.
[Em] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] You think you're cool, but your pink face think [C] you're sticking in a bag.
_ _ [D] And your triple x lyrics, you're wearing from your [Em] putrid _ Cadillac.
_ _ _ You got your bling bling on and your tattoos running [C] up and down your arm.
_ _ _ [D] Oh ain't you bad with the seat of your [Em] princess hanging down that car.
_ _ [D] Hey 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] bleeding, it's a hundred [D] degrees and we're getting up [Em] high.
Tough [D] is your old man yelling, [C] get up out of that [D] bed at the break of day.
[Am] Keep that on [Bm] going when you know [C] you've had _ _ enough.
_ _ [Em] _ Bad girl.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] It might seem that I'm coming down [C] a little hard on you.
_ _ [D] But you think you're a man and you still got a lot [Em] of growing up.
_ _ _ _ Bet you thought that you were hanging with your [C] boys in some pool hall.
_ _ _ [D] But I wonder how you'd act if you really had your [Em] back up against the wall.
_ _ _ [D] I'm sure those joints you hang out in [C] you couldn't run.
_ But _ [D] you've got a lot to learn about being [C] _
tough.
_ _ _ _ [Em] Cause tough _ [D] is saying old [C] mom working three [A] jobs so her kids can eat.
[Em] _
Tough, [D] brief bedtime [C] story where your body's begging you [A] to go to sleep.
[Am] Giving all [G] you've got for what you [C] love.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] Oh tough.
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] See [D] it wasn't very long ago my little brother [C] was about to raise.
_ He [A] _
joined the Corps and before we knew [C] it they shipped him away.
_ _ So far away.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Tough, [D] _ _ [A] little crying, waving _ goodbyes to baby me.
[Em] _ _
Tough, [D] is a ten-inch soldier [C] on the front line [D] fighting just to keep you free.
[Am]
Praying for [G] one more day from God [C] above.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] That's tough.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Son, that's tough.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
Pull your [A] britches up, boy.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _