Capo
2
Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
A C D G
A C D G
A C D G
A C D G
Verse 1:
G A
Hot night in the city streets
G D
Old papers blowin' 'round my feet
G A
Some dude's got his eyes on you
G D
Better walk quickly down the avenue
G A
An angry fist beatin' on an old steel door
G D
Tell me why you here, who are you lookin' for?
Pre-Chorus:
E F#m
It ain't easy
but it ain't for long
F G
This place is crazy, tell me where did things go wrong?
Chorus:
A C D G
It's a tough town, gotta find a way to get outta here
A C D
It's a gamble, it's a chance you take
G A C D G
Talkin' 'bout a tough town, middle of the night and the street's alive
A C D G
Call it what you want, but it's a tough town
[Instrumental]
A C D G
A C D G
Bridge:
F
2 AM, I can't get to sleep
G
Lyin' here on these sweat-stained sheets
F
Beneath my window the city crawls
G
It's a rat race outside these walls, yeah
[Instrumental]
A C D G
A C D G
Chorus:
A C D G
It's a tough town, gotta find a way to get outta here
A C D
No refuge, no place to run
G A C D G
I’m talkin' 'bout a tough town, middle of the night and the street's alive
A C D G
Ain’t no way around it, it’s a tough town, oh
A C D G
Tough town, it’s gonna turn your whole world inside out
A C D
It's a gamble, it's a chance you take
G A C D G
Talkin' 'bout a tough town, middle of the night and the street's alive
A C D G
Call it what you want, but it's a tough town, yeah
Outro:
A C D G
A C D G
Oh, tough town
A C D G
Tough town
A C D G
I'm talkin' 'bout
I'm talkin' bout
A C D G
Tough town, gotta find a way to get outta here
A C D G
Ain’t no way around it, it’s a tough town
A C D G
Tough town
A C D G
Get me out, get me out, get me out
A C D G A C
Tough town
it's a tough town
D G A G D
Hey
Song History
Published: April 4, 2026
Last Updated: April 4, 2026