Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Intro:
D MajorD 
E minorEm G+G E minorEm
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
Verse 1:
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
I'm caught in the shadows, the American South
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
Somewhere between hypocrite and hallelujah
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
Six generations of barely gettin' by
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
Six generations of hey, what's it to ya?
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
When the only thing harder than the work is the luck
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
The outcome's as hopeful as the evenin' news
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
And last November I saw firsthand
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
What desperation makes good people do
Chorus:
G+G E minorEm
Life ain't fair
D MajorD G+G
Saddle up, boy, and see it through
E minorEm
Tough times don't last
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
Tough folks do
Verse 2:
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
See I come from a long line of Carolina farmers
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
For years, tobacco was the answer
D MajorD E minorEm G+G EM
It kept the lights on and put food on the table
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
'Til the doctors started callin' it cancer
D MajorD EM G+G E minorEm
So we took to the hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
With a harvest of corn and some copper line
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
And we found you can get a little slice of heaven
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
With some sugar yeast water and a whole lotta time
Chorus:
G+G E minorEm
Life ain't fair
D MajorD G+G
Saddle up, boy, and see it through
E minorEm
Tough times don't last
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
Tough folks do
Bridge:
E minorEm G+G 
C majorC G+G
Where I'm from a man's only worth the weight of his word and
E minorEm G+G C majorC G+G
Respect ain't handed out, it's earned
E minorEm G+G C majorC G+G
I've been runnin' with my back to the wall for seventeen years now
E minorEm C majorC G+G
And if it's one thing that I've learned, it's ...
Chorus:
G+G E minorEm
Life ain't fair
D MajorD G+G
Saddle up, boy, and see it through
E minorEm
Tough times don't last
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
Tough folks do
Chorus:
G+G E minorEm
Life ain't fair
D MajorD G+G
Saddle up, saddle up
E minorEm
Life ain't fair
D MajorD G+G
Saddle up, saddle up
G+G E minorEm
Life ain't fair
D MajorD G+G
Saddle up, boy, and see it through
E minorEm
Tough times don't last
D MajorD E minorEm G+G E minorEm
Tough folks do
Other versions of Tough Folks
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Tough folks acoustic by American Aquarium
