Tough Folks Chords

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: D Em G Em D Em G Em Verse 1: D Em G Em I'm caught in the shadows, the American South D Em G Em Somewhere between hypocrite and hallelujah D Em G Em Six generations of barely gettin' by D Em G Em Six generations of hey, what's it to ya? D Em G Em When the only thing harder than the work is the luck D Em G Em The outcome's as hopeful as the evenin' news D Em G Em And last November I saw firsthand D Em G Em What desperation makes good people do

Chorus: G Em Life ain't fair D G Saddle up, boy, and see it through Em Tough times don't last D Em G Em Tough folks do Verse 2: D Em G Em See I come from a long line of Carolina farmers D Em G Em For years, tobacco was the answer D Em G EM It kept the lights on and put food on the table D Em G Em 'Til the doctors started callin' it cancer D EM G Em So we took to the hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains D Em G Em With a harvest of corn and some copper line D Em G Em And we found you can get a little slice of heaven D Em G Em With some sugar yeast water and a whole lotta time Chorus: G Em Life ain't fair D G Saddle up, boy, and see it through Em Tough times don't last D Em G Em Tough folks do Bridge: Em G C G Where I'm from a man's only worth the weight of his word and Em G C G Respect ain't handed out, it's earned Em G C G I've been runnin' with my back to the wall for seventeen years now Em C G And if it's one thing that I've learned, it's ... Chorus: G Em Life ain't fair D G Saddle up, boy, and see it through Em Tough times don't last D Em G Em Tough folks do Chorus: G Em Life ain't fair D G Saddle up, saddle up Em Life ain't fair D G Saddle up, saddle up G Em Life ain't fair D G Saddle up, boy, and see it through Em Tough times don't last D Em G Em Tough folks do