Tough chords by Brandon Davis

Chords with lyrics

🎸 Intro:

A#A# A#A# A#A# A#A#


🎸 Verse:
 A#A#
Tough

Is hitting that gravel falling off your bike
     E MajorE         A#A#
Then you saddle back up for one more try, yeah

 A#A#
Tough
                   E MajorE
Is what they tell you to be when you scrape them knees
    A#A#
So you learn to be

 E minorEm
Tough
                  E MajorE
Hold 'em back, never let 'em fall down
             E minor 7Em7
But son, let me tell you now

🎸 Chorus:
 E MajorE
God made tears to fall like rain
 A#A#              B/Bm
Heal your heart and ease your pain
 E minorEm          A#A#         E MajorE
Ain't no shame if you can't hold 'em all inside

     E MajorE
You can bottle 'em up as best as you can
   A#A#      B/Bm    E minor 7Em7
But don't think that's what makes a man
   E minor 7Em7        A#A# F#F#      E MajorE
And being strong's sure got its place and time

   E minorEm     A#A#       A#A# A#A# A#A# A#A#
But tough don't mean you can't cry


🎸 Verse:
 A#A#
Tough

Is playing guitar with your papaw
     E MajorE            A#A#
For the very last time that you never saw coming

 A#A#
Tough
                   E MajorE
Is waking up thinkin' that you get to Do it again
     A#A#
But the news you get is

 E minorEm
Tough
               E MajorE
When Daddy does his best to say
                E minorEm   E minor 7Em7
What I can see running down his fa-a-a-ace

🎸 Chorus:
 E MajorE
God made tears to fall like rain
 A#A#              B/Bm
Heal your heart and ease your pain
 E minorEm          A#A#         E MajorE
Ain't no shame if you can't hold 'em all inside

     E MajorE
You can bottle 'em up as best as you can
   A#A#            E minorEm
But don't think that's what makes a man
   E minor 7Em7        A#A# F#F#      E MajorE
And being strong's sure got its place and time

   E minor 7Em7     A#A#       E MajorE
But tough don't mean you can't cry


🎸 Post-Chorus:
      E minor 7Em7
Sometimes life's hard to accept
     A#A#
But even Jesus wept


🎸 Chorus:
 E MajorE
God made tears to fall like rain
 A#A#              B/Bm
Heal your heart and ease your pain
 E minor 7Em7          A#A#         E MajorE
Ain't no shame if you can't hold 'em all inside

 A#A#    E MajorE
You can bottle 'em up as best as you can
   A#A#      B/Bm    E minor 7Em7
But don't think that's what makes a man
   E minor 7Em7        A#A# F#F#      E MajorE   A#A#
And being strong's sure got its place and time

    E minor 7Em7        F# minorF#m       E MajorE
Yeah, being strong's sure got its place and time
   E minor 7Em7     A#A#       A#A# A#A# A#A# A#A# A#A#
But tough don't mean you can't cry