Tough Chords

🎸 Intro: A# A# A# A# 🎸 Verse: A# Tough Is hitting that gravel falling off your bike E A# Then you saddle back up for one more try, yeah A# Tough E Is what they tell you to be when you scrape them knees A# So you learn to be Em Tough E Hold 'em back, never let 'em fall down Em7 But son, let me tell you now

🎸 Chorus: E God made tears to fall like rain A# B/Bm Heal your heart and ease your pain Em A# E Ain't no shame if you can't hold 'em all inside E You can bottle 'em up as best as you can A# B/Bm Em7 But don't think that's what makes a man Em7 A# F# E And being strong's sure got its place and time Em A# A# A# A# A# But tough don't mean you can't cry 🎸 Verse: A# Tough Is playing guitar with your papaw E A# For the very last time that you never saw coming A# Tough E Is waking up thinkin' that you get to Do it again A# But the news you get is Em Tough E When Daddy does his best to say Em Em7 What I can see running down his fa-a-a-ace 🎸 Chorus: E God made tears to fall like rain A# B/Bm Heal your heart and ease your pain Em A# E Ain't no shame if you can't hold 'em all inside E You can bottle 'em up as best as you can A# Em But don't think that's what makes a man Em7 A# F# E And being strong's sure got its place and time Em7 A# E But tough don't mean you can't cry 🎸 Post-Chorus: Em7 Sometimes life's hard to accept A# But even Jesus wept 🎸 Chorus: E God made tears to fall like rain A# B/Bm Heal your heart and ease your pain Em7 A# E Ain't no shame if you can't hold 'em all inside A# E You can bottle 'em up as best as you can A# B/Bm Em7 But don't think that's what makes a man Em7 A# F# E A# And being strong's sure got its place and time Em7 F#m E Yeah, being strong's sure got its place and time Em7 A# A# A# A# A# A# But tough don't mean you can't cry