When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going Chords by Billy Ocean

When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going Chords

by Billy Ocean

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Key: E [Intro Rap] When the going gets tough, the tough get going Tough, tough, h-huh, huh, hoh When the going gets tough, the tough gets ready, yeah Tough, tough, t-tough, tough Tough, tough, tough Intro: E β€’ β€’ β€’ | C#m β€’ B β€’ : E β€’ β€’ β€’ | C#m β€’ B β€’ : E C#m B Yeah oh darling E F#m/E C#m7 B do do do da Verse 1: E C#m C#m/B I've got something to tell you E A I've got something to say E C#m C#m/B I'm gonna put this dream in motion E A Never let nothing stand in my way E C#m B E F#m/E C#m7 B When the going gets tough the tough gets going
Verse 2: E C#m C#m/B I'm gonna get myself cross the river E A That's the price I'm willing to pay E C#m C#m/B I'm gonna make you stand and deliver E A And give me love in the old-fashioned way, woah Pre-Chorus 1: B C#m Amaj7/E Dar-lin' I'll climb any mountain B C#m Amaj7 B B Dar-lin' I'll do anything Chorus 1: E C#m B Oohoo, (ooh), can I touch you? (Can I touch ya ) E C#m B And do the things that lovers do E C#m B Oohoo, (ooh), wanna hold you (Wanna hold ya) E C#m B I gotta get it through to you ohoh E C#m And when the going gets tough (The tough get going) B A And when the going gets rough (The tough get rough) D/A A Hey hey, hey hey, hey [Instrumental] E β€’ β€’ β€’ | C#m β€’ B β€’ : E β€’ β€’ F#m/E | C#m7 β€’ B β€’Β : Verse 2: E C#m C#m/B I'm gonna buy me a one-way ticket E A Nothing's gonna hold me back E C#m C#m/B Your love's like a slow train coming (slow train coming) E A And I can feel it coming down the track, woah Pre-Chorus 2: B C#m Amaj7/E Dar-lin' I'll climb any mountain B C#m Amaj7 B B Dar-lin' I'll do anything Chorus 2: E C#m B Oohoo, (ooh), can I touch you? (Can I touch ya ) E C#m B And do the things that lovers do E C#m B Oohoo, (ooh), wanna hold you (Wanna hold ya) E C#m B I gotta get it through to you ohoh E C#m And when the going gets tough (The tough get going) B A And when the going gets rough (The tough get rough) D/A A Hey hey, hey hey, hey Break: Hit it B7sus4 B7sus4 Wooh woh oh oh oh B7sus4 B7sus4 Yeah, yeah, yeah [Saxophone Solo] E β€’ β€’ β€’ | C#m β€’ C#m/B β€’ | E β€’ β€’ β€’ | A β€’ β€’ β€’ : E β€’ β€’ β€’ | C#m β€’ C#m/B β€’ | E β€’ β€’ β€’ | A β€’ β€’ β€’ : Pre-Chorus 3: B C#m Amaj7/E Dar-lin' I'll climb any mountain B C#m Amaj7 Dar-lin' I'll swim any sea B C#m Amaj7/E Dar-lin' I'll reach for the heavens B C#m Amaj7 B B Dar-lin' with you lovin' me Break: N.C. N.C. Oohoo, oohoo (Oohoo, oohoo) Chorus 3: (no bass) E C#m/E B/E (Hoo), can I touch you? (Can I touch ya ) E C#m/E B/E And do the things that lovers do (Can I touch ya ) E C#m/E B/E Oohoo, (ooh), wanna hold you (Wanna hold ya) E C#m/E B/E I gotta get it through to you [Fading Outro] E C#m When the going gets tough (Going gets tough) B A The going get rough (Going gets rough) E C#m When the going gets tough (Going gets tough) B A The going get rough (Going gets rough) E C#m When the going gets tough (Going gets tough) B A The going get rough (Going gets rough) E C#m When the going gets tough (Going gets tough) B A The going get rough (Going gets rough)

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Published: February 26, 2026
Last Updated: February 26, 2026