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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