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[Intro]
F   Bb   F   Bb   F   Bb   F   Bb
[Verse 1]
LiFttle boy walks in with a blBboody nose,
GFot beat up on hBbis way home from schFool, BbagaEbin,Bb  
HiFs dad caught him running oBbut the back,
TeFars in his eyes and a basebBball bat, Foo BbrevFengeBb,
[Bridge]
DmSaid son I won't stop ya, bCut before you go,
                                                        Bb   C-  Dm- Bb  
Let me tell you a little story 'bout the toughest man I know,
[Chorus]
YoBbu hit him and he just tuCrns the other cheFek,
                  Bb               C   Dm-  C- Bb  
Don't think for a minute he was weak,
BbCos in the end he showeCd them he was anFything but fBbrail
TheGmy hammered him to the cross bCut he was tougher than naFilsBb  F  Bb  
[Verse 2]
FWell he dropped that bat like iBbt weighed a ton
FFather put his arms arBbound his son and saidF  Bb  
Just let it Ebgo…Bb  
BeFlieve me I've been iBbn your shoes
HaFd to ask myself "what would JBbesus Fdo”Bb  F  
And Bbhere's what I kFnowBb  
[Bridge]
WheDmnever I'm in doubt I loCok up what he said
It's Bball there in the good book
In bClack and white and redF  
[Chorus]
HBbit him and he just tCurns the other chFeek,
                  Bb               C   Dm-  C- Bb  
Don't think for a minute he was weak,
CaBbuse in the end he shCowed them,
He was aFnything but fBbrail,
ThGmey hammered him to a cCsusross,C  
                           F-   Bb   F-  Bb  
But he was tougher than nails,
YBbeah in the end he shCowed them,
He was aFnything but fBbrail,
TGmhey hammered him to a cCsusross,C  
                           F-  Bb-  F- Bb  
But he was tougher than nails,
                F-  Bb-  F-  Bb  F  
Tougher than nails, oh, oh, oh,

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Tougher Than Nails

by Joe Diffie

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Csus

[Intro]

F Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb

[Verse 1]

F Bb

Little boy walks in with a bloody nose,

F Bb F Bb Eb Bb

Got beat up on his way home from school, again,

F Bb

His dad caught him running out the back,

F Bb F Bb F Bb

Tears in his eyes and a baseball bat, oo revenge,

[Bridge]

Dm C

Said son I won't stop ya, but before you go,

Bb C Dm Bb

- -

Let me tell you a little story 'bout the toughest man I know,

[Chorus]

Bb C F

You hit him and he just turns the other cheek,

Bb C Dm C Bb

- -

Don't think for a minute he was weak,

Bb C F Bb

Cos in the end he showed them he was anything but frail

Gm C F Bb F Bb

They hammered him to the cross but he was tougher than nails

[Verse 2]

F Bb

Well he dropped that bat like it weighed a ton

F Bb F Bb

Father put his arms around his son and said

Eb Bb

Just let it go…

F Bb

Believe me I've been in your shoes

F Bb F Bb F

Had to ask myself "what would Jesus do”

Bb F Bb

And here's what I know

[Bridge]

Dm C

Whenever I'm in doubt I look up what he said

It's all there in the good book

C F

In black and white and red

[Chorus]

Bb C F

Hit him and he just turns the other cheek,

Bb C Dm C Bb

- -

Don't think for a minute he was weak,

Bb C

Cause in the end he showed them,

F Bb

He was anything but frail,

Gm Csus C

They hammered him to a cross,

F Bb F Bb

- -

But he was tougher than nails,

Bb C

Yeah in the end he showed them,

F Bb

He was anything but frail,

Gm Csus C

They hammered him to a cross,

F Bb F Bb

- - -

But he was tougher than nails,

F Bb F Bb F

- - -

Tougher than nails, oh, oh, oh,

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