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Tougher Than The Rest

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C G F C G
GWell it's Saturday Cnight
You're all dressed up and Gblue
I've been watching you go oFut
Maybe you been Cwatching me Gtoo
So somebody ran Cout
Left somebody's heart in a Gmess
Well if you're lookin' for Flove
Honey I'm Ctougher Gthan the Crest
CSome girls they want a handsome CDan
Or some good-looking GJoe
On their arms some gFirls want
A sweet talkin' CRomGeo
Well around here Cbaby 
I've learned you get what you can Gget
So if you're rough enough for Flove 
Honey I'm Ctougher Gthan the Crest
CYeah the road is dAmark
FAnd it's a thin thin lCine
But I want you to Fknow
I'll walk it for you GanyCtime
Maybe your other Amgirlfriends
Couldn't pass the Ctest
Well if you're rough and ready for Flove
Honey I'm Ctougher Gthan the Crest
C G F C G    C G F C G C
CWell it ain't no secret 
I've been around a time or Gtwo
Well I don't know bFaby
Maybe you've bCeen around Gtoo
But there's another Cdance baby
All you've got to do is say Gyes
GAnd if you're rough and ready for Flove
Honey I'm Ctougher Gthan the Crest
CAnd if you're rough enough for Flove
Honey IC'm tougher Gthan the Crest
C G F C G    C G F C G C

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Tougher Than The Rest

by Emmylou Harris

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C G F C G

G C

Well it's Saturday night

You're all dressed up and blue

I've been watching you go out

C G

Maybe you been watching me too

So somebody ran out

Left somebody's heart in a mess

Well if you're lookin' for love

C G C

Honey I'm tougher than the rest

C C

Some girls they want a handsome Dan

Or some good-looking Joe

On their arms some girls want

C G

A sweet talkin' Romeo

Well around here baby

I've learned you get what you can get

So if you're rough enough for love

C G C

Honey I'm tougher than the rest

C Am

Yeah the road is dark

F C

And it's a thin thin line

But I want you to know

G C

I'll walk it for you anytime

Maybe your other girlfriends

Couldn't pass the test

Well if you're rough and ready for love

C G C

Honey I'm tougher than the rest

C G F C G C G F C G C

Well it ain't no secret

I've been around a time or two

Well I don't know baby

C G

Maybe you've been around too

But there's another dance baby

All you've got to do is say yes

G F

And if you're rough and ready for love

C G C

Honey I'm tougher than the rest

C F

And if you're rough enough for love

C G C

Honey I'm tougher than the rest

C G F C G C G F C G C

About Tougher Than The Rest Chords by Emmylou Harris

Learn how to play Tougher Than The Rest by Emmylou Harris with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Tougher Than The Rest chords”, “Tougher Than The Rest guitar chords”, or “Emmylou Harris Tougher Than The Rest chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Tougher Than The Rest chords and for experienced players who want accurate Tougher Than The Rest lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G, F, A, Am.

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The chords for "Tougher Than The Rest" show the original chord names (including C, G, F, A, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.