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Rough Going I Wont Let Up

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[Intro]
CSha-doobie Fsha-doobie Csha-doobie Gsha-doo-wop
CSha-doobie Fsha-doobie Csha-doobie Gsha-doo-wop
[Verse]
CYou know this aFin't the CendG  
CWe would Flaugh as Cfriends Gagain
CUnderneaFth the CpinesG  
CWe'll be Fsinging ChalleGlujah
[Chorus]
CHere in the Fdark
Where you Ccan't see the Gstars
We'll be Csailing Faway
Cause like you Calways Gsay
I Cwon't let uFpC  G  
I Cwon't let uFpC  G  
[Verse]
CDrag our Frestless CsoulsG  
CAll toFgether Cround the Gcorner
CRunning doFwn your CstairsG  
CWe'll be Flaughing, Cloud and Ghappy
[Chorus]
CHere in the Fdark
Where you Ccan't see the Gstars
We'll be Csailing Faway
Cause like Cyou always Gsay
I Cwon't let uFpC  G  
I Cwon't let uFpC  G  
[Bridge]
CAcross a Fcrowded Croom, you'll Ghear me Chowl
                                       (I wonF't let Cup, I dGon't let up)
I'm Ctrying to Ffind you  Cbut I doGn't know hCow (I donF't know hCow,
                                                           I don't know Ghow)
I Cwon't let uFp (CI Gwon't let up, let up)
I Cwon't let uFp (CI Gwon't let up, let up)
[Piano Solo]
 C   F   Gm   F(x2)
CBefore I Fmet you I was Gmfiring in the daFrk
CBut then the Flights went out and Gmour eyes locked Ftogether
CWe like to Fmumble and our Gmpromises are Flight
CNow watch us Fslip away, a Gmfish into a Friver
CBefore I Fmet you I was Gmfiring in the daFrk
CAnd then the Flights went out and Gmour eyes locked Ftogether
COh now we're Fdancing in the Gmsilver moonFlight
CNow watch just Fslip away, a Gmfish into a Friver
C(I wFon'Gmt let Fup) x2
 CI won'Ft I won't  GmI won't  FI won't (x4)
[Bridge]
CAcross a Fcrowded Croom, you'll Ghear me Chowl
                                       (I wonF't let Cup, I dGon't let up)
I'm Ctrying to Ffind you  Cbut I doGn't know hCow (I donF't know hCow,
                                                           I don't know Ghow)
[Outro]
I Cwon't let Fup C(I Gwon't let up, let up)
I Cwon't let uFp (CI Gwon't let up, let up)

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Rough Going I Wont Let Up

by Hamilton Leithauser

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F C G

Sha-doobie sha-doobie sha-doobie sha-doo-wop

C F C G

Sha-doobie sha-doobie sha-doobie sha-doo-wop

[Verse]

C F C G

You know this ain't the end

C F C G

We would laugh as friends again

C F C G

Underneath the pines

C F C G

We'll be singing hallelujah

[Chorus]

C F

Here in the dark

C G

Where you can't see the stars

C F

We'll be sailing away

C G

Cause like you always say

C F C G

I won't let up

C F C G

I won't let up

[Verse]

C F C G

Drag our restless souls

C F C G

All together round the corner

C F C G

Running down your stairs

C F C G

We'll be laughing, loud and happy

[Chorus]

C F

Here in the dark

C G

Where you can't see the stars

C F

We'll be sailing away

C G

Cause like you always say

C F C G

I won't let up

C F C G

I won't let up

[Bridge]

C F C G C

Across a crowded room, you'll hear me howl

F C G

(I won't let up, I don't let up)

C F C G C F C

I'm trying to find you but I don't know how (I don't know how,

I don't know how)

C F C G

I won't let up (I won't let up, let up)

C F C G

I won't let up (I won't let up, let up)

[Piano Solo]

C F Gm F

(x2)

C F Gm F

Before I met you I was firing in the dark

C F Gm F

But then the lights went out and our eyes locked together

C F Gm F

We like to mumble and our promises are light

C F Gm F

Now watch us slip away, a fish into a river

C F Gm F

Before I met you I was firing in the dark

C F Gm F

And then the lights went out and our eyes locked together

C F Gm F

Oh now we're dancing in the silver moonlight

C F Gm F

Now watch just slip away, a fish into a river

C F Gm F

(I won't let up) x2

C F Gm F

I won't I won't I won't I won't (x4)

[Bridge]

C F C G C

Across a crowded room, you'll hear me howl

F C G

(I won't let up, I don't let up)

C F C G C F C

I'm trying to find you but I don't know how (I don't know how,

I don't know how)

[Outro]

C F C G

I won't let up (I won't let up, let up)

C F C G

I won't let up (I won't let up, let up)

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