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Tougher Than The Rest

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
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{t:Tougher Than the Rest}
{st:Bruce Springsteen}
{st:from "Tunnel of Love"}
{C:INTRO}
[F]____[C]____[Bb]__[F]_[C]___
Well it's Saturday Fnight
You're all dressed up in Cblue
I been watching you aBbwhile
Maybe you been Fwatching me Ctoo
So somebody ran Fout
Left somebody's heart in a Cmess
Well if you're looking for Bblove
Honey I'Fm tougher Cthan the Frest
Some girls they want a handsome Dan
Or some good-lookin' CJoe, on their arm
Some Bbgirls like a sweet-talkin' FRomeCo
Well 'round here Fbaby
I learned you get what you can Cget
So if you're rough enough for Bblove
Honey I'Fm tougher Cthan the Frest
The road is dmdark Bb  
And it's a thin thin Fline
But I want you to Bbknow I'll walk it for you Cany Ftime
Maybe your other dmboyfriends Bb  
Couldn't pass the Ftest
Well if you're rough and ready for Bblove
Honey I'Fm tougher Cthan the Frest
{C:SOLO}
[F]____[C]____[Bb]__[F]_[C]___
[F]____[C]____[Bb]__[F]_[C]_[F]__
Well it ain't no secret
I've been around a time or Ctwo
Well I don't know Bbbaby maybe you've Fbeen around Ctoo
Well there's another Fdance
All you gotta do is say Cyes
And if you're rough and ready for Bblove
Honey I'Fm tougher Cthan the Frest
If you're rough enough for Bblove
Baby I'Fm tougher Cthan the Frest
{c:FADE OUT}
{d:Bb   1 1 3 3 3 -1 -1}
{d:C    1 0 1 0 2 3 3}
{d:F    1 1 1 2 3 3 -1}
{d:dm   1 1 3 2 0 0 -1}

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Tougher Than The Rest

by Chris LeDoux

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

{t:Tougher Than the Rest}

{st:Bruce Springsteen}

{st:from "Tunnel of Love"}

{:INTRO}

F C Bb F C

[]____[]____[]__[]_[]___

Well it's Saturday night

You're all dressed up in blue

I been watching you awhile

F C

Maybe you been watching me too

So somebody ran out

Left somebody's heart in a mess

Well if you're looking for love

F C F

Honey I'm tougher than the rest

Some girls they want a handsome Dan

Or some good-lookin' Joe, on their arm

Bb F C

Some girls like a sweet-talkin' Romeo

Well 'round here baby

I learned you get what you can get

So if you're rough enough for love

F C F

Honey I'm tougher than the rest

dm Bb

The road is dark

And it's a thin thin line

Bb C F

But I want you to know I'll walk it for you any time

dm Bb

Maybe your other boyfriends

Couldn't pass the test

Well if you're rough and ready for love

F C F

Honey I'm tougher than the rest

{:SOLO}

F C Bb F C

[]____[]____[]__[]_[]___

F C Bb F C F

[]____[]____[]__[]_[]_[]__

Well it ain't no secret

I've been around a time or two

Bb F C

Well I don't know baby maybe you've been around too

Well there's another dance

All you gotta do is say yes

And if you're rough and ready for love

F C F

Honey I'm tougher than the rest

If you're rough enough for love

F C F

Baby I'm tougher than the rest

{c:FADE OUT}

{d:Bb 1 1 3 3 3 -1 -1}

{d:C 1 0 1 0 2 3 3}

{d:F 1 1 1 2 3 3 -1}

{d:dm 1 1 3 2 0 0 -1}

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