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Capo 1
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
CEvery little part of me is holding on to Emevery little piece you
Is holding on to Fevery drop of blood you drew
Is holding onto Cyou
And Cevery waking hour I spend
Holding out for Emreasons not to go to bed
I'm holding out for Fsomeone else to hold instead
If every hope of you is Cdead
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause every Amnight since you cut and run
I feel like the only one who's Fever been the lonely one
Trying to mend a heart that keeps Cbreaking
With every step that you're Gtaking
[Chorus]
'Cause Cyou've been running circles 'round
My Emmind, turning me inside out
And I Amfell for you but hit the ground
'Cause the Fonly love I've Gknown has let me
CDown and I need lifting up
Now yEmou ain't here I'm sleeping rough
And I'm Ampraying I can pray enough
So Fwaking up withGout you aint so Ctough
[Verse 2]
CFind it hard to find my feet
When I keep on Emstumbling over you and me
But I keep on Ftrying 'cause I know I need
To outrun the memorCies
[Pre-Chorus]
And every dAmay I'm reminded of
The way I let it come undone
FI feel like the lonely one, the only one with time worth Cwasting
Well, I still can't stop Gchasing
[Chorus]
'Cause Cyou've been running circles 'round
My Emmind, turning me inside out
And I Amfell for you but hit the ground
'Cause the Fonly love I've Gknown has let me
CDown and I need lifting up
Now yEmou ain't here I'm sleeping rough
And I'm Ampraying I can pray enough
So Fwaking up withGout you aint so Ctough, oh
ToEmugh, oh, toAmugh
So Fwaking up withGout you
[Bridge]
  AmSay I
Thought I was talking to you
  GSay I
I guess I'm talking to mysFelf
Me and nobody elDmseG  
[Chorus]
'Cause Cyou've been running circles 'round
My Emmind, turning me inside out
And I Amfell for you but hit the ground
'Cause the Fonly love I've Gknown has let me
CDown and I need lifting up
Now yEmou ain't here I'm sleeping rough
And I'm Ampraying I can pray enough
So Fwaking up withGout you aint so Ctough

The story behind the song

"Tough" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi. It was released as a digital download in June 2018. This track served as the lead single from his second extended play, "Breach." The song reached number 63 on the Scottish Singles Chart.

AI-written from these sources:Tough (Lewis Capaldi song) — Wikipedia ↗Lewis Capaldi — Wikipedia ↗

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Tough

by Lewis Capaldi

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Capo 1

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C Em

Every little part of me is holding on to every little piece you

Is holding on to every drop of blood you drew

Is holding onto you

And every waking hour I spend

Holding out for reasons not to go to bed

I'm holding out for someone else to hold instead

If every hope of you is dead

[Pre-Chorus]

'Cause every night since you cut and run

I feel like the only one who's ever been the lonely one

Trying to mend a heart that keeps breaking

With every step that you're taking

[Chorus]

'Cause you've been running circles 'round

My mind, turning me inside out

And I fell for you but hit the ground

F G

'Cause the only love I've known has let me

Down and I need lifting up

Now you ain't here I'm sleeping rough

And I'm praying I can pray enough

F G C

So waking up without you aint so tough

[Verse 2]

Find it hard to find my feet

When I keep on stumbling over you and me

But I keep on trying 'cause I know I need

To outrun the memories

[Pre-Chorus]

And every day I'm reminded of

The way I let it come undone

F C

I feel like the lonely one, the only one with time worth wasting

Well, I still can't stop chasing

[Chorus]

'Cause you've been running circles 'round

My mind, turning me inside out

And I fell for you but hit the ground

F G

'Cause the only love I've known has let me

Down and I need lifting up

Now you ain't here I'm sleeping rough

And I'm praying I can pray enough

F G C

So waking up without you aint so tough, oh

Em Am

Tough, oh, tough

F G

So waking up without you

[Bridge]

Say I

Thought I was talking to you

Say I

I guess I'm talking to myself

Dm G

Me and nobody else

[Chorus]

'Cause you've been running circles 'round

My mind, turning me inside out

And I fell for you but hit the ground

F G

'Cause the only love I've known has let me

Down and I need lifting up

Now you ain't here I'm sleeping rough

And I'm praying I can pray enough

F G C

So waking up without you aint so tough

About Tough Chords by Lewis Capaldi

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