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[Intro]
F#m E D A
F#m E D A
[Verse 1]
F#mMaybe it's cause your mEom never kDissed youA  
If you F#mever cried, you'd wEipe with muscle tiDssueA  
F#mYou bench pressing Emore than me's not the DissueA  
F#mI know you're actually Eweaker than that
DLet's open up and get dAeeper than that
[Pre-Chorus]
F#mLike why, why aEre you only vDulnerable when no Aone's around
F#mYour gym Emembership is not a Dcrown
[Chorus]
You're not so tF#moughE  
I know that nDightlight's on when you sAleep
You're not so F#mtoughE  
Yeah, you watch DEat Pray Love on reApeat
And I'm F#msure you'd win in an Ealtercation
But you're stDill insecure to Ame
Oh, so mess me F#mupE  
I know you're not so tDough
[Verse 2]
Are you F#minsecure that the sEteroids are causing hDair lossA  
That your LF#mulu shorts don't Equite vibe with your camo DairpodsA  
And if I F#mran into you Epast sunset I'd probably be scDared ohA  
F#mI know you're honestly wEeaker than that
DI bet you know that you nAeed to relax
And F#mI don't mean to cEome at you like it's WDatergateA  
F#mMy pale ghostly Ebody's purely wDater-weightA  
Yeah, F#mI should probably Esubstitute what's Don my plateA  
But F#mI still acknowledge Ethose feelings inside
Let's woDrk on your habit Ato run or to hide
[Pre-Chorus]
F#mLike why, why aEre you only vDulnerable when no Aone's around
F#mYour gym Emembership is not a Dcrown
[Chorus]
You're not so tF#moughE  
I know that nDightlight's on when you sAleep
You're not so F#mtoughE  
Yeah, you watch DEat Pray Love on reApeat
And I'm F#msure you'd win in an Ealtercation
But you're sDtill insecure to Ame
Oh, so mess me F#mupE  
I know you're not so tDoughA  
[Interlude]
You're not so F#mtoughE  
DYou're notA  
You're not so F#mtoughE  
DYou're notA  
You're not so F#mtoughE  
DYou're notA  
You're not so F#mtoughE  
DYou're not
[Chorus]
You're not so tF#moughE  
I know that nDightlight's on when you sAleep
You're not so F#mtoughE  
Yeah, you watch DEat Pray Love on reApeat
And I'm F#msure you'd win in an Ealtercation
But you're sDtill insecure to Ame
Oh, so mess me F#mupE  
I know you're not so tDoughA  

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Tough

by Quinn XCII

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F#m

[Intro]

F#m E D A

[Verse 1]

F#m E D A

Maybe it's cause your mom never kissed you

F#m E D A

If you ever cried, you'd wipe with muscle tissue

F#m E D A

You bench pressing more than me's not the issue

F#m E

I know you're actually weaker than that

D A

Let's open up and get deeper than that

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m E D A

Like why, why are you only vulnerable when no one's around

F#m E D

Your gym membership is not a crown

[Chorus]

F#m E

You're not so tough

D A

I know that nightlight's on when you sleep

F#m E

You're not so tough

D A

Yeah, you watch Eat Pray Love on repeat

F#m E

And I'm sure you'd win in an altercation

D A

But you're still insecure to me

F#m E

Oh, so mess me up

I know you're not so tough

[Verse 2]

F#m E D A

Are you insecure that the steroids are causing hair loss

F#m E D A

That your Lulu shorts don't quite vibe with your camo airpods

F#m E D A

And if I ran into you past sunset I'd probably be scared oh

F#m E

I know you're honestly weaker than that

D A

I bet you know that you need to relax

F#m E D A

And I don't mean to come at you like it's Watergate

F#m E D A

My pale ghostly body's purely water-weight

F#m E D A

Yeah, I should probably substitute what's on my plate

F#m E

But I still acknowledge those feelings inside

D A

Let's work on your habit to run or to hide

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m E D A

Like why, why are you only vulnerable when no one's around

F#m E D

Your gym membership is not a crown

[Chorus]

F#m E

You're not so tough

D A

I know that nightlight's on when you sleep

F#m E

You're not so tough

D A

Yeah, you watch Eat Pray Love on repeat

F#m E

And I'm sure you'd win in an altercation

D A

But you're still insecure to me

F#m E

Oh, so mess me up

D A

I know you're not so tough

[Interlude]

F#m E

You're not so tough

D A

You're not

F#m E

You're not so tough

D A

You're not

F#m E

You're not so tough

D A

You're not

F#m E

You're not so tough

You're not

[Chorus]

F#m E

You're not so tough

D A

I know that nightlight's on when you sleep

F#m E

You're not so tough

D A

Yeah, you watch Eat Pray Love on repeat

F#m E

And I'm sure you'd win in an altercation

D A

But you're still insecure to me

F#m E

Oh, so mess me up

D A

I know you're not so tough

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