Too Tough chords by
Joe Jackson

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Key: D major•

Intro 1

D

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Verse 1

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I know that you think

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I protest too much

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D

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I'm like a diva with a tragic touch

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But if I wanna hide from the pouring sun

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F#m

F#m

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It has to be alright

Bm

Bm

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G

G

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And I could have my

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A

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D

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G

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pride but I'll try to run

Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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D

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When a fool would stand and fight

Verse 2

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D

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D

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And if I try hard enough

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G

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D

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Bm

Bm

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To 'do or die' and push and shove

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G

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D

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G

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I know that I would be too tough

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Em

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F

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Too tough to fall in love with

Interlude 1

you

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Verse 3

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You've really gotten

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underneath my skin

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Must have been easy,

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it was always thin

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So if I wanna cry in the burning rain

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Bm

Bm

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Don't worry I'll survive

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But even when you're high

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I can feel your pain

Em

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That's what I call being alive

Verse 4

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So if I fall I'll get back up

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And there'll be tears

Bm

Bm

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and blood and stuff

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Still I stand tall and I'm too tough

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Em

Em

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Too tough to fall in love with you,

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with you

Interlude 2

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Bm

Bm

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E

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Bm

Bm

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Bm

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Verse 5

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And I can see your point of view

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But I can see a way to be tough too,

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tough too

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Verse 6

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You know I hate it when

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you talk this way

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'Cause you don't listen to

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a word you say

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And it took a lot of time to

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grow your shell

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Bm

Bm

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Maybe enough's enough

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And I could tell you why

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you should go to hell

Em

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But I don't want to be that tough

Verse 7

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So if I try hard enough

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Bm

Bm

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To 'do or die' and push and shove

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I know that I would be too tough

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Em

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Too tough to fall in love with you

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With you,

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with you

Outro 1

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Bm

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Chords

D
C
A
G
F#m
Bm
Em
F
E

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Too Tough by Joe Jackson is D major.

The primary chords used in Too Tough are D, C, A, G, F#m, Bm.

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