Tough It Out

     A                          F
When I was in the cradle Mama used to say "Now baby don't you
G         D
cry, cry, cry"
     A                       F
They turned on the radio and fed me rock and roll I went
G           A
Bye, bye, bye
                A                       F
Well it got under my skin and man it pulled me in 'cause it was
G                   D
Strong, strong, strong
  A                                      F
I hit the ground runnin', boy, let me tell you somethin' I was
G           A
Gone, gone, gone
E'                              C  G  D
        Get offa my line
                        E" (see chord chart)
'Cause I'm comin' through
E"                              C  G  D
        I'm aimin' high
                         E'
And I'm willin' to shoot
          A                G                 D                    A
I won't bow, I won't bend, I won't break, I'll tough it out
          A                  G           D                           A
I won't budge, I won't deal, I won't change, I'll tough it out
            A                             G
(Tough it out) Keep rockin' (Tough it out) no stoppin'
         D                                      A
'Til I win the prize, I'll tough it out
            A                               G
(Tough it out) Straight ahead (tough it out) knock 'em dead
   A                         A   C A
No compromise, I'll tough it out
    A                              F
Now I've got somethin' for every man, woman, and
G                 D
child, child, child
   A                                             F
We don't leave the hall 'til they're bouncin' off the walls goin'
G               A
wild, wild, wild
         A                                  F
It might happen any day, might be light years away, I don't
G               D
mind, mind, mind
            A                             F
You gotta head down, ears back, headed for the barn feelin'
G               A
fine, fine, fine
E'                              C  G  D
        Get offa my line
                        E" (see chord chart)
'Cause I'm comin' through
E"                              C  G  D
        I'm aimin' high
                         E'
And I'm willin' to shoot
          A                G                 D                    A
I won't bow, I won't bend, I won't break, I'll tough it out
          A                  G           D                           A
I won't budge, I won't deal, I won't change, I'll tough it out
            A                             G
(Tough it out) Keep rockin' (Tough it out) no stoppin'
         D                                      A
'Til I win the prize, I'll tough it out
            A                               G
(Tough it out) Straight ahead (tough it out) knock 'em dead
   A                         A   C A
No compromise, I'll tough it out

E'                                      C  G  D
You might catch me down
                   E" (see chord chart)
But I won't be caught
E"                                 C  G  D
Now I might not sell
                         E'
But I can't be bought
          A                G                 D                    A
I won't bow, I won't bend, I won't break, I'll tough it out
          A                  G           D                           A
I won't budge, I won't deal, I won't change, I'll tough it out
            A                             G
(Tough it out) Keep rockin' (Tough it out) no stoppin'
         D                                      A
'Til I win the prize, I'll tough it out
            A                               G
(Tough it out) Straight ahead (tough it out) knock 'em dead
   A                         A   C A
No compromise, I'll tough it out

...and hold that last chord until the drummer tells you to stop!  :)
A       577xxx (power chord)
C       x355xx (power chord)
F       133xxx (power chord)
G       355xxx (power chord)
D       x577xx (power chord)
E'      022xxx (1st time in pre-chorus)
E"      x799xx (2nd time in pre-chorus)
|    deadnote
| /   slideup
| b  Pre-bend
|    vibrato

A C A A C A
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------7(8)--5-|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------7(8)--5-|-----------5-----------5--------|
D|---10-9-0-7-------------------| 7-5----7---5--7----7---5--7-----|
A|---10-9-0-7--10-9-0-----------|----7--7---3--7----7---3--7-----|
E|------------------------------|-------5------5----5------5-----|

[Solo]                                          (Bend both a half step!) A F G D A F D A
E|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----8-10----7(8)------------|-------------8-10---12-12-12-12-12| sounds: 13
G|/9--9-10----7(8)--7(8)7-5-7-|--5-7-5--/9--9-10---11-11-11-11-11| 12
D|/10-------------------------|--7------/10----------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------------|

A G D
E|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-8-7-7-7-8-7---|
B|----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------------|

A G D
E|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-8-7-7-7-8-7---|
B|----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------------|

A E A
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------7(8)--5-|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------7(8)--5-|--------------------------------|
D|---10-9-0-7-------------------| 7-5----7---2--7-----------------|
A|---10-9-0-7--10-9-0-----------|----7--7---2--7-----------------|
E|------------------------------|-------5---0--5-----------------|

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