Tough People
Recorded by Drew Baldridge
Album: Single (2024)

(Capo on 1)

(Intro.)
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(Verse 1)
A tor-(C)nado tore through a Midwest town
Wasnft (C)nothinf in itfs path it didnft take down
Except the (F)Baptist church and a ball field
Then they (F)rebuilt, talk about tough (G)people

(Verse 2)
She was (C)four years old when they got the news
It was (C)in her little lungs it was stage two
(F)Mama spent every night by her bed
And daddy (F)shaved his head
Talk about tough (G) people

(Pre-Chorus)
There were (Dm)plenty of times she couldfve (Em) gave up, but she (F)didnft
No, she (Dm)fought like hell etil she (Em)rang that bell in (F)Memphis

(Chorus)
(C)Oh, therefs a (F)whole lotta bad in the world out there
(C)Oh, and itfs (F)hard to keep goinf when it donft seem fair
(G) Keep on fighting when youfre backfs against the wall
(F) Keep on getting back up when you fall
(G) Keep on keeping your head held high
eCause (Am)I (G)still be-(F)lieve
Hard (F)work pays off
(F)Good beats evil
(F) And tough times make tough people (C) / / / |(C) / /

(Verse 3)
Itfs a (C)single mom working two jobs a day
And a (C)farmer barely getting by needing rain
Itfs a (F)grandma waiting tables working through the pain
Itfs a (F)cop on a call running in gun drawn
eCause a (F)shooterfs in a schoolhouse hallway

(Chorus)
Oh, therefs a (F)whole lotta bad in the world out there
(C)Oh, and itfs (F)hard to keep goinf when it donft seem fair
(G) Keep on fighting when youfre backfs against the wall
(F) Keep on getting back up when you fall
(G) Keep on keeping your head held high
eCause (Am)I (G)still be-(C)lieve (F)
Hard (F)work pays off
(F) Good beats evil
And tough times make tough people (Am) (G) (F)
Oh, tough people, (Am) (G) yeah (F)

(Verse 4)
He was (C)dog tags, boots, and Army green
Shipped (C)off somewhere to keep us all free
Came (F)back in a box with a flag on it
Hits (F)home donft it
Talk about tough (C) people (C/E) (F)
Man talk about some tough (C) people (C/E) (F)

(Out-Chorus)
(C)Oh, therefs a (F)whole lotta bad in the world out there
Oh, and itfs hard to keep goinf when it donft seem fair
But (Am)I (G)still be-(F)lieve
Hard (Am)work pays off
(G)Good beats evil
(F) And tough times make tough people (C) (F)
Yeah, sure makes some (Am)tough people (G) (F) - - - - -