tougher than the rest
Bruce Springsteen
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Tom : F
[Intro] F Bb C Bb F C
F
Well it's Saturday night
Bb C
You're all dressed up in blue
Bb
I've been watching you for a while
F C
Maybe you been watching me too
F
So somebody ran out
Bb C
Left somebody's heart in a mess
Bb
Well if you're looking for love
F C F
Honey I'm tougher than the rest
F
Some girls they want a handsome Dan
Bb C
Or some good-lookin' Joe
Bb F C
On their arm some girls like a sweet-talkin' Romeo
F
Well 'round here baby
Bb C
I learned you get what you can get
Bb
So if you're rough enough for love
F C F
Honey I'm tougher than the rest
Dm Bb
Yeah the road is dark
F
And it's a thin thin line
Bb C F
But I want you to know I'll walk it for you any time
Dm Bb
Maybe your other boyfriends
F
Couldn't pass the test
Bb
Well if you're rough and ready for love
F C F
Honey I'm tougher than the rest
SOLO : as verse chords
F
Well it ain't no secret
Bb C
I've been around a time or two
Bb F C
Well I don't know baby maybe you've been around too
F
Well there's another dance
Bb C
All you gotta do is say yes
Bb
And if you're rough and ready for love
F C F
Honey I'm tougher than the rest
Bb
If you're rough enough for love
F C F
Baby I'm tougher than the rest
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