Intro: Db  Gb  Db  Gb

Verse 1:
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a tornado tore through a Midwest town
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Wasn’t nothin’ in it’s path it didn’t take down
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Except the Baptist church and a ball field
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Then they rebuilt
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Talk about tough people

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

Pre-chorus:
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There were plenty of times she could’ve gave up
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But she didn’t
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No, she fought like hell ‘til she rang that bell in Memphis

Chorus:
Db           Gb
Oh there’s a whole lotta bad in the world out there
Db          Gb
Oh and it’s hard to keep goin’ when it don’t seem fair
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Keep on fighting when you’re back’s against the wall
Gb
Keep on getting back up when you fall
Ab
Keep on keeping your head held high
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‘Cause I  still believe
Gb
Hard work pays off
Gb
Good beats evil
                                  Db
And tough times make tough people

Verse 3:
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It’s a single mom working two jobs a day
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And a farmer barely getting by needing rain
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It’s a grandma waiting tables working through the pain
Gb
It’s a cop on a call running in gun drawn
Gb
‘Cause a shooter’s in a schoolhouse hallway

Chorus:
Db           Gb
Oh there’s a whole lotta bad in the world out there
Db          Gb
Oh and it’s hard to keep goin’ when it don’t seem fair
Ab
Keep on fighting when you’re back’s against the wall
Gb
Keep on getting back up when you fall
Ab
Keep on keeping your head held high
       Bbm Ab Db   Gb
‘Cause I  still believe
Gb
Hard work pays off
Gb
Good beats evil
                              Db   Ab Gb
And tough times make tough people
           Bbm  Ab
Oh tough people
Db Gb
 Yeah

Verse 4:
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He was dog tags, boots, and Army green
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Shipped off somewhere to keep us all free
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Came back in a box with a flag on it
Gb
Hits home don’t it
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Talk about tough people
                          Db     Ab Gb
Man talk about some tough people
                          Db      Ab Gb
Man talk about some tough people

Out-Chorus:
Db           Gb
Oh there’s a whole lotta bad in the world out there
Db          Gb
Oh and it’s hard to keep goin’ when it don’t seem fair
    Bbm Ab      Gb
But I  still believe
Gb
Hard work pays off
Ab
Good beats evil
Gb                                Db Gb
And tough times make tough people
                     Db            Gb
Yeah sure makes some tough people
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