Tough People Chords by Drew Baldridge

[Intro]
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[Verse]
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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
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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
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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]
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Oh there's a whole lotta bad in the world out there
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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
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Keep on getting back up when you fall
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Keep on keeping your head held high
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'cause I still believe
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Hard work pays off
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Good beats evil
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And tough times make tough people


[Verse]
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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
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It's a cop on a call running in gun drawn
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'cause a shooter's in a schoolhouse hallway


[Chorus]
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Oh there's a whole lotta bad in the world out there ■ 
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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
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Keep on getting back up when you fall
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Keep on keeping your head held high
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'cause I still believe
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Hard work pays off
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Good beats evil
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And tough times make tough people ■ 


[Bridge]
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Oh tough people ■ 
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Yeah
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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
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Hits home don't it
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Talk about tough people


[Chorus]
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■  Man talk about some tough people ■ 
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■  Oh there's a whole lotta bad in the world out there ■ 
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Oh and it's hard to keep goin' when it don't seem fair
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But I still ■  believe ■ 
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Hard work pays off
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Good beats evil
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And tough times make tough people ■ 


[End]
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■  Yeah sure makes some tough people ■  ■  ■