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Cooper Alan – Tough Ones Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
   C       F        Am      F

VERSE:
 C
Love ain't supposed to be
a walk in the park
       F
If it was we'd all have it
      C
It's more like a blindfold
reach in the dark
            F
And you're lucky if you
can grab it
          Am
Now your hand's in mine
           G
I'm gonna keep you close
    F
No matter what curves or
roads gonna throw
    F     C  C
We won't let go
       G   C    C
'Cause we both know

CHORUS:
                    C
We're gonna be the strong ones
                         G
Still standing when the hell comes
                       Am7
Still running when the well
runs dry
         G                F
Still believing when the sun
don't shine
                   C
Ain't afraid of a hard day's night
                    Em
Won't quit when it don't go right
                          Am7
Let the world bring your dance on
G                          F
Girl, we're gonna be the tough ones
                 C   F
Yeah, the tough ones

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VERSE:
       C
There ain't gonna say
there won't be some days
         F
That'll give us all we can take
        C
But we won't back down
               C
We'll make it through somehow
        F
We can lean on love and faith
       F
We're never gonna break

CHORUS:
                    C
We're gonna be the strong ones
                         G
Still standing when the hell comes
                       Am7
Still running when the well
runs dry
         G                F
Still believing when the sun
don't shine
                   C
Ain't afraid of a hard day's night
                    Em
Won't quit when it don't go right
                          Am7
Let the world bring your dance on
G                          F
Girl, we're gonna be the tough ones
                 C   F  Am7 G F
Yeah, the tough ones

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BREAK:
    Am7                      G
We found each other by the grace
of God
       F
So we better give it
                 F
all the give we got

CHORUS:
                    C
We're gonna be the strong ones
                         G
Still standing when the hell comes
                       Am7
Still running when the well runs dry
         G                F
Still believing when the sun
don't shine
                   C
Ain't afraid of a hard day's night
                    Em7      Em
Won't quit when it don't go right
                          Am7
Let the world bring your dance on
G                          F
Girl, we're gonna be the tough ones

OUTRO:
                          Am7
Let the world bring your dance on
G                          F
Girl, we're gonna be the tough ones
                    C   F  Am  G C
Yeah, the tough ones
   C       F       Am    Am    F

How to play Tough Ones: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Tough Ones by Cooper Alan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Tough Ones by Cooper Alan is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 7 chords in all: C, F, Am, G, Am7, Em and Em7.

The backbone of the song is Am7 – G – F – C (vi7 – V – IV – I in C major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.