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Cooper Alan – Tough Ones Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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

INTRO
   D#       G#     Cm    G#

VERSE
 D#
Love ain't supposed to
be a walk in the park
       G#
If it was we'd all have it
      D#
It's more like a blindfold
reach in the dark
            G#
And you're lucky if you can grab it
          Cm
Now your hand's in mine
           A#
I'm gonna keep you close
    G#
No matter what curves or
roads gonna throw

    G#     D#  D#
We won't let go
       A#   D#    D#
'Cause we both know

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CHORUS
                    D#
We're gonna be the strong ones
                         A#
Still standing when the hell comes
                       Cm7
Still running when the well runs dry
         A#                G#
Still believing when the sun don't shine
                   D#
Ain't afraid of a hard day's night
                    Gm
Won't quit when it don't go right
                          Cm7
Let the world bring your dance on
A#                          G#
Girl, we're gonna be the tough ones
                 D#   G#
Yeah, the tough ones

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

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CHORUS
                    D#
We're gonna be the strong ones
                         A#
Still standing when the hell comes
                       Cm7
Still running when the well runs dry
         A#                G#
Still believing when the sun don't shine
                   D#
Ain't afraid of a hard day's night
                    Gm
Won't quit when it don't go right
                          Cm7
Let the world bring your dance on
A#                          G#
Girl, we're gonna be the tough ones
                 D#   G#  Cm7 A# G#
Yeah, the tough ones

BREAK
    Cm7                      A#
We found each other by the grace of God
       G#                              G#
So we better give it all the give we got

CHORUS
                   D#
We're gonna be the strong ones
                         A#
Still standing when the hell comes
                       Cm7
Still running when the well runs dry
         A#                G#
Still believing when the sun don't shine
                   D#
Ain't afraid of a hard day's night
                    Gm7      Gm
Won't quit when it don't go right
                          Cm7
Let the world bring your dance on
A#                          G#
Girl, we're gonna be the tough ones

OUTRO
                          Cm7
Let the world bring your dance on
A#                          G#
Girl, we're gonna be the tough ones
                    D#   G#  Cm  A# D#
Yeah, the tough ones
   D#       G#       Cm    Cm    G#

How to play Tough Ones: key, chords and progression

Tough Ones by Cooper Alan is centred on E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). The song uses 7 chords: D#, G#, Cm, A#, Cm7, Gm and Gm7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Cm7 – A# – G# – D# (vi7 – V – IV – I in E♭ major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes C, F, Am, G, Am7, Em, Em7 (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G# chord on guitar (466544) — G♯G♯ B♯ D♯

Cm7 chord on guitar (x35343) — Cm7C E♭ G B♭

Gm7 chord on guitar (353333) — Gm7G B♭ D F

Tough Ones chords: questions

What key is Tough Ones in?

Tough Ones by Cooper Alan is centred on E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Tough Ones?

Tough Ones uses 7 chords: D#, G#, Cm, A#, Cm7, Gm, Gm7.

What is the chord progression of Tough Ones?

The main progression is Cm7 – A# – G# – D# (vi7 – V – IV – I).

Is Tough Ones easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes C, F, Am, G, Am7, Em, Em7 (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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

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