Quavo ft Lana Del Rey – Tough Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Quavo ft Lana Del Rey – Tough Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsGD/F#EmBmCG/BBDE

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These are Tough Chords by Quavo ft Lana Del Rey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G D/F# Em  Bm  C
G D/F# Em  Bm  C

[Chorus]
Em
Tough like the
scuff on a pair
               Bm
of old leather boots
Bm
Like the blue-collar,
red-dirt attitude
C
Like a .38 made out
of brass
G
Tough like the
stuff in your
D/F#
grandpa's glass
Em
Life's gonna do
what it does
Bm
Sure as the good
Lord's up above
    C
I'm cut like a
diamond shinin'
       G  D/F#
in the rough
Em
Tough
Em
Tough

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[Verse 1]
Em
Come on, take a
ride with me
         Bm
Like the 808s
beatin' in
the trunk in
Atlanta,
       C
it was tough
C
It was kinda
hard for me
G
Crawlin' through
the
mud, I couldn't
D/F#
find love, then
        Em
we came up
Em
Look at what we
are, baby
Bm
Standin' through
the storm,
still shinin' like a
               C
diamond in the rough
Still shinin', and
       G
that's hard
       D/F#
If you ever lost
 someonе
         Em
that you love

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[Pre-Chorus]
Em
Through the pain,
gotta show
'em, givе 'em light
Bm
Still family if
you're wrong
or you're right
C
No matter, we together
         G
It's not somethin'
that you wanna do, it's
G/B
just somethin' you
goin' through

[Chorus]
Em
Tough like the scuff
on a pair of old
        Bm
leather boots
Bm
Like the blue-collar,
red-dirt attitude
C
Like a .38 made
out of brass
G
Tough like the
stuff in
     D/F#
your grandpa's
glass
Em
Life's gonna do
what it does
Bm
Sure as the good
Lord's up above
    C
I'm cut like a
diamond shinin'
       G  D/F#
in the rough
Em
Tough
Hard

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[Verse 2]
Em
Tell me how it's
hard for you
         Bm
Like the nickel
on the
strings in your
good old Gibson
   C
guitar
C
Tell me what it
feel like
         G
Like the smoke in
the drawl of your
 D/F#
"Y'all" and
the way
         Em
you talk slow
Em
Oh yeah, yeah
         Bm
Like the songs
that your
mama sang to you
        C
And the way that
it makes
you tell the truth
       G
If you come from
where you
B
come, then you
          Em
were born tough

[Bridge]
G     D
Here, say
where you
     C
come from
     Em
It's not what
you
wanna do,
D
it's what you're
gonna do
G    D
Now, it's
no place
   C
to run
   Em
If that's what
you're
gonna do, what
am I gonna do?
(Tough)
[Chorus]
Em
Tough like the scuff
on a pair of
             Bm
 old leather boots
Like the blue-collar,
red-dirt
attitude
       C
(Yeah, yeah)
C
Like a .38 made
out of brass
G
Tough like the
stuff in your
G/B
grandpa's glass
           Em
(Grandpa's glass)
Em
Life's gonna do what
it does (Ooh)
Bm
Sure as the good
Lord's up above
C
I'm cut like a
diamond
shinin' in the
G B
rough (Shine, shine)
E
Tough

[Outro]
Em
You wanna come to the
Nawf? (Mm-hm)
Bm
I'll show you around
C
That's why I said,
"Come take a ride
with me"
G     B
When?
          Em
Whenever, whenever
you ready
           Bm
Call on me, brr
C
I'll give it back when
I get there
G     B           Em
Aight, that's a bet

Watch: Quavo, Lana Del Rey - Tough

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How to play Tough: key, chords and progression

Tough by Quavo ft Lana Del Rey sits in E minor (one sharp: F♯), and you need 9 chords to play it: G, D/F#, Em, Bm, C, G/B, B, D and E.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – Bm – C – G (i – v – VI – III in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bm and B are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

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Tough chords: questions

What key is Tough in?

Tough by Quavo ft Lana Del Rey is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Tough?

Tough uses 9 chords: G, D/F#, Em, Bm, C, G/B, B, D, E.

What is the chord progression of Tough?

The main progression is Em – Bm – C – G (i – v – VI – III).

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