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Street Tough (Vocal) Chords

Music by: Ben E. King
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[Intro 1]
[G][Gm][A][G][C#m][A][Bm]
[C#m][Gm][Bm][C#m][Gm][A][Gm]
[Bm][B][C#m][Gm][Bm]
[Gm]Living on the city street

[Verse 1]
[Bm]tough
[D]Living on the [Gm]city street [Bm]tough[B]
[A]Living on the [Gm]city street [A]tough
When you're street [C#m]tough

[Verse 2]
You [Gm]came down [A]the ups and down
[Gm]s of life turnin' you round
You got to keep on moving
[A]on[Bm][C#m]
[A]Places you [Gm]know,
people you see thats [G]where you find
The answers [Gm]to survive,
[A]learning things as you[Bm] go[Gm]
[C#m]And now you're travel[Bm]ing
down the path
Of life where only [C#m]fools dare to go
[A]And eve[Bm]n though you're losing[Gm]
[C#m]You know you just can't let it show

[Verse 3]
When you're street [Gm]tough[A]
[C#m]You got to learn to be strong
When you're street [Gm]tough[A]
[Gm]You got to take [C#m]care of your own[D]
Street [Gm]tough[A]
Win [C#m]or lose live or die
Street [Gm]tough[A]
[C#m]When you're street t[Gm]ough

[Verse 4]
And through the [A]years
you hold [Gm]your tears
You have to face,
you got to [A]to survive[Gm][Gm][A]
[Gm]Doing the things you got to do,
you know you're better
If you want to stay
[C#m]alive (stay alive)[A]

[Verse 5]
You're [Bm]traveling down the path
Of life where only [C#m]fools dare to [A]go
[Gm]And [D]even though you'[Bm]re losing[D]
You know you [C#m]just can't let it show
When you're street [Gm]tough[A]
[Gm]You [C#m]got to try for yourself
When you're street [Gm]tough
You got to [C#m]fight like [Gm]hell to
get somewhere
Street [A]tough
[Gm]There's [C#m]nobody out there
who really cares
Street [Gm]tough[A]
Lord, [Gm]when you're street [C#m]tough

[Verse 6]
Living on the city street [Gm]tough[A][Gm]

[Interlude 1]
[Bm][C#m][Gm][Bm][Gm][D][Gm][A]
[Gm][C#m][Gm][A][Gm][C#m][Gm]
[A][F#m][A][Gm][A]
[Gm][A][Gm]

[Verse 7]
And now you're [Gm]traveling
down [D]the path
[Gm]Of life where [C#m]only fools dare to g[A]o
[Gm]And even though you lose some[D]times
[Bm]You just[D] can't let[Gm]
it show

[Verse 8]
When you're street [Gm]tough
[A][Gm][Bm][C#m]
Living on the [Gm]city street [C#m]tough
Living on the [Gm]city street tough
[A][Gm][Gm]
Living on the city street
[Bb]tough[Gm]

[Verse 9]
[Gm]Round and round the [Bb]chances
[Gm]go
Where you'll stop nobody knows
When you're street tough
Lord, when you're street tough[C#m]
[Gm]Whats right for you is wrong for t[Bb]hem
[Gm]Don't wanna hurt nobody but you
got [Bb]to m[Gm]ake it for yourself

[Verse 10]
When [Gm]you're [Gm]stre[D]et[Gm]
[A]tou[Gm]gh[A][Gm]
[Bb]Living on the [Gm]city street [A]tough
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