Times Are Getting Tough Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][D][A][D]
[Bm]I'd like to

[Verse 1]
[D]drive
through the gates of paradise,
but I can't [A]go [D]that far.
I just can't afford the gas,
cause [E]I'm D -double -O [A]-R.
[G]That ain't the only [D]four -letter word
I've lately had to [A]use
What [D]once was a happy [G]cab -free man
[D]has the P -L [A]-U -G [D]blues
[A]I g[D]ot in some trouble with Uncle Sam
about some tax he [A]said I [D]owed
[A]He [D]told me about the interest
and the penalties
and I [E]watched that figure [A]grow
He [G]asked me what I had for col[D]lateral,
he [Bm]said, [D]boy, you made a big mis[A]take
But [D]I laughed last and I[G] laughed best
[D]cause I didn't have a [A]thing to [D]take[A][D]
[G]Lean days without a d[D]ime
can make an [A]honest man
think about [D]life or crime
[G]Things get rough and they
[Bm]get a rougher
[D]Times are getting [A]tough,
but I'm a getting [D]tougher
Times are getting [A]tough,
[D]but I'm[A] a getting tou[D]gher
[G]Hey buddy,
I'm talkin' about tough [D]times
[E]The kind that make you [Bm]holler,
[E]cause you know you get closer
to standin' in the welfare [A]line[G][D][A][D]
Now all you people who sweat and toil,
you'll hold your dollar [A]every [D]day.
Don't you forget there's
always somebody
who can [E]take what you have [A]away.
[G]It's an old story, but [D]it's true
No one can take you [A]so
[D]Money can't buy a [G]lover's [D]smile
Or a gentle [A]hand to [D]hold
[G]Lean days without [D]a dime
Can make an [A]honest man
think about [D]life
Things [G]get rough and they
[Bm]get a tougher
[D]Times are getting [A]tough,
[D]but I'm[A] a getting tou[D]gher
Times are getting [A]tough,
[D]but I'm[A] a getting tou[D]gher

[Outro 1]
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