When The Going Gets Tough chords

Billy Ocean

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When the going gets tough.  
The tough get going,  
tough, tough,  
huh, huh, huh hoh 
When the going gets tough,  
the tough gets ready,  
tough, tough, huh, huh, 

G  Em G  Em 

G        Em       G        Em 
Yeah     ooh,      do do do da 
G                  Em          
I got something to tell you.   
G                  C 
I got something to say 
          G                 Em       
I'm gonna put this dream in motion.   
          G                   C 
Never let nothing stand in my way 
                    G     Em          
When the going gets tough.             
    D          G    Em  D 
The tough gets going. 

              G                Em   
I'm gonna get myself cross the river.   
           G                    C 
That's the price I'm willing to pay.  
          G                  Em    
I'm gonna make you stand and deliver.  
            G                         C 
And give me love in the old-fashioned way, woh 
D   Em           C                    
Dar-lin.    I'll climb any mountain.   
D   Em           C      D 
Dar-lin.    I'll do anything 

 
G                 Em               D 
Ooh, (ooh). Can I touch you (can I touch you). 
    G                           Em  D 
And do the things that lovers do. 
G                 Em              D     
Ooh,( ooh). wanna hold you (wanna hold you).   
  G                         Em    D 
I gotta get it through to you. oooh 
             G                      Em 
And when the going gets tough. (The tough gets going) 
         D                      C 
When the going gets rough. (The tough gets rough) 
C                        G Em, G Em  
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey    

          G                Em  
I'm gonna buy me a one-way ticket.   
G                       C 
Nothing's gonna hold me back. 
     G                        Em 
Your love's like a slow train coming (slow train coming). 
          G                       C 
And I can feel it coming down the track (woah) 
D   Em           C                    
Dar-lin.    I'll climb any mountain.   
D   Em           C      D 
Dar-lin.    I'll do anything 

(CHORUS) 
     
    Em        D                      G 
Hit it.  wooh woh oh oh  Yeah, yeah, yeah, 

(Sax bit) 

D   Em            C 
Dar-lin.     I'll climb any mountain.   
D   Em            C 
Dar-lin.     I'll swim any sea. 
D   Em            C  
Dar-lin.     I'll reach for the heavens.  
D   Em            C                D 
Dar-lin.     With you lovin' me.   Oooh (oooh) 

G                 Em               D    
Ooh, (ooh). Can I touch you (can I touch you).  
    G                           Em D 
And do the things that lovers do. 
G                 Em              D 
Ooh,( ooh). wanna hold you (wanna hold you).   
  G                       Em 
I gotta get it through to you. oooh 

         G                  Em                        
When the going gets tough. (Going gets tough).   
D                  C 
going gets rough. (Going gets rough).  
         G 
When the Going gets tough..........