Play Tough Chords
Play Tough by The Apples In Stereo is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, D, Em and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
C G
E|-------8--10p8--------7--------|
B|-----8---8----8---8-----8---8--|
G|--/9------------9---------7----|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
G D Em
Saturday you woke me up from a dream
Bm
Torn out of the pages of a magazine
C G C
You gotta play tough, my love (whoa-ooh-whoa)
G C
You gotta play cool (whoa-ooh-whoa)
G
You gotta play tough, my love
Chorus riff:
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------5-5-3-3-2-2-0-0--|
E|--5-5-3-3-2-2-0-0------------------|
When you play me for a fool
(When you play me for a)
G D Em
Saturday you woke me up into a drag (a drag)
Bm
Peaches in the creases of a plastic bag (a bag)
Chorus
Bridge:
C G
(When you play me for a fool
C G
A fool
C G
A fool
(When you play me for a)
G D Em
Saturday is not the ideal day to break up (to break)
Bm
Don't you know it takes a little time to wake up (to wake)
Chorus
Bridge