Tough

( G ) i wanted lace , i wanted pearls to be a princess like the other girls but life came hard to my front door and i grew up tryin’ to ( C ) even up the score ( Chorus ) ( G ) tough , i ain’t ( C ) never been nothin’ but ( G ) tough all my ( C ) edges have always been ( G ) rough but jesus ( Bm ) loves me ( C ) anyway oh ( G ) back off there ain’t ( C ) nothin’ wrong with a woman who got a little ( G ) backbone just ( Em ) wait till you ( Bm ) taste her kind of ( C ) love ( G ) you want a shy little thing a pretty little high - heeled thing you’re gonna cry if i don’t polish ( C ) up ( G ) tough the way i see it , the hand of fate did me a favor with the ( C ) parts he dealt my ( G ) way found out real fast life is a game you’re out real quick if you don’t ( C ) know how to ( G ) play Chorus ( Em ) i’ll be serious , you ain’t fooled me much ( C ) you’re just still hangin’ ’round so you can try your luck with ( G ) tough , i ain’t ( C ) never been nothin’ but ( G ) tough all my ( C ) edges have always been ( G ) rough you want a shy little thing a pretty little high - heeled thing you’re gonna cry if i don’t polish ( C ) up you know what i gotta say about that is ( G ) tough