Chords:
G 320022/320002
C x32010
D xx0323
(NOTE: Each chord in the song lasts for 4 beats)
(If there's a dash (-) The chord is only one beat)
Intro:
G, C, D, G
[G-] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [C]tough,
[D] When you get knocked down you gotta get back [G]up,
[G] I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer but I [C]know enough to know,
[D] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [G]tough.
[G] I lit my brain with rot-gut wh[C]isky,
[D] 'Till my pain was chicken f[G]ried,
[G] And I had dudes with badges [C]frisk me,
[D] And Teach me how to swallow [G]pride,
[G] I took advice no fool would t[C]ake,
[D] I got some habits I can't [G]shake,
[G] I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer but I [C]know enough to know,
[D] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [G]tough.
[G-] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [C]tough,
[D] When you get knocked down you gotta get back [G]up,
[G] That's the way it is in life and [C]love,
[D] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [G]tough.
G, C, D, G
[G] I've been up and down and down and [C]out,
[D] I've been left and right and [G]wrong,
[G] Well I walk the walk and I run my [C]mouth,
[D] Been on that short end for too [G]long,
[G] Well if they get medals for honky-tonk [C]wars,
[D] Hell, I'd keep mine in my chest-of-dr[G]awers,
[G] With my RS Bills and Divorce Papers and [C]all that stuff,
[D] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [G]tough.
[G-] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [C]tough,
[D] When you get knocked down you gotta get [G]back up,
[G] I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer but I [C]know enough to know,
[D] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [G]tough.
[G] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [C]tough.
C, G-, C-, G-, D-, G-
They're a little longer than one beat but not quite two beats.
G 320022/320002
C x32010
D xx0323
(NOTE: Each chord in the song lasts for 4 beats)
(If there's a dash (-) The chord is only one beat)
Intro:
G, C, D, G
[G-] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [C]tough,
[D] When you get knocked down you gotta get back [G]up,
[G] I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer but I [C]know enough to know,
[D] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [G]tough.
[G] I lit my brain with rot-gut wh[C]isky,
[D] 'Till my pain was chicken f[G]ried,
[G] And I had dudes with badges [C]frisk me,
[D] And Teach me how to swallow [G]pride,
[G] I took advice no fool would t[C]ake,
[D] I got some habits I can't [G]shake,
[G] I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer but I [C]know enough to know,
[D] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [G]tough.
[G-] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [C]tough,
[D] When you get knocked down you gotta get back [G]up,
[G] That's the way it is in life and [C]love,
[D] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [G]tough.
G, C, D, G
[G] I've been up and down and down and [C]out,
[D] I've been left and right and [G]wrong,
[G] Well I walk the walk and I run my [C]mouth,
[D] Been on that short end for too [G]long,
[G] Well if they get medals for honky-tonk [C]wars,
[D] Hell, I'd keep mine in my chest-of-dr[G]awers,
[G] With my RS Bills and Divorce Papers and [C]all that stuff,
[D] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [G]tough.
[G-] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [C]tough,
[D] When you get knocked down you gotta get [G]back up,
[G] I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer but I [C]know enough to know,
[D] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [G]tough.
[G] If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be [C]tough.
C, G-, C-, G-, D-, G-
They're a little longer than one beat but not quite two beats.