#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From: TLMISSILDINE@aol.com Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 15:31:41 EDT Subject: tougher than nails joe diffie INtro - E - A = 4x's (verse 1) E A Little boy walks in with a bloody nose, E A E D A Got beat up on his way home from school, aga-in, E A His dad caught him running out the back, E A E A E Tears in his eyes and a baseball bat, oo revenge, (bridge) C#m Bsus B Said son I won't stop ya, but before you go, A Bsus-B-C#m Let me tell you a little story bout the toughest man I know, (chorus) A B E You hit him and he just turns the other cheek, A B C#m - B Don't think for a minute he was weak, A B Cause in the end he showed them, E B A He was any-thing but frail, C#m Bsus-B They hammered him to a cross, E - A = 2x's But he was tougher than nails, (verse 2) E A Well he droped that bat like it weighed a ton, E A E A D A Father put his arms around his son and said, just let it go--oo, E A Believe me I've been in your shoes, E A E A E Had to ask myself what would Jesus do, here's what I know, (bridge) C#m Bsus B Whenever I'm in doubt, I look up what he said, A Bsus B-C#m It's all there in the good book, in black and white and red, (chorus) A B E Hit him and he just turns the other cheek, A B C#m - B Don't think for a minute he was weak, A B Cause in the end he showed them, E B A He was any-thing but frail, C#m Bsus-B They hammered him to a cross, E - A But he was tougher than nails, A B Yea in the end he showed them, E B A He was any-thing but frail, C#m Bsus-B They hammered him to a cross, E - A - E - A But he was tougher than nails, E - A - E - A E Tougher than nails, oh, oh, oh,