{title: Tougher than the rest}
{artist: Bruce Springsteen}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 99}
{key: F}
{meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06}
{meta: url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XQX-zRVK-w}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[F] [C] [Bb] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
well it's Saturday [F]night, you're all dressed [Bb]up in [C]blue
I've been watching you a[Bb]while, maybe you been [F]watching me [C]too
so somebody ran [F]out, left somebody's [Bb]heart [F]in a [C]mess
well if you're looking for [Bb]love, honey, I'm [F] tougher [C]than the [F]rest
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{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
some girls they want a handsome [F]Dan, or some [Bb]good-lookin' [C]Joe
on their arm, some [Bb]girls like a sweet-talkin' [F]Rome[C]o
well 'round here [F]baby, I learned you [Bb]get what [F]you can [C]get
so if you're rough enough for [Bb]love, honey, I'm [F] tougher [C]than the [F]rest
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{start_of_part: Bridge}
the road is [Dm]dark [Bb] and it's a thin, thin [F]line
but I want you to [Bb]know I'll walk it for you [C]any [F]time
maybe your other boy[Dm]friends couldn't pass the [F]test
well if you're rough and ready for [Bb]love, honey, I'm [F] tougher [C]than the [F]rest
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{start_of_part: Solo}
[F] [C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[F] [C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
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{start_of_part: Bridge}
the road is [Dm]dark [Bb] and it's a thin, thin [F]line
but I want you to [Bb]know I'll walk it for you [C]any [F]time
maybe your other boy[Dm]friends couldn't pass the [F]test
well if you're rough and ready for [Bb]love, honey, I'm [F] tougher [C]than the [F]rest
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{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
well it ain't no [F]secret, I've been around a [Bb]time or [C]two
well I don't know [Bb]baby, maybe you've [F]been around [C]too
well there's another [F]dance, all you gotta [Bb]do [F]is say [C]yes
and if you're rough and ready for [Bb]love, honey, I'm [F] tougher [C]than the [F]rest
if you're rough enough for [Bb]love, baby I'm [F] tougher [C]than the [F]rest
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{start_of_part: Solo}
[F] [C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[F] [C] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
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