Tough Little Boys
By Gary Allan
D xx0232 Dmaj7 xx0222
D7 xx0212 Gm 355333
Bm x24432 G 355433
C# x4xxxx Bm2 x20032
A X03330
At the end of each chorus, Gm is 4 beats, the strum D (1 beat) the note C#, Bm2 (1 beat) and
A(1 beat and hold for 3 beats). Outro is Gm (4 beats) D (1 beat), the note C#, Bm2 (1 beat), G (One beat,
hold 1 beat) Em (1 beat) A (1 beat) D strumed slowly.
[Intro]
G D Bm G A D
[Verse 1]
D Dmaj7
I never once backed down from a punch
D7 G
Well, I'd take it square on the chin
Gm D Bm
Well I found out fast, a bully’s just that
G Em A
And you’ve got to stand up to him
D Dmaj7
So I didn't cry when I got a black eye
D7 G
As bad as it hurt I just grinned
Gm D Bm
But when tough little boys grow up to be Dads
G A D
They turn into big babies again
Bm G
Scared me to death when you took your first steps
D A D
Well I'd fall everytime you fell down
Bm G F#
your first day at school, I cried like a fool
Em A
I followed your school bus to town
[Chorus]
D Dmaj7
Well I didn't cry when old Yeller died
D7 G
At least not in front of my friends
Gm D C# Bm2 A
But when tough little boys grow up to be Dads
G A D
They turn into big babies again
[Interlude]
Gm D C# Bm2 A G A D
[Verse 2]
D Dmaj7
Well I'm a grown man but as strong as I am
D7 G
Well sometimes it's hard to believe
Gm D Bm
How one little girl with little blonde curls
G Em A
Can totally terrify me
D Dmaj7
If you were to ask, my wife would just laugh
D7 G
She'd say I know all about men
Gm D Bm
How tough little boys grow up to be Dads
G A D
They turn into big babies again
Bm G
Well I know one day I'll give you away
D A D
And I'm gonna to stand there and smile
Bm G F#
But when I get home and I'm all alone
Em A
I'll sit in your room for a while
[Chorus]
D Dmaj7
Well I didn't cry when old Yeller died
D7 G
At least not in front of my friends
Gm D C# Bm2 A
But when tough little boys grow up to be Dads
G A D
They turn into big babies again
Gm D C# Bm A
When tough little boys grow up to be Dads
G A D
They turn into big babies again
[Outro]
G D C# Bm A G Em A D