( 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