TOUGH LUCK
Music and Words by Chris Ralph and Paul Denson
www.jaspertrap.com
Cadd9 – x, 3, 2, 0, 3, 3
G – 3, 2, 0, 0, 3, 3
Dsus4 – x, 0, 0, 2, 3, 3
Em7 – 0, 2, 2, 0, 3, 3
D/F# - 2, 0, 0, 2, 3, 2
Asus4 – x, 0, 2, 2, 3, 3
Four Bar Intro plus Piano riff.
Cadd9, G, Dsus4 x 4
VERSE 1
Cadd9 G Dsus4
I’ve been up, I’ve been down,
Cadd9
I should’ve shown you all around,
G Dsus4
I wanna know what you know,
Cadd9
Cos then we’ll find that you don’t know,
G Dsus4
Nothing, yeah-ah,
Cadd9 G Dsus4
You’ll never be nothing, yeah-ah-ah,
VERSE 2
Cadd9 G Dsus4
You forced in, you want out,
Cadd9
Now you see what it’s all about,
G Dsus4
Giving up is just like you,
Cadd9
Can’t we just see this one through?
G Dsus4
One time, yeah-ah,
Cadd9 G Dsus4
You’ll never be nothing, yeah-ah,
CHORUS
Cadd9 G
Tough luck, ya fallen in the dark,
Em7 Dsus4
Which way should I go now, I thought you’d show me how-ow-ow,
Cadd9 G
Jump down, you think ya something now,
Em7 Dsus4 (Hold)
You’re no better than the rest of u-us,
VERSE 3
Cadd9 G Dsus4
Love in, Run out,
Cadd9
Never give without a doubt,
G Dsus4
Let things turn in your mind,
Cadd9
What can you see before you’re blind?
G Dsus4
Only, yeah-ah,
Cadd9 G Dsus4
It’s only what they want you to see
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jasper_trap/tough_luck_crd.html ]
CHORUS
Cadd9 G
Tough luck, ya fallen in the dark,
Em7 Dsus4
Which way should I go now, I thought you’d show me how-ow-ow,
Cadd9 G
Jump down, you think ya something now,
Em7 Dsus4
You’re no better than the rest of u-us,
Cadd9 G
Tough luck, ya fallen in the dark,
Em7 Dsus4
Which way should I go now, I thought you’d show me how-ow-ow,
Cadd9 G
Jump down, you think ya something now,
Em7 Dsus4 (Hold)
You’re no better than the rest of u-us,
MIDDLE 8th
Em7 Dsus4
Cos when you’re dead and gone,
Cadd9 G
You leave things behind and life goes on.
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G
Will you fade away, or burn out another way
D/F#
Yeah yeah
Asus4
Yeah yeah
Cadd9 Dsus4
Yeah yeah
SOLO
Cadd9, G, Em7, Dsus4 x 4
CHORUS (just acoustic)
Cadd9 G
Tough luck, ya fallen in the dark,
Em7 Dsus4
Which way should I go now, I thought you’d show me how-ow-ow,
Cadd9 G
Jump down, you think ya something now,
Em7 Dsus4
You’re no better than the rest of u-us,
CHORUS X 2 (With Pauses after ‘Tough Luck’)
Cadd9 G
Tough luck, ya fallen in the dark,
Em7 Dsus4
Which way should I go now, I thought you’d show me how-ow-ow,
Cadd9 G
Jump down, you think ya something now,
Em7 Dsus4
You’re no better than the rest of u-us,
Cadd9, G, Em7, Dsus4
Cadd9, G, Em7, Dsus4
HaaaaaaaHaaaa
Cadd9, G, Em7, Dsus4
HaaaaaaaHaaaa
Cadd9, G, Em7, Dsus4
HaaaaaaaHaaaa
Cadd9, G, Em7, Dsus4 (Guitar riff)
Cadd9, G, Em7, Dsus4
Cadd9, G, Em7, Dsus4
Cadd9, G, Em7, Dsus4
End on Cadd9
