If Youre Gonna Be Dumb You Gotta Be Tough chords

If your gonna be dumb, you gotta be tou[D#]gh
[F]When you get knocked down you gotta get back [A#]up,
I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer but [D#]I know enough, to know,
[F]If your gonna be dumb, you gotta be tou[A#]gh

I lit my brain with rotgut whis[D#]ky
[F]Till my pain was chicken fri[A#]ed
I've had dudes with badges frisk [D#]me,
[F]Teach me how to swallow pri[A#]de

I took advice no fool would ta[D#]ke
[F]I got some habits, I can't sha[A#]ke
I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer but [D#]I know enough, to know,
[F]If your gonna be dumb, you gotta be tou[A#]gh

If your gonna be dumb, you gotta be tou[D#]gh!
[F]When you get knocked down you gotta get back [A#]up.
That's the way it is in life and lo[D#]ve
[F]If your gonna be dumb you gotta be tou[A#]gh.

I've been up and down and down and o[D#]ut
[F]I've been left and right and wro[A#]ng
Will walk the walk and run my mou[D#]th
[F]Been on that short end for to lo[A#]ng
But if they gave metals for honkie tonk [D#]f#ck$ng wars
[F]Hell I'd keep mine in my chest o' drawe[A#]rs
Well my IRS bills and divorce papers and [D#]all that stuff
[F]If your gonna be dumb, you gotta be toug[D#]h!

EVERYBODY!

If your gonna be dumb, you gotta be tou[D#]gh!
[F]When you get knocked down you gotta get back [A#]up.
I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer but [D#]I know enough, to know,
[F]If your gonna be dumb, you gotta be tou[A#]gh
[F]If your gonna be dumb, you gotta be tou[A#]gh

One more time!
If your gonna be dumb, you gotta be tou[A#]gh

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