Roger Allen Wade - If You're Gonna Be Dumb(You Gotta Be Tough) Submitted By: Strat Man 67 EMail: [email protected] Tuning:Standard [Intro] G|G|C|D|G C If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be tough D G When you get knocked down you gotta get back up I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer C BUt I know enough to know D G If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be tough C I lit my Brain with rot-gut whiskey D G Till my pain was chicken fried C And I had dudes with badges frisk me D G And teach me how to swallow pride C I took advice no fool would take D G I got some habits I can't shake I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer C But I know enough to know D G If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be tough C If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be tough D G When you get knocked down you gotta get back up C That's the way it is with life and love D G If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be tough [Break] C|D|G G C I've been up and down and down and out D G I've been left and right and wrong C Well I walk the walk and run my mouth D G Been on that short end for too long C Well if they gave medals for honky-tonk wars D G Hell I'd keep mine in my chest of drawers C With my IRS bills and divorce papers and all that stuff D G Hell If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be tough C If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be tough D G When you get knocked down you gotta get back up I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer C BUt I know enough to know D G If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be tough D G If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be tough