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Jordan Davis - Tough To Tie Down Chords

Chord reference G, C, Em, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑

[G] [C] [C] [G]She’s got too much run and too much wild, [C]she don’t hold back, no she don’t hide [G]She’s always drifting and always dreaming, [Em] [D]she’s good at loving and better at leaving

[C]Damn those airplanes and, [C]damn those fast trains and [G]Damn those interstates, [D]they always keep calling her [C]So damn easy for her to leave me, [Em][D][C]but as long as this world’s spinning ’round [C]I’m gonna love her, [C][G]damn she’s so [C]tough to tie down

[G]It’s who she is so she can’t see, [C]that her gypsy side is killing me [G]And I told myself I should call it quits, [Em][D]but before I can, she’s gone again

[C]Damn those airplanes and, [C]damn those fast trains and [G]Damn those interstates, [D]they always keep calling her [C]So damn easy for her to leave me, [Em][D][C]but as long as this world’s spinning ’round [C]I’m gonna love her, [C][Em]damn [D]she’s so [C] [Em] [D]tough to tie down

[C][D]Yeah she knows how to get to me, get to me, [D]she can get to me, get to me [C][D]Yeah she knows just how to leave, how to leave, [D]she’s always leaving me like

[C]Damn those airplanes and, [C]damn those fast trains and [G]Damn those interstates, [D]they always keep calling her [C]So damn easy for her to leave me, [Em][D][C]but as long as this world’s spinning ’round [Em][D][C]As long as this world’s spinning around, [C]I’m gonna love her [C]Damn [G] [C]she’s so tough to tie down

[G]Yeah she’s always drifting and always dreaming, [C]she’s good at loving but better at leaving

Artist Jordan Davis
Album Home State
Genres Country
Year 2018
Key G

How to Play Tough To Tie Down on Guitar?

Jordan Davis - Tough To Tie Down can be played in the key of G using the G, C, Em, D chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Tough To Tie Down with the ↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.