# When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going – Billy Ocean: piano chords

When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going by Billy Ocean uses 4 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G Em G Em
- Verse 1: G Em G Em G Em G C G Em G C G Em D G Em D G Em G C G Em G C D Em C D Em C D
- Chorus 1: G Em D G Em D G Em D G Em D G Em D C G Em G Em
- Verse 2: G Em G C G Em G C D Em C D Em C D
- Chorus 2: Em D G D Em C D Em C D Em C D Em C D G Em D G Em D G Em D G Em G Em D C G

## Questions

### Which chords does When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going by Billy Ocean use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going by Billy Ocean in?

The chords fit G major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (4), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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