Biography:
Jimmy Cliff OM (Jamaican Order of Merit) born as James Chambers (1 April 1948, St. Catherine, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is best known among mainstream audiences for songs like "Sittin' in Limbo", "You Can Get It If You Really Want," "Many Rivers to Cross" and the title track from The Harder They Come, a film soundtrack which helped popularise reggae across the world.
Cliff moved to Kingston in 1962. After he released two singles that failed to make much of an impression
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Other songs:
- I Can See Clearly Now
- The Harder They Come
- You Can Get It If You Really Want
- Blessed Love
- Bongo Man
- Childrens Bread
- Club Paradise
- Come Into My Life
- Guns Of Brixton
- Hard Road To Travel
- Hard To Road To Travel
- Hello Sunshine
- I Got To Move On
- King Of Kings
- Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
- Lonely Streets
- Looking Forward
- Many Rivers To Cross
- Miss Jamaica
- My Ancestors
- No Justice
- One More
- Peace
- People
- Rebel In Me
- Reggae Night
- Remake The World
- Ruby Soho
- Shelter Of Your Love
- Ship Is Sailing
- Sitting In Limbo
- Son Of Man
- Strugglin Man
- Sufferin In The Land
- The Lion Awakes
- Use What I Got
- Vietnam
- We All Are One
- Wonderful World Beautiful People
- World Upside Down
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[Intro]
C G Bb F Bb C
C G Bb F Bb C
C Am C Am
[Verse 1]
C Am C Am
No man is an island, Jack, you could be tougher than a rock
C Am C Am
One and one's got to make contact to get on the right track, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
F Em
When you see in your life something missing
F Em
And for all the good things that you're wishing
F Em F Em
There's a place you can go, where the vibes are nice
F Em G
Just like paradise
[Chorus]
C Am C
Sweet paradise, sweet paradise
Am C Am C Am
Club paradise, sweet paradise
[Verse 2]
C Am C Am
Island Jack said he ain't going back to the USA
C Am C Am
Just rub that coconut oil on his back, said he's here to stay
[Pre-Chorus]
F Em
'Cause he's found in his life what's been missing
F Em
And for all the good things he's been wishing
F Em F Em
Said you'll find me where the vibes are nice
F Em G
And the price is right
[Chorus]
C Am C
Club paradise, sweet paradise
Am C Am C Am
Club paradise, sweet paradise
[Instrumental]
C G Bb F Bb C
C G Bb F Bb C
[Verse 3]
C Am C Am
No man is an island, Jack, you could be harder than a rock
C Am C Am
Ones and ones got to make contact to get on the right track
[Pre-Chorus]
F Em
When you see in your life something missing
F Em
And for all the good things that you're wishing
F Em F Em
There's a place you can go, where the price is right
F Em G
Just like paradise
[Chorus]
C Am C
Sweet paradise, club paradise
Am C Am C
Happy, happy paradise, sweet paradise
[Outro]
Am C
You will find me there, yeah
Am C
Come and check out the vibes
Am C
Happy, happy paradise
Am C Am C Am
Yeah, club paradise...
C G Bb F Bb C
C G Bb F Bb C
C Am C Am
[Verse 1]
C Am C Am
No man is an island, Jack, you could be tougher than a rock
C Am C Am
One and one's got to make contact to get on the right track, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
F Em
When you see in your life something missing
F Em
And for all the good things that you're wishing
F Em F Em
There's a place you can go, where the vibes are nice
F Em G
Just like paradise
[Chorus]
C Am C
Sweet paradise, sweet paradise
Am C Am C Am
Club paradise, sweet paradise
[Verse 2]
C Am C Am
Island Jack said he ain't going back to the USA
C Am C Am
Just rub that coconut oil on his back, said he's here to stay
[Pre-Chorus]
F Em
'Cause he's found in his life what's been missing
F Em
And for all the good things he's been wishing
F Em F Em
Said you'll find me where the vibes are nice
F Em G
And the price is right
[Chorus]
C Am C
Club paradise, sweet paradise
Am C Am C Am
Club paradise, sweet paradise
[Instrumental]
C G Bb F Bb C
C G Bb F Bb C
[Verse 3]
C Am C Am
No man is an island, Jack, you could be harder than a rock
C Am C Am
Ones and ones got to make contact to get on the right track
[Pre-Chorus]
F Em
When you see in your life something missing
F Em
And for all the good things that you're wishing
F Em F Em
There's a place you can go, where the price is right
F Em G
Just like paradise
[Chorus]
C Am C
Sweet paradise, club paradise
Am C Am C
Happy, happy paradise, sweet paradise
[Outro]
Am C
You will find me there, yeah
Am C
Come and check out the vibes
Am C
Happy, happy paradise
Am C Am C Am
Yeah, club paradise...
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