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]
A C#m G D
[Verse 1]
A C#m
Son of man has risen, up from the prison
G D
Broken the spell and anyone can tell
A C#m
Son of man is free, sister you and me
G D
We’re common people with integrity
[Verse 2]
A C#m
Son of man say rise, wipe your weeping eyes
G D
You are alive and there’s nothing to hide
A C#m
Son of man is free, walk upon the seas
G D
We’re common people with integrity
[Chorus]
A C#m
Son of man, son of man
G D A C#m G D
Son of man, son of man
[Bridge]
F#m G
'Cause he had shown thee, oh man
D
What is good
F#m G
And what does your lord require of you
D C#m
But to do justice and to love mercy
D E
And to walk humble with your king
[Chorus]
A C#m
Son of man, son of man
G D A C#m G D
Son of man, son of man
[Bridge]
F#m G
Yes, he had shown thee, oh man
D
What is good
F#m G
And what does your lord require of you
D C#m
But to do justice and to love mercy
D E
And to walk humble with your king
[Verse 3]
A C#m
Son of man say rise, wipe your weeping eyes
G D
You are alive and there’s nothing to hide
A C#m
Son of man is free, walk upon the seas
G D
We’re common people with integrity
[Chorus]
A C#m
Son of man, son of man
G D A C#m G D
Son of man, son of man
A C#m G D
[Verse 1]
A C#m
Son of man has risen, up from the prison
G D
Broken the spell and anyone can tell
A C#m
Son of man is free, sister you and me
G D
We’re common people with integrity
[Verse 2]
A C#m
Son of man say rise, wipe your weeping eyes
G D
You are alive and there’s nothing to hide
A C#m
Son of man is free, walk upon the seas
G D
We’re common people with integrity
[Chorus]
A C#m
Son of man, son of man
G D A C#m G D
Son of man, son of man
[Bridge]
F#m G
'Cause he had shown thee, oh man
D
What is good
F#m G
And what does your lord require of you
D C#m
But to do justice and to love mercy
D E
And to walk humble with your king
[Chorus]
A C#m
Son of man, son of man
G D A C#m G D
Son of man, son of man
[Bridge]
F#m G
Yes, he had shown thee, oh man
D
What is good
F#m G
And what does your lord require of you
D C#m
But to do justice and to love mercy
D E
And to walk humble with your king
[Verse 3]
A C#m
Son of man say rise, wipe your weeping eyes
G D
You are alive and there’s nothing to hide
A C#m
Son of man is free, walk upon the seas
G D
We’re common people with integrity
[Chorus]
A C#m
Son of man, son of man
G D A C#m G D
Son of man, son of man
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