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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Just how we play it...
Capo on 1st fret
Chorus:
G C G D G C G D G C G D
Wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again
G C G D
Look out the way, get out the way, don't you stand up in His way
G C G D
Look out the way, get out the way, don't you stand up in His way
G C G D G C G D G C G D
Wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again
G C G D
Look out the way, get out the way, don't you stand up in His way
G C G D
Look out the way, get out the way, don't you stand up in His way
Verse 1:
G C G D
Here in the jungle, the Lion must arise
G C G D
There's gonna be a rumble, He's got fire in His eyes
G C G D
Stay clear my sweet thing, and don't you be surprised
G C G D
Stay clear my sweet thing, He's got fire in His eyes
Chorus:
G C G D G C G D G C G D
Wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again
G C G D
Get out the way, look out the way, don't you stand up in His way
G C G D
Get out the way, look out the way, don't you stand up in His way
Verse 2:
G C G D
When the lion is sleeping, never you try to wake Him
G C G D
Cuz what you don't know, He's older than you think
G C G D
And who you can't fool, is wiser, it's true
G C G D
And who you can't fool now is wiser, it's true true true
Chorus:
G C G D G C G D G C G D
Wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again
G D C D
Look out the way, get out the way, don't you stand up in His way
G D C D
Look out the way, get out the way, don't you stand up in His way
Chord Bridge:
G C G D (x4)
Chorus:
G C G D G C G D G C G D
Wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again
G C G D
Get out the way, look out the way, don't you stand up in His way
G C G D
Get out the way, look out the way, don't you stand up in His way
Capo on 1st fret
Chorus:
G C G D G C G D G C G D
Wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again
G C G D
Look out the way, get out the way, don't you stand up in His way
G C G D
Look out the way, get out the way, don't you stand up in His way
G C G D G C G D G C G D
Wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again
G C G D
Look out the way, get out the way, don't you stand up in His way
G C G D
Look out the way, get out the way, don't you stand up in His way
Verse 1:
G C G D
Here in the jungle, the Lion must arise
G C G D
There's gonna be a rumble, He's got fire in His eyes
G C G D
Stay clear my sweet thing, and don't you be surprised
G C G D
Stay clear my sweet thing, He's got fire in His eyes
Chorus:
G C G D G C G D G C G D
Wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again
G C G D
Get out the way, look out the way, don't you stand up in His way
G C G D
Get out the way, look out the way, don't you stand up in His way
Verse 2:
G C G D
When the lion is sleeping, never you try to wake Him
G C G D
Cuz what you don't know, He's older than you think
G C G D
And who you can't fool, is wiser, it's true
G C G D
And who you can't fool now is wiser, it's true true true
Chorus:
G C G D G C G D G C G D
Wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again
G D C D
Look out the way, get out the way, don't you stand up in His way
G D C D
Look out the way, get out the way, don't you stand up in His way
Chord Bridge:
G C G D (x4)
Chorus:
G C G D G C G D G C G D
Wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again, wayo wayo, the lion awakes again
G C G D
Get out the way, look out the way, don't you stand up in His way
G C G D
Get out the way, look out the way, don't you stand up in His way
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