Biography:
Desmond Dekker (born in Kingston, Jamaica on 16 July 1941 - deceased 25 May 2006), was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had the first international Jamaican hit, Israelites. Other hits include 007 (Shanty Town) (1967) and It Mek (1968). Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Dekker was the best-known Jamaican musician outside of his country, and one of the most popular within it.
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Other songs:
- 007 Shanty Town
- Beautiful And Dangerous
- Coomyah
- Fu Man Chu
- Get Up Edina
- Hey Grandma
- Hippopotamus
- Honor Your Mother And Father
- I Believe
- Intensified 68 Music Like Dirt
- Israelite
- Israelites
- It Gotta Be So
- It Mek
- Keep A Cool Head
- My Reward
- Nincompoop
- Peace Of Mind
- Pickney Gal
- Pretty Africa
- Rude Boy Train
- Sabotage
- The Israelite
- Tips Of My Fingers
- To Sir With Love
- Unity
- You Can Get It If You Really Want
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Song: You can get it if you really want
Artist: Desmond Dekker
Composer: Jimmy Cliff
Tabbed by: DJ
1st July 2013
CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Db)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
B = x24442 Em = x22000
C = x35553 or x32010 G7 = 353433
F = 133211 Eb = xx5343 or x68886
G = 355433 Db = xx3121 or x46664
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[Intro]
B C B C B C B C
| / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Chorus]
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C G F
But you must try, try and try, try and try,
G C F C F
You'll succeed at last---! Humm - umm, umm, umm! Yeah!
[Verse 1]
C G F
Perse - cution you must bear,
C G F
Win or lose, you got to get your share,
Em F G
You got your mind... set on a dream, you can get it,
G7
Though hard it may seem, now...
[Chorus]
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C G F
But you must try, try and try, try and try,
G C F C F
You'll succeed at last---! Don't you know it?
[Verse 2]
C G F
Yes, and... Rome was not built in a day,
C G F
Oppo - sition will come your way,
Em F
But the harder ..the battle, you see,
G G7
Is the sweeter the victory, now...
[Chorus]
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C G F
But you must try, try and try, try and try,
G
You'll succeed at...
[Bridge]
...last-----!
C Eb F G F Eb Db
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | /__/ /__/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
C Eb F G F Eb Db
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | /__/ /__/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
[Chorus]
C F
Yeah, you can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C G F
But you must try, try and try, try and try,
G C F
You'll succeed at last------!
[Suggestion for coda, slow down on last two bars]
C Eb F G F Eb Db C
Don't you know? | / / / / | / / / / | /__/ /__/ / / | / ||
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Artist: Desmond Dekker
Composer: Jimmy Cliff
Tabbed by: DJ
1st July 2013
CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Db)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
B = x24442 Em = x22000
C = x35553 or x32010 G7 = 353433
F = 133211 Eb = xx5343 or x68886
G = 355433 Db = xx3121 or x46664
Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks
===============================================================
[Intro]
B C B C B C B C
| / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Chorus]
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C G F
But you must try, try and try, try and try,
G C F C F
You'll succeed at last---! Humm - umm, umm, umm! Yeah!
[Verse 1]
C G F
Perse - cution you must bear,
C G F
Win or lose, you got to get your share,
Em F G
You got your mind... set on a dream, you can get it,
G7
Though hard it may seem, now...
[Chorus]
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C G F
But you must try, try and try, try and try,
G C F C F
You'll succeed at last---! Don't you know it?
[Verse 2]
C G F
Yes, and... Rome was not built in a day,
C G F
Oppo - sition will come your way,
Em F
But the harder ..the battle, you see,
G G7
Is the sweeter the victory, now...
[Chorus]
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C G F
But you must try, try and try, try and try,
G
You'll succeed at...
[Bridge]
...last-----!
C Eb F G F Eb Db
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | /__/ /__/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
C Eb F G F Eb Db
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | /__/ /__/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
[Chorus]
C F
Yeah, you can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C F
You can get it if you really want,
C G F
But you must try, try and try, try and try,
G C F
You'll succeed at last------!
[Suggestion for coda, slow down on last two bars]
C Eb F G F Eb Db C
Don't you know? | / / / / | / / / / | /__/ /__/ / / | / ||
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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