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You Can Get It If You Really Want

by Jimmy Cliff

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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CHORUS:
A D
You can get it if you really want x3
A E D E
But you must try try and try try and try
A
You'll succeed at last

A D A D
mm mm Look here
A E D
Persecution you must bear
A E D
Win or lose you got to get your share
C#m D
Got your mind set on a dream
E
You can get it though hard it may seem now

Chorus

A D A D
I know it Listen
A E D
Rome was not built in a day
A E D
Opposition will come your way
C#m D
But the harder the battle you see
E
It's the sweeter the victory now

A D
You can get it if you really want x3
A E D E
But you must try try and try try and try
A
You'll succeed at last

A C D E D C Bb A x2

Chorus

A D
You can get it if you really want I know it
A D
You can get it if you really want Don't I Show It
A D
You can get it if you really want So Don't Give Up Now
A D
You can get it if you really want Keep On Tryin'