Jimmy Cliff

You Can Get It If You Really Want

Jimmy Cliff


Tom: C

     C         (G)       F        (G) C
You can get it if you really want
     C         (G)       F        (G) C
You can get it if you really want
     C         (G)       F
You can get it if you really want
    (G)       C            G            F
But you must try, try and try, try and try
G G N.C.               C
    You'll succeed at last

[Instrumental]

       mm hm
C (G) F (G) C (G) F (G) C

[Verse 1]

  C  G       F            (G)
Persecution you must bear
 C      G                F
Win or lose, you got to get your share
 Em               F
Got your mind set on a dream
 G                      G7
You can get it though hard it may seem, now ...

[Chorus]

     C         (G)       F        (G) C
You can get it if you really want
     C         (G)       F        (G) C
You can get it if you really want
     C         (G)       F
You can get it if you really want
    (G)       C            G            F
But you must try, try and try, try and try
G G N.C.               C
    You'll succeed at last

          I know it       listen
C (G) F (G)   C     (G) F (G) C

[Verse 2]

C    G       F             (G)
Rome was not built in a day
C   G           F
Opposition will come your way
Em                 F
But the harder the battle you see
G                    G7
It's the sweeter the victory, now ...

C  Eb  F   G F Eb Db C  Eb  F   G F Eb Db C (all barred)

[Chorus]

     C         (G)       F        (G) C
You can get it if you really want
     C         (G)       F        (G) C
You can get it if you really want
     C         (G)       F
You can get it if you really want
    (G)       C            G            F
But you must try, try and try, try and try
G G N.C.               C
    You'll succeed at last