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Key: Db major•
Intro 1
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You can get it if you
Chorus 1
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Ab
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Gb
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But you must try, try and try, try and try
Ab
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You'll succeed at last
Interlude 1
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Gb
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Gb
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Mmh, yeah
Verse 1
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Ab
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Gb
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Persecution you must bear
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Ab
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Gb
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Win or lose you're got to get your share
F
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Got your mind set on a dream
Ab
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You can get it though hard it may seem now
Chorus 2
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Gb
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Ab
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Gb
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But you must try, try and try, try and try
Ab
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You'll succeed at last
Interlude 2
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Gb
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Gb
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I know it, listen
Verse 2
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Rome was not built in a day
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Ab
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Opposition will come your way
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But the harder the battle, you see
Ab
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Is the sweeter the victory, now
Chorus 3
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Ab
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Gb
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But you must try, try and try, try and try
Ab
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Interlude 3
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E
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Ab
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Chorus 4
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Ab
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Gb
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But you must try, try and try, try and try
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You'll succeed at last
Outro 1
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I know it (You can get it if you really want)
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Don‘t I show it
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Don‘t give up now
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Keep on trying

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Db

    4

  • Gb

    2

  • Ab

    4

  • F

  • E

  • D

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of You Can Get It If You Really Want by Jimmy Cliff is Db major.

The primary chords used in You Can Get It If You Really Want are Db, Gb, Ab, F, E, D.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Gb, Ab, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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