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Jimmy Cliff - Struggling Man
Intro         D|     G|   F#m|      D||x2
Verse 1
 DEvery mCan has the rGight to lDive
 DLove is Call he hGas to gDive
 DTogether we strCuggle by the wGill to survDive
 DTogether we fCight just to stGay alDive
Chorus
 GStrugglin' mAan has got to mDove
 GStrugglin' mAan got no time to lDoseA/C#  Bm  
 I'm a strugglin' mGan, Aand I've got to move Don
Interlude    (D)     |     G|   F#m|      D||x2
Verse 2
 DAs the sun likes the dCay, and the mGoon likes the nDight
 DStrugglin' mCan keeps reaching fGor the higher hDeights
 DSew and plant for tomCorrow as we lGive for tDoday
 DLike the flower we blCoom and then lGater fade awDay
Chorus
 GStrugglin' mAan has got to mDove
 GStrugglin' mAan got no time to lDoseA/C#  Bm  
 I'm a strugglin' mGan, Aand I've got to move Don
Interlude    (D)     |     G|   F#m|      D||x2
Chorus
 GStrugglin' mAan has got to mDove
 GStrugglin' mAan got no time to lDoseA/C#  Bm  
 I'm a strugglin' mGan, Aand I've got to move Don
Outro    (D)     |G     |F#m   |D      ||x4 and fade
               struggling man, struggling man

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Strugglin Man

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F#m

A/C#

Jimmy Cliff - Struggling Man

D G F#m D

Intro | | | ||x2

Verse 1

D C G D

Every man has the right to live

D C G D

Love is all he has to give

D C G D

Together we struggle by the will to survive

D C G D

Together we fight just to stay alive

Chorus

G A D

Strugglin' man has got to move

G A D A/C# Bm

Strugglin' man got no time to lose

G A D

I'm a strugglin' man, and I've got to move on

G F#m D

Interlude (D) | | | ||x2

Verse 2

D C G D

As the sun likes the day, and the moon likes the night

D C G D

Strugglin' man keeps reaching for the higher heights

D C G D

Sew and plant for tomorrow as we live for today

D C G D

Like the flower we bloom and then later fade away

Chorus

G A D

Strugglin' man has got to move

G A D A/C# Bm

Strugglin' man got no time to lose

G A D

I'm a strugglin' man, and I've got to move on

G F#m D

Interlude (D) | | | ||x2

Chorus

G A D

Strugglin' man has got to move

G A D A/C# Bm

Strugglin' man got no time to lose

G A D

I'm a strugglin' man, and I've got to move on

Outro (D) |G |F#m |D ||x4 and fade

struggling man, struggling man

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