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We Can Make It

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[Intro]
 G   G   Cx2
Even Gthough we have
Many hCills and mountains to clGimb,
And there's Gno easy road
And we haCven't very much tDime,
WCe've gotta stick togeDther
GWe can hold oDn forevEmer,
We can mCake it
We can mDake it if we tGry
Even tGhough the snow
Will come faCllin' down from the sGky
We can ovGercome any 
TroCubles and towers too hDigh
No mCatter how the winds may bDlow
And tGhough it may be tDouch and Emgo
We can mCake it
We can mDake it if we tGry
There're tiA#mes when you're down
And you've gFiven up on you're dCreams,
We have to faA#ce the storm
Things are noFt a bad as they sCeem,
You gotta gGo to extreDmes!
Even tGhough it's dark
BClue skies are comin' your wGay,
And bGy tomorrow
It'll Cbe a sunnier dDay
As Clong as you're by my sDide 
We'll sGurvive this stDormy riEmde,
We can Cmake it
We can mDake it if we tGry,
[Sax solo]
A# F C
Oh, we gotta A#face the storm
Things are nFot as bad as they Cseem,
You gotta gGo to extremes!
[Key change]
Even tAhough it's dark
BDlue skies are comin' your wAay,
And bAy tomorrow
It'll Dbe a sunnier dEay
[Outro]
As lDong as you're by my siEde 
We'll sAurvive this stEormy rF#mide,
We can Dmake it
We can mEake it if we F#mtry,
We can mDake it
We can mEake it if we tAry,A7  
We can mDake itD7  
We can!
[Sax outro]
A E A
To make it sound a bit more like the song; when playing the  Gat times, take your ring and pinky fingers on 
and off to go with the strings. I play my  Gwith four fingers (holding down the B string as well). It sounds 
better for this song anyway. 

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We Can Make It

by Johnny Tillotson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

G G C

Even though we have

C G

Many hills and mountains to climb,

And there's no easy road

C D

And we haven't very much time,

C D

We've gotta stick together

G D Em

We can hold on forever,

We can make it

D G

We can make it if we try

Even though the snow

C G

Will come fallin' down from the sky

We can overcome any

C D

Troubles and towers too high

C D

No matter how the winds may blow

G D Em

And though it may be touch and go

We can make it

D G

We can make it if we try

There're times when you're down

F C

And you've given up on you're dreams,

We have to face the storm

F C

Things are not a bad as they seem,

G D

You gotta go to extremes!

Even though it's dark

C G

Blue skies are comin' your way,

And by tomorrow

C D

It'll be a sunnier day

C D

As long as you're by my side

G D Em

We'll survive this stormy ride,

We can make it

D G

We can make it if we try,

[Sax solo]

A# F C

Oh, we gotta face the storm

F C

Things are not as bad as they seem,

You gotta go to extremes!

[Key change]

Even though it's dark

D A

Blue skies are comin' your way,

And by tomorrow

D E

It'll be a sunnier day

[Outro]

D E

As long as you're by my side

A E F#m

We'll survive this stormy ride,

We can make it

E F#m

We can make it if we try,

We can make it

E A A7

We can make it if we try,

D D7

We can make it

We can!

[Sax outro]

A E A

To make it sound a bit more like the song; when playing the at times, take your ring and pinky fingers on

and off to go with the strings. I play my with four fingers (holding down the B string as well). It sounds

better for this song anyway.

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