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[Intro]
B B E G#m
B B E B
[Chorus]
I'm gonna Buse what I got to G#mget what I need
I'm gonna Buse what I use all I got to G#mget what I need, yeah
[Verse 1]
BLook, I was born in a little old G#mshack
Didn't have Benough to eat, not enough F#clothes on my back
ELord knows I kept the faith, a F#heart full of woe
ENow they're trying to get me at the F#end of my road
[Chorus]
I'm gonna Buse what I got to G#mget what I need
I'm gonna Buse what I use all I got to G#mget what I need, yeah
[Verse 2]
BThe rich is content whilG#me the poor do without
BIf you ask for some help, F#they don't know what you're talking about
EAll say they answer F#as if they're on the wind
EIt changes sometimes, F#that's why I'm afraid
[Chorus]
I've got to Buse what I got to G#mget what I need
I'm gonna Buse what I use all I got to G#mget what I need, yeah
[Instrumental]
B E B E
B B E G#m
B B E B
[Verse 3]
The Broad of life is G#mmighty steep
When you're Bbroke, busted and disgusted F#for you ain't got nowhere to sleep
EI'm gonna find me a woman to F#stand by my side
E'Cause I'm so tired of running, can't F#find no place to hide
[Chorus]
BUse what I got to G#mget what I need
I'm gonna Buse what I use all I got to G#mget what I need, yeah
BUse what I got to G#mget what I need
Said I've Bgot to...G#m  

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Use What I Got

by Jimmy Cliff

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G#m

[Intro]

B B E G#m

B B E B

[Chorus]

B G#m

I'm gonna use what I got to get what I need

B G#m

I'm gonna use what I use all I got to get what I need, yeah

[Verse 1]

B G#m

Look, I was born in a little old shack

B F#

Didn't have enough to eat, not enough clothes on my back

E F#

Lord knows I kept the faith, a heart full of woe

E F#

Now they're trying to get me at the end of my road

[Chorus]

B G#m

I'm gonna use what I got to get what I need

B G#m

I'm gonna use what I use all I got to get what I need, yeah

[Verse 2]

B G#m

The rich is content while the poor do without

B F#

If you ask for some help, they don't know what you're talking about

E F#

All say they answer as if they're on the wind

E F#

It changes sometimes, that's why I'm afraid

[Chorus]

B G#m

I've got to use what I got to get what I need

B G#m

I'm gonna use what I use all I got to get what I need, yeah

[Instrumental]

B E B E

B B E G#m

B B E B

[Verse 3]

B G#m

The road of life is mighty steep

B F#

When you're broke, busted and disgusted for you ain't got nowhere to sleep

E F#

I'm gonna find me a woman to stand by my side

E F#

'Cause I'm so tired of running, can't find no place to hide

[Chorus]

B G#m

Use what I got to get what I need

B G#m

I'm gonna use what I use all I got to get what I need, yeah

B G#m

Use what I got to get what I need

B G#m

Said I've got to...

About Use What I Got Chords by Jimmy Cliff

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What key is "Use What I Got" in?

The chords for "Use What I Got" show the original chord names (including B, E, G#m, F#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.