Use What I Got

Jimmy Cliff

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Key:
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 I'm gonna use what I use all I got
G#m to get what I need, yeah [Verse 1]
B Look, I was born in a little old
G#m shack
B Didn't have enough to eat, not
F# enough clothes on my back
E F# Lord knows I kept the faith, a heart full of woe
E Now they're trying to get me at the
F# end of my road [Chorus]
B G#m I'm gonna use what I got to get what I need
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B I'm gonna use what I use all I got
G#m 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 I'm gonna use what I use all I got
G#m 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 When you're broke, busted and
F# disgusted for you ain't got nowhere to sleep
E F# I'm gonna find me a woman to stand by my side
E 'Cause I'm so tired of running,
F# can't find no place to hide [Chorus]
B G#m Use what I got to get what I need
B I'm gonna use what I use all I got
G#m 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...
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Composition: Jimmy Cliff

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