Biography:
Jimmy Cliff OM (Jamaican Order of Merit) born as James Chambers (1 April 1948, St. Catherine, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is best known among mainstream audiences for songs like "Sittin' in Limbo", "You Can Get It If You Really Want," "Many Rivers to Cross" and the title track from The Harder They Come, a film soundtrack which helped popularise reggae across the world.
Cliff moved to Kingston in 1962. After he released two singles that failed to make much of an impression
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Other songs:
- I Can See Clearly Now
- The Harder They Come
- You Can Get It If You Really Want
- Blessed Love
- Bongo Man
- Childrens Bread
- Club Paradise
- Come Into My Life
- Guns Of Brixton
- Hard Road To Travel
- Hard To Road To Travel
- Hello Sunshine
- I Got To Move On
- King Of Kings
- Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
- Lonely Streets
- Looking Forward
- Many Rivers To Cross
- Miss Jamaica
- My Ancestors
- No Justice
- One More
- Peace
- People
- Rebel In Me
- Reggae Night
- Remake The World
- Ruby Soho
- Shelter Of Your Love
- Ship Is Sailing
- Sitting In Limbo
- Son Of Man
- Strugglin Man
- Sufferin In The Land
- The Lion Awakes
- Use What I Got
- Vietnam
- We All Are One
- Wonderful World Beautiful People
- World Upside Down
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Been down to the bottomless pit
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And I ain't going back no more
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I've seen many losers quit
C#m D
And I'm not doing that for sure
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I'm looking at an open door
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That's been locked so long
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I'm looking at a shining light with the future bright, oh
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A E D E
I'm looking forward into this life
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I'm looking forward to a better life
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I'm looking forward into this life
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I've paid my dues and I refuse to be the one that is left out
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Nobody gonna hold me down, oh no, oh no
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Can't keep me under ground, oh no, oh no
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'Cause I'm not looking back
D E
I'm looking there
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There ain't no stopping me
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That's what I say, oh
[Chorus]
A E D E
I'm looking forward into this life
A E D E
I'm looking forward to a better life
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I'm looking forward into this life
D E F#m
I've paid my dues and I refuse to be the one that is left out
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Bada bada bada beedaadaa bada bada bada beedaadaa
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Bada bada bada beedaadaa bada bada bada beedaadaa
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I've got a new glide in my stride, so watch me ride
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I've got a new pep in my step, I'm moving on, oh
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A E D E
I'm looking forward into this life
A E D E
I'm looking forward to a better life
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I'm looking forward into this life
D E
I've paid my dues and I refuse to be the one that is left
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I'm looking forward into this life
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I'm looking forward to a better life
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I'm looking forward into this life
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