Sitting in Limbo Chords

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Sitting in Limbo by Jimmy Cliff is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, B and C#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
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  			 E
Sitting here in limbo, but I know it won't be long
 A                                             E
Sitting here in limbo, like a bird without a song
                B
Well, they're putting up resistance
       A             B                E
But I know that my faith will lead me on
E
Sitting here in limbo, waiting for the dice to roll
A                                                  E
Sitting here in limbo, have some time to search my soul
               B
Well, they're putting up resistance
       A            B                 E
But I know that my faith will lead me on
CHORUS #1:
          A                   E
I don't know where life will lead me
       A                E
But I know where I've been
         A                  E
I can't say what life will show me
       A               E
But I know what I've seen
          B                C#m
Tried my hand at love and friendship
         B               C#m
But all that is past and gone
A                         B
This little boy is moving on
E
Sitting here in limbo, waiting for the tide to flow
A                                             E
Sitting here in limbo, knowing that I have to go
               B
Well, they're putting up resistance
       A             B                E
But I know that my faith will lead me on
CHORUS #2:
         A                   E
I can't say what life will show me
        A             E
But I know what I've seen
        A                  E
I can't say where life will lead me
    A                  E
But I know where I've been
           B                C#m
Tried my hand at love and friendship
      B                C#m
But all that is past and gone
 A                         B
This little boy is moving on
REPEAT THIRD VERSE
E
Sitting in limbo, sitting in limbo, etc..
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante