Strugglin Man Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays458

Strugglin Man by Jimmy Cliff is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, F#m, C, A, D/C# and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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16
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D D D D D - G 
G G - F#m 
F#m F#m - D     (x2) 

                       C           G       D 
                 Every man has the right to live 
                 Love is all he has to give 
                 Together we struggle by the will to survive 
                 Together we fight just to stay alive 

                                   G          A          D 
                                   Strugglin' man has got to move 
                                   G           A                 D D/C# Bm  (walkdown) 
                                   Strugglin' man got no time to loâ??o-ose 
                                                    G     A              D 
                                   I'm a strugglin' man, and I've got to move on 

D D D D D - G 
G G - F#m 
F#m F#m - D     (x2) 


                        C              G                      D 
                 As the sun likes the day, and the moon likes the night 
                 Strugglin' man keeps reaching for the higher height 
                 Sew and plant for tomorrow by the will for today 
                 Like the flower we bloom and then fade away 

                                   G          A             D 
                                   Strugglin' man has got to move 
                                   G           A                 D  D/C#  Bm 
                                   Strugglin' man got no time to loâ??o-ose 
                                                    G    A               D 
                                   I'm a strugglin' man, and I've got to move on 

D D D D D - G 
G G - F#m 
F#m F#m - D     (x2) 

                                   G          A           D 
                                   Strugglin' man has got to move 
                                   G          A                  D  D/C#  Bm 
                                   Strugglin' man got no time to loâ??o-ose 
                                                    G    A               D 
                                   I'm a strugglin' man, and I've got to move on 

D D D D D - G 
G G - F#m 
F#m F#m - D     (x3) 

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Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante