Chords for Jimmy Cliff: Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall
Tempo:
78.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
D
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [Bm] [D]
[G] [D] [F#m] Mmm-hmm, [G] mmm [Bm]-hmm, [D] mmm [F#m]-hmm, mmm [Bm]-hmm
Well they [A] tell me off the pie up in the sky
[G] Waiting for me when I die
But [A] between the day you're born and when you die
They [G] never seem to hear even your cry
So [F#] I sure as the sun will shine
I'm [Bm] gonna get my share now, what's mine?
And [A] then the bigger they come
[G] The harder they fall [D] on and on
Ooh, [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on
[A] Well the oppressors are trying to keep me down
[G] Trying to drive me underground
[A] And they think that they have got the battle won
I [G] say forgive them Lord, they know not what they've done
[F#] Cause I sure as the sun will shine
I'm [Bm] gonna get my share now, what's mine?
And [A] then the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on
Ooh, [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on
Ooh, [F#m] ooh, [G] mm [Bm]-hmm, [D] mm
[F#m]-hmm, [G] mm [Bm]-hmm
Mm-hmm, [D] mm [F#m]-hmm, [G] mm-hmm
[Bm] [D] Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, [F#m] ma, ma, ma, [Bm] ma
And [A] I'll keep on [A] fighting for the things I want
[G] Though I know that when you're dead you can't
[A] But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
[G] Than living as a puppet or a slave
[F#] So I sure as the sun will shine
I'm [Bm] gonna get my share now, what's mine?
And then [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on [D] and on
Ooh, [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on and [D] on
[D] [A] The bigger they come
The [G] harder they'll fall on and [D] on
Tell them you want, tell them you want
The bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on [D] and on
The [A] bigger they come
The [G] harder they'll fall on and [D] on
The [A] bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on
[A] The bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on and [D] on
The [A] bigger they come
The [G] harder they'll fall on and on
[G] [D] [F#m] Mmm-hmm, [G] mmm [Bm]-hmm, [D] mmm [F#m]-hmm, mmm [Bm]-hmm
Well they [A] tell me off the pie up in the sky
[G] Waiting for me when I die
But [A] between the day you're born and when you die
They [G] never seem to hear even your cry
So [F#] I sure as the sun will shine
I'm [Bm] gonna get my share now, what's mine?
And [A] then the bigger they come
[G] The harder they fall [D] on and on
Ooh, [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on
[A] Well the oppressors are trying to keep me down
[G] Trying to drive me underground
[A] And they think that they have got the battle won
I [G] say forgive them Lord, they know not what they've done
[F#] Cause I sure as the sun will shine
I'm [Bm] gonna get my share now, what's mine?
And [A] then the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on
Ooh, [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on
Ooh, [F#m] ooh, [G] mm [Bm]-hmm, [D] mm
[F#m]-hmm, [G] mm [Bm]-hmm
Mm-hmm, [D] mm [F#m]-hmm, [G] mm-hmm
[Bm] [D] Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, [F#m] ma, ma, ma, [Bm] ma
And [A] I'll keep on [A] fighting for the things I want
[G] Though I know that when you're dead you can't
[A] But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
[G] Than living as a puppet or a slave
[F#] So I sure as the sun will shine
I'm [Bm] gonna get my share now, what's mine?
And then [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on [D] and on
Ooh, [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on and [D] on
[D] [A] The bigger they come
The [G] harder they'll fall on and [D] on
Tell them you want, tell them you want
The bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on [D] and on
The [A] bigger they come
The [G] harder they'll fall on and [D] on
The [A] bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on
[A] The bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on and [D] on
The [A] bigger they come
The [G] harder they'll fall on and on
Key:
G
A
D
Bm
F#m
G
A
D
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] Mmm-hmm, [G] mmm [Bm]-hmm, [D] mmm [F#m]-hmm, _ mmm [Bm]-hmm
Well they [A] tell me off the pie up in the sky
_ [G] Waiting for me when I die
_ But [A] between the day you're born and when you die
They _ [G] never seem to hear even your cry
So [F#] I sure as the sun will shine
_ I'm [Bm] gonna get my share now, what's mine?
_ And [A] then the bigger they come
[G] The harder they fall [D] on and on
_ _ _ _ Ooh, [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on
_ _ _ _ [A] Well the oppressors are trying to keep me down
_ _ [G] Trying to drive me underground
_ _ [A] And they think that they have got the battle won
I [G] say forgive them Lord, they know not what they've done
_ [F#] Cause I sure as the sun will shine
I'm [Bm] gonna get my share now, what's mine?
And [A] then the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on
_ _ _ _ Ooh, [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on
_ _ _ _ _ Ooh, [F#m] ooh, [G] mm [Bm]-hmm, [D] mm _
[F#m]-hmm, [G] mm [Bm]-hmm
Mm-hmm, [D] mm [F#m]-hmm, [G] mm-hmm
_ [Bm] _ [D] Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, [F#m] ma, ma, ma, [Bm] ma
And [A] I'll keep on [A] fighting for the things I want
_ [G] Though I know that when you're dead you can't
_ [A] But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
_ [G] Than living as a puppet or a slave
_ [F#] So I sure as the sun will shine
I'm [Bm] gonna get my share now, what's mine?
_ And then [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on [D] and on
_ _ _ _ Ooh, [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on and [D] on
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] The bigger they come
The [G] harder they'll fall on and [D] on
Tell them you want, tell them you want
The bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on [D] and on
_ _ The [A] bigger they come
The [G] harder they'll fall on and [D] on _
The _ _ [A] bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on _
_ _ _ [A] The bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on and [D] on _ _
The _ [A] bigger they come
The [G] harder they'll fall on and on _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] Mmm-hmm, [G] mmm [Bm]-hmm, [D] mmm [F#m]-hmm, _ mmm [Bm]-hmm
Well they [A] tell me off the pie up in the sky
_ [G] Waiting for me when I die
_ But [A] between the day you're born and when you die
They _ [G] never seem to hear even your cry
So [F#] I sure as the sun will shine
_ I'm [Bm] gonna get my share now, what's mine?
_ And [A] then the bigger they come
[G] The harder they fall [D] on and on
_ _ _ _ Ooh, [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on
_ _ _ _ [A] Well the oppressors are trying to keep me down
_ _ [G] Trying to drive me underground
_ _ [A] And they think that they have got the battle won
I [G] say forgive them Lord, they know not what they've done
_ [F#] Cause I sure as the sun will shine
I'm [Bm] gonna get my share now, what's mine?
And [A] then the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on
_ _ _ _ Ooh, [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on
_ _ _ _ _ Ooh, [F#m] ooh, [G] mm [Bm]-hmm, [D] mm _
[F#m]-hmm, [G] mm [Bm]-hmm
Mm-hmm, [D] mm [F#m]-hmm, [G] mm-hmm
_ [Bm] _ [D] Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, [F#m] ma, ma, ma, [Bm] ma
And [A] I'll keep on [A] fighting for the things I want
_ [G] Though I know that when you're dead you can't
_ [A] But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
_ [G] Than living as a puppet or a slave
_ [F#] So I sure as the sun will shine
I'm [Bm] gonna get my share now, what's mine?
_ And then [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on [D] and on
_ _ _ _ Ooh, [A] the bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on and [D] on
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] The bigger they come
The [G] harder they'll fall on and [D] on
Tell them you want, tell them you want
The bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on [D] and on
_ _ The [A] bigger they come
The [G] harder they'll fall on and [D] on _
The _ _ [A] bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall [D] on and on _
_ _ _ [A] The bigger they come
[G] The harder they'll fall on and [D] on _ _
The _ [A] bigger they come
The [G] harder they'll fall on and on _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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