Chords for Jimmy Cliff - I'm a Winner

_ Now everybody has got their own story to tell.
I saw when you do, you do it well.
I can't tell yours, you can't tell mine.
Open up yourself and see what you find.
Now I'm gonna tell you my story, and it's a winner story and I know it's true.
I hope you can say the same for you.
Listen to what I say and say.
Hey hey, _ _ [G] I'm a winner.
Ho ho, _ _ [Am] I'm a winner.
Hey hey, _ _ [G] I'm a winner.
Ho ho, _ [Am] I'm a winner.
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_ _ Everyone has a right to [E] lie as long as you're [Am] alive.
_ _ Do what you will, [G] I don't say you _ can't.
Go and get your fill, [A] cause I know you'll stand.
[Am] And you'll do the right thing.
Say [G] I'm a winner.
Whether pawn or king, say [Am] I'm a winner.
Whether maid or queen, say [G] I'm a winner.
And as funny as it seems, [Am] I'm a winner.
_ _ _ _ [G] I'm a winner.
_ _ _ _ [Am] I'm a winner.
Hey!
_ _ [G] I'm a winner.
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Winner.
_ _ _ _ [G] It's good thinking.
_ _ Good thinking [Am] brings good feelings.
_ You do the good [G] like you know that it should.
_ Well you know what you feel [Am] and you know it's real.
And you're doing the right thing.
Say [G] I'm a winner.
Whether pawn or king, say [Am] I'm a winner.
Whether maid or queen, say [G] I'm a winner.
And funny as it seems, [Am] I'm a winner.
_ [Dm] _ Love is all [Em] we need.
Love is all [G] we need.
Love is all we need.
_ _ [Dm] _ Love is all we need.
Love is what [Em] we got.
And we got [G] a lot.
Love is all we need.
[Am] Do the right thing.
Say [G] I'm a winner.
Whether pawn or king, say [Am] I'm a winner.
And that's funny as it seems, [G] I'm a winner.
_ This is no dream.
[Am] I'm a winner.
Now good things come to those who wait.
[G] But if you keep waiting, you might be too late.
[D] But don't be in a hurry and don't be slow.
[A] Just make the right [E] step and you won't regret.
[Am] Now, we've been down and we've been out.
[G] We've been pushed around.
We've been kicked about.
But every time they do, we keep coming through.
[Am] So now I'm saying to you, what are you going to do now?
Don't let them tell you what you can't do.
[G] Because you know what you see and you know what you do.
Keep doing what you're doing and do it right.
[Am] And by the powers that be most like, you will look right.
Now, race is not for the swift [G] and battle is not for the strong.
But who can endure it to the end?
[Am] This is a lesson for you my friend.
_ _ _ [G] I'm a winner.
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