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Version 1
            [Intro]
(slide up to) C (slide up to) C
[Chorus]
     C         (G)       F        (G) C
You can get it if you really want
     C         (G)       F        (G) C
You can get it if you really want
     C         (G)       F
You can get it if you really want
    (G)       C            G            F
But you must try, try and try, try and try
G G N.C.               C
    You'll succeed at last
[Instrumental]
       mm hm
C (G) F (G) C (G) F (G) C
[Verse 1]
  C  G       F            (G)
Persecution you must bear
 C      G                F
Win or lose, you got to get your share
 Em               F
Got your mind set on a dream
 G                      G7
You can get it though hard it may seem, now ...
[Chorus]
     C         (G)       F        (G) C
You can get it if you really want
     C         (G)       F        (G) C
You can get it if you really want
     C         (G)       F
You can get it if you really want
    (G)       C            G            F
But you must try, try and try, try and try
G G N.C.               C
    You'll succeed at last
          I know it       listen
C (G) F (G)   C     (G) F (G) C
[Verse 2]
C    G       F             (G)
Rome was not built in a day
C   G           F
Opposition will come your way
Em                 F
But the harder the battle you see
G                    G7
It's the sweeter the victory, now ...
C  Eb  F   G F Eb Db C  Eb  F   G F Eb Db C (all barred)
[Chorus]
     C         (G)       F        (G) C
You can get it if you really want
     C         (G)       F        (G) C
You can get it if you really want
     C         (G)       F
You can get it if you really want
    (G)       C            G            F
But you must try, try and try, try and try
G G N.C.               C
    You'll succeed at last 
        
                