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Pitch 0.98
Intro: 4x
C G/B Am F
C F C G
Chorus:
C G/B Am F
No woman no cry
C F C G
No woman no cry
C G/B Am F
No woman no cry
C F C
No woman no cry
Verse 1:
G
(Said said)
C G/B Am F
Said I remember when we used to sit
C G/B Am F
In the government yard in trenchtown
C G/B Am F
Oba-oba-serving the hypocrites
C G/B Am F
As they would mingle with the good people we met
C G/B Am F
Good friends we had oh, good friend we've lost
C G/B Am F
Along the way (way)
C G/B Am F
In this bright future you can't forget your past
C G/B Am F
So dry your tears I say, and
Chorus:
C G/B Am F
No woman no cry
C F C G
No woman no cry
C G/B Am F
Here little darlin' don't shed no tears
C F C
No woman no cry
Verse 2:
G
(Said said)
C G/B Am F
Said I remember when we used to sit
C G/B Am F
In the government yard in trenchtown
C G/B Am F
And then Georgie would make a fire light
C G/B Am F
As it was, log wood burnin' through the night
C G/B Am F
Then we would cook corn meal porridge
C G/B Am F
Of which I'll share with you
C G/B Am F
My feet is my only carriage
C G/B Am
So I've got to push on through
F G
But while I'm gone, I need
Bridge:
C G/B
Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright
Am F
Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.
C G/B
Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright
Am F
Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.
C G/B
Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright
Am F
Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.
C G/B
Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright
Am F
Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.
Chorus:
C G/B Am F
So woman no cry
(No woman no cry)
C F C G
No no woman
(No woman no cry)
C G/B Am F
Woman little sister don't shed no tears
C F C G
No woman no cry
Adlib: 4x
C G/B Am F
C F C G
Verse 3:
G
(Said said)
C G/B Am F
Said I remember when we used to sit
C G/B Am F
In the government yard in trenchtown
C G/B Am F
And then Georgie would make a fire light
C G/B Am F
As it was, log wood burnin' through the night
C G/B Am F
Then we would cook corn meal porridge
C G/B Am F
Of which I'll share with you
C G/B Am F
My feet is my only carriage
C G/B Am
So I've got to push on through
F
But while I'm gone
Chorus:
C G/B Am F
No woman no cry
C F C G
No woman no cry
C G/B Am F
Woman little darling stay don't shed no tears
C F C G
No woman no cry, hey
Outro: repeat 2x chords only
C G/B Am F
(Little darling, don't shed no tears)
C F C G
No woman no cry
C G/B Am F
(Little sister, don't shed no tears)
C F C G
No woman no cry