Bob Marley              Island

                No Woman, No Cry        (1975)

 

        Intro: G  C  G  Am       F  C  F  C  G

 

        Chorus:

        C    G             Am    F      C    F         C      G

          No woman, no cry.               No woman, no cry.

 

        Verse 1:

        G        D       Em              C     

          Say I remember when we used to sit     

        G      D                  Em          C

        In the government yard in trenchtown

        G        D       Em          C         

          Obba-observing all the hypocrites      

        G                         D            Em             C

        As they would mingle with all the good people we meet

        G                D        Em              C            G     D        Em     C

         Good friends we had oh   good friends we lost            A--long the way

        G                D          Em               C         G           D       Em     C

          In this bright future you can't forget you past      So dry your tears I say

 

        Chorus:

        G   D    Dsus4     Em    C                     

        No  wo – man    no cry.                        

        G   C           Am  G    D7

        No  wo - man    no  cry.

        G           D             Em            C      

        'ere little darling I say don't shed no tears  

        G   C        Am G     D7

        No  wo- man  no cry.

 

        Verse 2:

        G     D        Em              C

        Say I remember when we used to sit             

        G      D                  Em          C

        In the government yard in trenchtown

        G          D            Em    C

        And Georgy would make   a firelight            

        G                    D          Em               C

        As it was love would burn in throoough the night.

        G             D      Em          C

        Then we would cook   cornmeal porridge 

        G             D          Em   C

        Of which I'll share with you (you)

        G         D       Em      C

        My feet   is my   only carriage        

        G           D       Em   C

        So dry your tears I say (say)

 

        So I've got to push on through          But while I'm gone (???)

 

        Bridge:          x2 times

        C                    G/B                Am                    Fm     G

          Everything's gonna be all right         Everything's gonna be all right

        Am                 F                    C               G/B  Am  F

        Everything's gonna be all right so                Woman, No cry

 

        Chorus:

 

        Verse 2:

 

        Chorus:

 

        define: I think it's in A, so capo on the 2nd fret

        G: 320033   020030 transition between C and Am   Dsus4:x00233  D7:000212

 

Bob Marley

No Woman, No Cry

 

Intro: G  C  G/B  Am7  F  C  F  C  G

 

      Chorus:

C    G/B           Am  F      C    F         C      G

  No woman, no cry.             No woman, no cry.

 

Verse 1:          G       D       Em      C       all the way through

Say I remember when we used to sit

In the government yard in trenchtown

Obba-obba-serving all the hypocrites

As they would mingle with the good people we meet

Good friends we had good friends we lost

Along the way

In this great future you can't forget you past

So dry your tears I say

 

      Chorus:

G   D   Dsus4   D       Em      C       G   C   ->      Am  G   D7

No  wo- man     no      cry.            No  wo- man     no  cry.

'ere little darling don't shed no tears No  wo- man     no  cry.

 

      Verse 2:

Say I remember when we used to sit

In the government yard in trenchtown

And Georgy would make a firelight

As it was love would burn in through the night.

Then we would cook cornmeal porridge

Of which I'll share with you

My feet is my only carriage

So I've got to push on through

But while I'm gone (???)

 

Bridge:      x2 times

G                                       D

Everything's gonna be all right         Everything's gonna be all right

Em                                      C

Everything's gonna be all right         Everything's gonna be all right

 

Chorus:

 

      Verse 3:

Say I remember when we used to sit

In the government yard in trenchtown

And Georgy would make a firelight

As it was love would burn in through the night.

Then we would cook cornmeal porridge

Of which I'll share with you

My feet is my only carriage

So I've got to push on through

But while I'm gone (???)

 

Chorus:

 

 

define: I think it's in A, so capo on the 2nd fret

G: 320033   020030 transition between C and Am   Dsus4:x00233  D7:000212

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G   D   Dsus4   D       Em      C       G   C   ->      Am  G   D7

No  wo- man     no      cry.            No  wo- man     no  cry.

No  wo- man     no      cry             No  wo- man     no  cry.

 

 

 

Verse 1:

C    G/B             Am           F

  No woman,       no cry.                      1st verse

  Here Little darlin', don't shed no tears.    2nd verse

C    F         C      G

  No woman, no cry.

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, Observing the hypocrites                1st verse

  And then Georgie would make a fire light               2nd verse

             C         G/B                     Am      F

As they would mingle   with the good people we meet,

    As it was log wood burnin' through the     night.

C            G/B              Am                     F

  Good friends we had oh      good friends we've lost

     Then we  would cook corn meal porridge

C               G/B          Am         F

               along the way.

  of which I'll share with you.

C               G/B        Am               F

  In this bright future you can't forget your past

       My feet   is my       only carriage,

C              G/B      Am                   F

  So dry your  tears I     say                            And

  So, I've got to push on through, but while I'm gone     I mean...

C                     G/B          Am                  Fm   G

  Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.  Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.

C                     G/B          Am                  Fm   G

  Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.  Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.

  Am                  F              C             G/B   Am    F

  Ev'ry thing's gonna be alrigh so, woman, no cry.

       C         F         C      C      G

No, no woman, no woman, no cry.

C               G/B

  Oh, my little sister don't shed no tears.

C    F        C      G

  No woman no cry.

 

Break: C   G/B   Am   F   C   F   C   G

 

      Chorus:

 

C               G/B            Am            F

  Oh, my little darlin', I say don't shed no tears.

C    F         C        G

  No woman, no cry.

C        G/B     Am     F

Yeah little darlin', don't shed no tears.

C    F         C        G

  No woman, no cry.

     

C   G/B   Am   F   C   F   C

     

 

 

 

4/4 time  Strum Pattern  d u  d  d u  d

                         1 1  1  1 1  1

                         8 8  4  8 8  4

d=down u=up

 

 

 

 

 

 

G       320003          Am7     x02010

C       x32010          F       xx3211

Am      x02210

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From: shiv@hiv.med.umn.edu (Shiv A. Prasad (MicroBio))

Subject: CRD: No Woman No Cry - Marley