No Woman, No Cry

Bob Marley · 78 BPM · 4/4

No Woman, No Cry

Bob Marley · Capo 1

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C

C✕321
CNoF CwGoFmCaGnF CnAmoF GcrCy
CNGo womAmanF noC cry
GNo woAmman noC cry
CNo wEmomAman nFo cry
 Said Csaid
CSaid I rEmemembeAmr wheFn we usedC to sit
CIFn the govCernment yard in Trenchtown
COba, ob-serving the FhypocriteCs
CAs they wFould minCgle with the goBmod peoplCe we meet
CGoGod friendAms we havFe had, oCh good fGriends we'vAme lost Falong theC way
CIn this bGright future you canF't forget Cyour past
CSo dDmry yoAmur tFears I Csay
CNo GwomaEmn, noFm crEmy
EmNCo woGman, FnoC cry
 Oh my Little sister,A don't she'dF no tears
FNo wComBman, noAm cry
 SaiCd, said, said I rGemember when we used to sitF
FIn theCm government yard in TrencChtown
CAnd then Georgie woulEmd make the fire light
 LoCg woodG burnin'Em througFh the nigCht
CThen we Emwould coAmok coFrn meal porCridge
COf Fwhich CI'll share AwitCh you
GMy Emfeet iAms my Fonly caCrriage
CSoF I've got to Cpush on through
CBut while I'm gone...
CEverythinGg's gonna be alrigAmht
AmEv'ryFthing's gonna be alrighCt
CEv'rything's goFnna be alrighCt
CEv'rything's gonnaG be alright
GECv'rything's gonnGa be alrighG#t
G#Ev'rything's gonna be alright
 Ev'rything's gonna be alright
 Ev'rything's gonna be alright
 No woman, no cry
 No, no woman, no woman, no cry
 Oh, little sister, don't she'd no tears
 No woman, no cry
 No woman, no woman, no woman, no cry
 No woman, no cry
 Oh, my little darlyn no she'd no tears
 No woman, no cry, yeah
 Any sister no she'd no tears, no women no cry
 No woman no cry, no woman no cry
 No woman no cry, no woman no cry
 Say, say, said I remember when we used to sit
 In a government yard in Trenchtown
 Obba, obba, serving the hypocrites
 As the would mingle with the good people we meet
 Good friends we have, oh, good friends we've lost
 Along the way
 In this great future,
 You can't forget your past
 So dry your tears, I say
 No woman no cry, no woman no cry
 Little darling, don't she'd no tears, no woman no cry
 Say, say, said I remember when we used to sit
 In the government yard in Trenchtown
 And then Georgie would make the fire light
 As it was, love would burn on through the night
 Then we would cook cornmeal porridge

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All Chords Used (11)
C✕321
F134211
G213
Am✕231
Em23
Bm7fr134111
Dm✕✕231
Fm134111
A✕123
Cm8fr134111
G#4fr134211
KeyC# major
CapoFret 1
Tempo~78 BPM

How to play No Woman, No Cry by Bob Marley on guitar

No Woman, No Cry is a great song to learn because it has a calm, steady feel and a memorable progression that sits nicely under your hands. At about 78 BPM, you can focus on staying relaxed and letting the changes breathe.

You can lean on the open A shape where it appears, but most of the chart uses barre shapes, so your fretting hand needs to stay clean and economical. The main change to watch is the opening move from C# to F# and then back again, with G# coming in as the next shift.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly, then add the rest of the song in small sections. Once the changes feel smooth, play along at full tempo and keep your strums even so the groove stays laid-back.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.

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