The song [wiki]No Woman No Cry[/wiki] first became known in 1974 through the studio album [wiki]Natty Dread[/wiki].
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Chords and Lyrics
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D]
[G]No, [D/F#]woman, no [Em]cry;[C]
[G]- No, [C]woman, no [G]cry; [D]
[G]No, [D/F#]woman, no [Em]cry;[C]
[G]- No, [C]woman, no [G]cry. [D]
[G]- I re[D/F#]member [Em]when a we used to [C]sit
[G]- In a gov[D/F#]ernment yard in [Em]Trenchtown. [C]
[G]- Oba – Ob[D/F#]serving the [Em]’ypocrites. [C]
[G]- Mingle with the [D/F#]good people we [Em]meet. [C]
[G]- Good friends we [D/F#]have, and [Em]good friends we [C]lost
[G]- A[D/F#]long the [Em]way. [C]
[G]- In this great [D/F#]future, you can’t [Em]forget your [C]past;
[G]- So dry your [D/F#]tears, I [Em]seh. [C]
[G]No, [D/F#]woman, no [Em]cry;[C]
[G]- No, [C]woman, no [G]cry; [D]
[G]- A little [D/F#]darlin’, [Em]- don’t shed no [C]tears:
[G]- No, [C]woman, no [G]cry; [D]
[G]- I re[D/F#]member [Em]when a we used to [C]sit
[G]- In a gov[D/F#]ernment yard in [Em]Trenchtown. [C]
[G]- And then Ge[D/F#]orgie [Em]- would make the [C]fire lights,
[G]- Like a wood bu[D/F#]rnin’ through the [Em]nights. [C]
[G]- Then we would cook [D/F#]cornmeal [Em]porridge, [C]
[G]- Of which I’ll [D/F#]share with [Em]you, yeah[C]!
[G]- My feet is [D/F#]my only [Em]carriage [C]
[G]- And so I [D/F#]push on through.[Em]- while I’m [C]gone,
[G]- Everything’s gonna [D/F#]be all right!…
[Em]- Everything’s gonna [C]be all right!…
[G]- Everything’s gonna [D/F#]be all right!…
[Em]- Everything’s gonna [C]be all right!…
solo
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C] [G] [D/F#] [Em] [C]
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C] [G] [D/F#] [Em] [C]
[G]No, [D/F#]woman, no [Em]cry;[C]
[G]- No, [C]woman, no [G]cry; [D]
[G]- O little [D/F#]sister’, [Em]- don’t shed no [C]tears:
[G]- No, [C]woman, no [G]cry; [D]
chorus
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