Chords for No Woman, No Cry - Jonathan Butler

Tempo:
120 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

B

F#

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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No Woman, No Cry - Jonathan Butler chords
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[C#m] [A] [F#]
[D] [A] Oh yeah, [E]
yeah, yeah, [C#m] yeah, [F#] yeah, yeah, oh, yeah, [A] oh, yeah
[E] I [C#m] [F#] remember when we used [D] to [A] sit
[E] In the [A] government's yard [F#] in Trenchtown
[A]
[E] Over [C#m]-observing [F#] the [A] hypocrites
[F#] Ling-ling with the good people we meet
[A]
[E] Good friends we have, [F#]
good [E] friends we've [A] lost
But [E] along the [A]
way
[E]
In [C#m] this great future, [F#]
you can't [A] forget your past
[E] So dry your [B] tears, I say
[E] No [A]
[E] woman, no [F#m]
[C#m] cry
[D] No [A]
[E] woman, no [D]
cry
[E] [A]
[E] Little darling, [F#m]
don't [D] shed no [B] [A] tears
[E] No [D] [A] woman, no [A]
cry
[B] [A]
[E] I remember [F#m]
when we used [D] to [E] sit
[A]
[E] In the government's yard [A] in Trenchtown [E] Trenchtown
And then the Georgia [F#] would make the [D] fire lights
[E] I say love would burn in fire [D] through the [A] night
[E] Through the night
[A] Then [E] we would cook [F#m]
cornmeal [B] porridge
I [A]
wish [E] I could share [D] with you, [A] with you
My [E] feet is my only, [F#]
my only [D] carriage
[A] And so I [E] gotta push, [B]
push, push on [E] through
No woman, [F#m] no cry
[B] [A]
[E] No woman, no cry
Little [E] darling, [F#m] little darling, don't [B] shed no [A] tears
No [D] woman, [A] no cry
Oh [F#] yeah, oh [A] yeah
[E] Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be [F#m] alright
Everything's gonna be [B] alright
Everything's gonna be [A] alright
[E] Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be [B] alright
Everything's gonna be [E] alright
Everything's gonna [A] be alright
[E] Yeah
[F#]
[B] No [A] woman, no [D] [B] woman, [A] no cry
[F#] Oh [A] yeah
[E] [F#m]
[F#] [A]
[G#m] [E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] Everything's [F#]
gonna [B] [A]
be alright
[D] No woman, [A] no cry
[E] No woman, [F#] no cry
No [B] woman, no [A] cry
No woman, [B] no cry
[E] No woman, [A]
little darling, [F#m]
don't [B] shed no tears
[A]
No [D] woman, [A] no cry Yeah, yeah
[E] Everything's gonna be alright
[E] Everything's gonna be [F#m] alright
Yes it will
[B] Yes it will
[A]
Trust me baby
Everything's gonna be [B] alright
I know, I know, I know [A] it's gonna be alright
[E] In the morning, [F#] in the evening
[B] It's gonna be [A]
alright
Yes [D] it will, [A] oh yes it will
Listen baby, I know it's gonna be
[F#m] I know, I know [B] it's gonna be
It's gonna [A] be, it's gonna be, it's [E] gonna be [B] alright
No woman, no [A]
cry
[E] Don't cry, [F#]
don't shed, [B] no tears
[E] [Bm] [A]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
F#
134211112
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
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To learn Jonathan Butler - No Woman No Cry chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: D, A, E, F#m, E and A. Begin your practice at a relaxed 29 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 60. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] Oh yeah, [E]
yeah, yeah, [C#m] yeah, [F#] yeah, yeah, oh, yeah, [A] oh, yeah _ _ _
[E] I _ [C#m] [F#] remember _ when we used [D] to [A] sit _ _
[E] _ In the [A] government's yard [F#] in Trenchtown
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Over [C#m]-observing _ [F#] the _ _ _ [A] _ _ hypocrites _
[F#] _ Ling-ling with the good people we _ meet
[A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Good friends we have, _ [F#] _
good [E] friends we've _ [A] lost
_ But [E] _ along the [A] _
way
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ In [C#m] this great future, [F#] _ _
you can't [A] forget your past _
[E] _ So dry your [B] tears, I say
_ [E] No _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ woman, no [F#m] _
[C#m] cry
[D] No _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ woman, no [D] _
cry
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] Little darling, _ [F#m] _
_ don't [D] shed no [B] _ [A] tears
_ [E] No [D] _ [A] woman, no [A] _
cry
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] I _ remember _ [F#m]
when we used [D] to [E] sit
_ [A] _
_ [E] In the government's yard [A] in _ Trenchtown [E] _ Trenchtown _ _
_ And then the Georgia [F#] would _ make the [D] fire lights _ _
[E] I say love would burn in fire [D] through the [A] night
[E] Through the night _ _
[A] _ Then [E] we would cook _ [F#m] _
cornmeal _ [B] porridge
I [A] _
_ wish [E] I could share [D] with you, [A] with you _ _
_ My [E] feet is my only, _ [F#]
my only [D] _ carriage
[A] And _ so I [E] gotta push, [B] _
push, push on [E] _ _ through
_ No _ woman, [F#m] no cry
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] No woman, no cry
_ _ _ _ Little _ _ _ _ [E] darling, [F#m] little darling, don't [B] shed no [A] tears
_ No [D] _ woman, [A] no cry
Oh [F#] yeah, oh [A] yeah
[E] Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be [F#m] alright
Everything's gonna be [B] alright
Everything's gonna be [A] alright
[E] Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be [B] alright
Everything's gonna be [E] alright
Everything's gonna [A] be alright
_ [E] _ _ Yeah
_ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ No [A] woman, _ no [D] _ [B] woman, [A] no cry
_ _ _ _ [F#] Oh [A] yeah
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Everything's [F#]
gonna _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A]
be alright
[D] No _ woman, [A] no cry _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] No woman, [F#] no cry
No [B] woman, _ no [A] cry
_ _ No woman, [B] no cry
_ [E] No woman, _ [A] _
_ _ little darling, _ [F#m] _
_ don't [B] shed no tears
_ [A] _
_ No [D] _ woman, [A] no _ cry Yeah, _ _ yeah
[E] Everything's gonna be alright
[E] _ Everything's gonna be [F#m] alright
Yes it will
_ [B] Yes it will
_ [A]
Trust me baby
_ _ _ Everything's gonna be [B] alright
I know, I know, I know [A] it's gonna be alright
[E] In the morning, _ [F#] in the evening
[B] It's gonna be _ [A]
alright
Yes _ [D] it will, _ [A] oh yes it will
_ Listen baby, I know it's gonna be
_ [F#m] I know, I know [B] it's gonna be
It's gonna [A] be, it's gonna be, it's [E] gonna be _ [B] alright
_ _ _ No woman, no [A]
cry
_ _ [E] Don't cry, _ [F#]
don't shed, [B] _ no tears
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was authored by Vincent Ford.

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