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No Woman No Cry

by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Written by: Vincent Ford

NO WOMAN NO CRY Vincent Ford Bob Marley & The Wailers G D Em C G C G D G D Em C G C G D G D | / / / / | / ~ ~ / / | / / / ~ ~ | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / ~ ~ | / / / / | / / No^wo^man^no | Em C G C G D G D Em C | o cry y / / | / ^No ~ wo^man^no^cry | y ~ / / / | / / No^wo man | ^no cry y / / | G C G D G D ||: / ^No ~ wo^man^no^cry.| y ~ / ~ ^said ~ ^said | / ~ said=I re^mem ber | Em C G D Em C | when^we=used to^sit t ~ / | / in=the=gov=ern ^ment yard ^in | ^Trench town n / / | G D Em C 1. | / Ob=ser=ob=ser serv ing^the | hy^po crites / # as=they=would | G D Em C G D | / min=gle=with=the good (peo^ple^we) | meet / / / | / ~ ^good friends^we ha=ve^oh | Em C G D Em C G D | good^friends^weve^lost / / | / ~ ^a long the^way | / / / / | / In^this great^fu ture | Em C G D Em C | (you^cant^for) (get^your^past) tt / | / ~ So=dry your^tears s^I | say / / and | G D Em C G C G D | / / No^wo^man^no.| o cry y / / | / ^No ~ wo^man^no^cry | y ~ / / / | G D Em C | / ~ ^Here e^lit=tle dar^ling | ~ dont^shed^no tears / :|| To CHORUS G D Em C 2. | / ^and then^Geor gie ~ ^would | make^the fi^re light # as=it=was | G D Em C G D | / log^wood burn^ing through^the | night / / / | / then^we would^cook ~ ^corn | Em C G D Em C G D | meal^por ridge / / | ~ of^which^I'll share with^you.| uu / ooh / | / ~ ^my feet ~ is=my | Em C G D Em C D | on^ly car^riage ee / | / So^Ive got^to push^on | thru # But=while=Im gone^I mean | G Em C D | ~ Ev=ry things^gon=na be^al right | ~ ev=ry things^gon=na be^al right | (x3) G Em C | ~ Ev=ry things^gon=na be^al right | ~ ev=ry things^gon=na be^al right^so | G D Em C G C G D | Wo^man=no cry / / | / / / ~ no=no | wo^ma=n ^no ~ wo^man^no^cry | yy / / / | G D Em C | / Wo=man=lit=tle sis^ter / | ^dont shed^no^tears ss / :|| To CHORUS, ad lib and fade

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No Woman No Cry is performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers and written by Vincent Ford. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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