Bob Marley Song facts: “No Woman, No Cry” recording session was the last time all three original members of The Wailers recorded in a studio together. Even though Bob Marley probably wrote the song, it is credited to Vincent Ford, a friend who ran a soup kitchen in Jamaica. The royalty checks sent to Ford made sure that the soup kitchen could keep running.
Harmonica type: diatonic
7 -7 7 -7 -6 No, woman, no cry 8 -9 8 -8 7 No, woman, no cry 7 -7 -8 7 -6 No, woman, no cry 8 -9 8 -8 7 No, woman, no cry 7 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 -6 Said, said, said, I remember when we used to sit 8 8 8 8 -8 8 -7 -8 7 In the government yard in Trenchtown 8 8 8 8 9 8 -9 9 8 7 Oba-obaserving the hypocrites 6 7 -8 8 8 As they would mingle 8 8 8 -9 8 -8 7 With the good people we meet 8 9 9 9 8 7 9 9 8 7 -6 Good friends we had, oh, good friends we've lost 8 -8 7 8 Along the way 8 9 9 9 8 -9 9 8 9 8 7 In this great future, you can't forget your past 8 -8 8 -9 8 -7 7 So dry your tears, I say 7 -7 7 -7 -6 No, woman, no cry 8 -9 8 -9 7 No, woman, no cry 8 8 8 -8 -7 7 7 7 -6 Eeh, little darlin, don't shed no tears 8 -9 8 -9 7 No, woman, no cry 7 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 -6 Said, said, said, I remember when-a we used to sit 8 8 8 8 -8 8 -7 -8 7 In the government yard in Trenchtown 8 8 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 7 And then Georgie would make the fire light 6 7 -8 8 8 -9 -9 -9 8 -8 7 As it was logwood burnin' through the night 8 8 9 9 8 -10 9 8 Then we would cook cornmeal porridge 7 8 7 -8 7 8 7 Of which I'll share with you, ooh! 8 9 8 -9 8 8 9 -9 My feet is my only carriage 8 -8 8 9 8 8 7 So I've got to push on through 6 7 -8 8 7 -8 But while I'm gone, I mean 7 7 7 -6 6 7 7 -3 Everything's gonna be all right! 7 7 7 -6 6 7 7 -3 Everything's gonna be all right! 7 7 7 -6 6 7 7 -3 Everything's gonna be all right! 7 7 7 -6 6 7 7 -3 Everything's gonna be all right! 7 7 7 -6 6 7 7 7 7 Everything's gonna be all right-a! 7 7 7 -6 6 7 7 -3 Everything's gonna be all right! 7 7 7 -6 6 7 7 7 7 Everything's gonna be all right, now! 7 7 7 -6 6 7 7 -3 Everything's gonna be all right! 8 -9 8 -8 7 So, woman, no cry -9 -10 9 8 8 -9 8 8 7 No, no, woman no woman, no cry 8 8 8 8 -7 -7 7 -6 7 7 Woman, little sister, don't shed no tears 8 -9 8 -8 7 No, woman, no cry 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 -6 I remember when-a we used to sit 8 8 8 8 -8 8 -7 -8 7 In the government yard in Trenchtown 8 8 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 7 And then Georgie would make the fire light 6 7 -8 8 8 -9 -9 -9 8 -8 7 As it was logwood burnin' through the night 8 8 9 9 8 -10 9 8 Then we would cook cornmeal porridge 7 8 7 -8 7 8 7 Of which I'll share with you, ooh! 8 9 8 -9 8 8 9 -9 My feet is my only carriage 8 -8 8 9 8 8 7 So I've got to push on through 6 7 -8 8 But while I'm gone 7 -7 7 -7 -6 No, woman, no cry 8 -9 8 -9 7 No, woman, no cry -7 -8 -9 -9 8 -8 Woman, little darlin' 7 -6 7 7 Don't shed no tears 8 -9 8 -8 7 No, woman, no cry 8 8 8 -8 -7 7 7 7 -6 Eh! Little darlin' don't shed no tears! 8 -9 8 -8 7 No, woman, no cry 8 8 -7 -7 7 -6 7 7 Little sister, don't shed no tears! 8 -9 8 -8 7 No, woman, no cry
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