Originally in C, I play in G
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| G | C | G | D |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| No | woman, no | cry |
| G | C | G | D/F# |
| No | woman, no | cry |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| No | woman, no | cry |
| G | C | G | D/F# |
| No | woman, no | cry, | said, said |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| Said I rememb | er | when we used to sit |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| In the government yar | d in | Trenchtown |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| Ob, observ | ing | all the hypo | crits |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| As they would | mingle with | all the good people we meet |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| Good friends we have | , | good friends we’ve los | t |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| Along the | way |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| In this great fut | ure, you | can’t forget your past |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| So dry | your tears I | say |
| G | D/F# | Em | C | |
| No | woman, | no cry |
| G | C | G | D/F# | |
| No | woman, | no cry |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| Here little darling | , | don’t shed no tears |
| G | C | G | D/F# | |
| No | woman, no | cry, | said, said |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| Said I rememb | er | when we used to sit |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| In the government yar | d in | Trenchtown |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| And then | Georgie would | make the fire light |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| As it was like a | wood | burning through the night |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| Then we would cook | cornmeal porridge |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| Of | which I’ll | share with you |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| My feet | is my only | carriage, and so |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| I’ve | got to push on | through, but | while I’m gone |
| G | D/F# | Em | C | |
| Everyt | hing’s gonna | be alright, | everything’s gonna | be alright |
| G | D/F# | Em | C | |
| Everyt | hing’s gonna | be alright, | everything’s gonna | be alright |
| G | D/F# | Em | C | |
| Everyt | hing’s gonna | be alright, | everything’s gonna | be alright |
| G | D/F# | Em | C | |
| Everyt | hing’s gonna | be alright, | everything’s gonna | be alright |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| No | woman, no | cry |
| G | C | G | D/F# |
| No | woman, no | cry |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| No my little | sister | don’t shed no | tears |
| G | C | G | D/F# |
| No | woman, no | cry |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| Said I rememb | er | when we used to sit |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| In the government yar | d in | Trenchtown |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| And then | Georgie would | make the fire light |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| As it was like a | wood | burning through the night |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| Then we would cook | cornmeal porridge |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| Of | which I’ll | share with you |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| My feet | is my only | carriage, and so |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| I’ve | got to push on | through, but | while I’m gone |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| No | woman, no | cry |
| G | C | G | D/F# |
| No | woman, no | cry |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| Oh my little | darlin’ | don’t shed no | tears |
| G | C | G | D/F# |
| No | woman, no | cry |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| Little | darlin’, | don’t shed no tears |
| G | C | G | D/F# | |
| No | woman, | no cry |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
| Little | sister don’t s | hed no tears |
| G | C | G | D/F# | |
| No | woman, | no cry |