[Intro - BPM 118 - v1 - no double just verb, v2 35 with variation and verb] (just bass drum under this) E -------------------------------------00000000-- B -1-----------1--------11-------11-1--11111111-- G -0-----------0--------02-------02-0--00000000-- D -------------------------------------22222222-- A --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-33333333-- E ----------------------------------------------- Dr--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--S--
[Verse] [F/C] v2 - Oooh, you make me [C] live. v1 - What [F/C] ever this world can [C] give to me It's [F/C] you, you're all I [C] see. [F/C] v2 - Oooh, you make me [C] live now honey [F/C] v2 - Oooh, you make me [C] live [G/B][Am]
(*bob = bass drum off beat) You're the [D]best friend [D] that [F](*bob)I ever [G](*bob)had .. I've [C]been with [G/B]you such a [Am]long time ...[Am] You're my [D]sunshine .... [D] and I [F](*bob)want you to [G](*bob)know That my
(drop 2 beats after the G - think of it as not strumming it a second time) [E-offbeat]feelings are [Am]true I [G-onbeat]really luu
[F-offbeat]uvv you [F]...[Fm7] Ooo (drums stop off beat) .. [Fm7] You're my (see below for G F to Fm pattern)
[C] best friend (first bit of intro riff then snare lift to bring drums back in)
[F/C] (v2 - Oooh, you make me [C] live) ...... Oh [G/B]I've been [Am]waaaaan [Am/G]de-ring round (but I) [F]still come back to [Fm7] you (v2-still come back)... In [G]rain or [E]shine you've [Am]stood by me[D7] girl....I'm [G6]haaaa ... py at [G]home (drums stop) (v2 - hap py at) You're my [C] best friend (first bit of intro riff then snare bit)
[F/C] (v2 - Oooh, you make me [C] live). [F/C] Whenever this world is [C] cruel to me I got [F/C] you to help me for [C] give, Ooo Ooo Ooo, [F/C] Ooo you make [C] me live now honey [F/C] Oooh, you make me [C] live [G/B][Am]
You're the (*=with snare hit) [D]first one ....... [D] *when [F](*bob)things *turn *out [G](*bob)bad .....You [C]know I'll [G/B]never be [Am]lonely, you're my [D]only one [D]... and I [F-offbeat]love the [G-offbeat]things .... I [E-offbeat]really [Am-offbeat]love the [G]things that (2 beats dropped = 1 chord strum)
[F]you do, (again on beat and off beat for two chords) .......... [Fm7] (drums stop) Ooo ....... You're my [C] best friend (first bit of intro riff then snare bit) [F/C] v2 - Ooo, you make me
[Guitar Solo / Chord Break] [C] live (continue to hold note over chords changing with harmoniser) [G/B][Am][Am/G] - [F][F][Fm7][Fm7] [G][E][Am][D7] [G6] (v1 - I'm happy [G6][G] happy that) [G]
You're my (drums reduce to just bass drum) [C] best friend (first bit of intro riff) [F/C] uuhhhh [C] [F/C] uuuh, you're my [C] best friend (snare roll to bring full drums back in - start upstroke - one note leading into 2 triplets) [F/C] Oooh, you make me [C] live (v2 - woo ooh ooh ooh) [F/C] v2 - You, you're my best [C] friend
[C][G/B][Am][F][C][F][C][G] E -------------------5-------1-0-x---------- B ---0--1------------6-------1---3----------0? G 0-2--0-------------5-------2---2-------0-2--0 D -------------------7-------3---x---------- A -------------------8-------3---3---------- E -------------------5-------1---1---------- (play 0 on E string during F with up)
[Chorus] [C] No [G/B] woman no cry [Am][F] [C] No [F] woman no [C] cry [G] [C] No [G/B] woman no [Am] cry [F] [C] No [F] woman no [C] cry
[Verse] [G] Said said [C] said I [G/B] remember [Am] when we used to sit [F] [C] In the govern [G/B] ment yard in [Am] trenchtown [F] [C] Oba oba [G/B] serving the [Am] hypocrites [F] As they would [C] mingle [G/B] with the good people we [Am] meet [F] [C] good friends [G/B] we had oh [Am] good friend we los [F] [C][G/B] along the w [Am] ay [F] [C] In this bright [G/B] future you [Am] cant forget your [F] past [C] So dry your [G/B] tears I [Am] say [F]
[Chorus] [C] No [G/B] woman no cry [Am][F] [C] No [F] woman no [C] cry [G] [C] Here little [G/B] darlin' don't [Am] shed no [F] tears [C] No [F] woman no [C] cry
[Verse] [G] Said said [C] said I [G/B] remember [Am] when we used to sit [F] [C] In the govern [G/B] ment yard in [Am] trenchtown [F] [C] And then Georgie [G/B] would make a [Am] fire [F] light as it wa [C] s log wood [G/B] burnin through the [Am] night [F] [C] Then we would [G/B] cook corn [Am] meal porridge [F] [C] of which I'll [G/B] share with [Am] you [F] yeah [C] my [G/B] feet is my [Am] only carriage [F] and so [C] I've got to [G/B] push on [Am] through [F] But while I'm gone
[Bridge] [C] Ev'ry thing's gonna [G/B] be alright. [Am] Ev'ry thing's gonna [F] be alright. [C] Ev'ry thing's gonna [G/B] be alright. [Am] Ev'ry thing's gonna [F] be alright. [C] Ev'ry thing's gonna [G/B] be alright. [Am] Ev'ry thing's gonna [F] be alright. [C] Ev'ry thing's gonna [G/B] be alright. [Am] Ev'ry thing's gonna [F] be alright.
[Chorus] So [C] no wo [G/B] man no cry [Am][F] [C] No [F] woman no [C] cry [G] [C] Her [G/B] e little dar [Am] lin' do [F] n't shed no tears [C] No [F] woman no [C] cry
