DO SOL/SI LAmFA
No woman, no cry.
DO FA DO SOLNo woman, no cry.
No woman, no cry.
Here Little darlin', don't shed no tears.
No woman, no cry.
SOLSaid, said,
DO SOL/SI LAm FASaid I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown.
DO SOL/SI LAm FAOba, Observing the hypocrites
And then Georgie would make a fire light
DO SOL/SI LAm FAAs they would mingle with the good people we meet,
As it was log wood burnin' through the night.
DO SOL/SI LAm FAGood friends we had oh good friends we've lost
Then we would cook corn meal porridge
DO SOL/SI LAm FAalong the way.
of which I'll share with you.
DO SOL/SI LAm FAIn this bright future you can't forget your past
My feet is my only carriage,
DO SOL/SI LAm FASo dry your tears I say And
So, I've got to push on through, but while I'm gone I mean...
DO SOL/SI LAm FAm SOLEv'ry thing's gonna be alright. Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.
DO SOL/SI LAm FAm SOLEv'ry thing's gonna be alright. Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.
Ev'ry thing's gonna be alrigh so, woman, no cry.
DO FA DO DO SOLNo, no woman, no woman, no cry.
DO SOL/SIOh, my little sister don't shed no tears.
No woman no cry.
DO SOL/SI LAm FA
No woman, no cry.
DO FA DO SOLNo woman, no cry.
Oh, my little darlin', I say don't shed no tears.
DO FA DO SOLNo woman, no cry.
DO SOL/SI LAm FAYeah little darlin', don't shed no tears.
No woman, no cry.
No woman no cry is one of the most personal songs of its author, life in the slums of Trenchtown, history and the lives of his people, love and friendship, faith and unwavering hope, all is contained in what today is a testament to a musician