NO WOMAN, NO CRY

As recorded by Bob Marley

(From the 1974 Album NATTY DREAD)
Words and Music by Vincent Ford

C C/B Am F
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A Intro
Moderately Slow P = 78
C C/B Am F C F C

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A 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0
2 0 2 3 2 2 2
B 3 2 0 3 3 3
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(G) C C/B Am F

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T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A 0 0 0 2 2 2
0 2 0 2 3
B 0 2 3 2 0 3
0 3 1
H

B Chorus
C F C (G) C C/B

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0 5 3 1 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 (1) 1 1 1
A 0 5 3 2 0 (0) 0 0 0
2 (2) 0 2 0
B 3 3 (3) 0 2 3 2
3
H

Am F C F C (G) C C/B

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0 0 5 3 1 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 1 1 1 1 (1) 1 1 1
A 2 2 2 0 5 3 2 0 (0) 0 0 0
2 3 2 (2) 0 2 0
B 0 3 3 3 (3) 0 2 3 2
1 3
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Am F C F C (G)

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0 0 5 3 1 0 (0)
T 1 1 1 1 1 1 (1)
A 2 2 2 0 5 3 2 0 (0)
2 3 2 (2) 0 2
B 0 3 3 3 (3) 0 2
1 3
H

C Verse
TC
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C/B Am F C C/B

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0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 1 1 1 1
A 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
0 3 0
B 3 2 3 2

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T 1 1 1 1 1 1
A 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
0 3 0
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1. 2.
To Coda

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3 0 3
B 3 2

D Bridge
N.C. (C) (C/B) (Am) (F)

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E Chorus
C C/B Am F C F C

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T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A 0 0 0 2 2 2
0 2 0 2 3
B 0 2 3 2 0 3
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0 5 3 1 0 (0)
T 1 1 (1)
A 0 5 3 2 0 (0)
2 (2) 0 2
B 3 3 (3) 0 2
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F Guitar Solo

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B 7 5 3 5 7
5 3 5
P P H sl. sl.

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T 1 1 1 1
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T 1
A 0 0 2 0 0 (0)
3 2 3 2 (2) 0
B 3 5 0 2
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T 1 1 1 1
A 0 0 0 0 2 2
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D.S. al Coda

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let ring
0
T 1
A 0 0 2 0 0 (0)
3 2 3 2 (2) 0
B 3 5 0 2
3

G Outro
S (G) C C/B Am F

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Gtr II Gtr I
P.M. let ring
0 0 0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A (2) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
2 2 2 0 2 3
B 0 3 2 0 3
1 1 1 1

C F C (G)

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0 5 3 1 0 (0)
T 1 1 (1)
A 0 5 3 2 0 (0)
2 (2) 0 2
B 3 3 (3) 0 2
3
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C C/B Am F

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T 1 1 1 1 1 1
A 0 0 0 2 2
2 2 3
B 0 2 0 0 3
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T 1 1 (1) 1 1
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