Tems – No Woman No Cry Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Tems – No Woman No Cry Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsDDmaj7BmGA

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[INTRO]
  D
 No, woman, no cry
  D
 No, woman, no cry

 [VERSE ONE]
 D    Dmaj7               Bm      G
 I remember when we used to sit
 D      Dmaj7                   G
 In the government yard in Trenchtown
  D     Dmaj7            Bm    G
 Oba, observing the hypocrites
  D              Dmaj7
 Mingle with the good
                G
 people we meet
  D      Dmaj7
 Good friends we have and
      Bm                 G
 good friends we've lost
  D  Dmaj7     G
 Along the way
  D      Dmaj7
 In this great future,
          Bm                G
 you can't forget your past
  D            Dmaj7    G
 So dry your tears I say

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[CHORUS]
 D   Dmaj7         Bm G
 No, woman, no cry
 D    Dmaj7          D A
 No, woman, no cry
  D   Dmaj7
 'Ere, little darlin',
     Bm           G
 don't shed no tears
 D     Dmaj7        D
 No, woman, no cry

 [VERSE TWO]
  D       Dmaj7
 Said I remember
      Bm             G
 when we used to sit
 D        Dmaj7                  G
 In the government yard in Trenchtown
 D          Dmaj7            Bm
 And then Georgie would make the
            G            D
 fire light, as it was
         Dmaj7
 A log wood burning
                    G
 through the night
   D       Dmaj7
 Then we would cook
                 Bm G
 corn meal porridge
  D          Dmaj7            Bm  G
 Of which I'll share with you
 D   Dmaj7          Bm       G
 My feet is my only carriage
 D     Dmaj7              G
 No, I've got to push on through
               D
 But while I'm gone

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[BRIDGE]
 D                  Dmaj7
 Everything's gonna be alright
  Bm              G
 Everything's gonna be alright
   D                Dmaj7          Bm
 Everything's gonna be alright now
                G
 Everything's gonna be alright
 D                  Dmaj7
 Everything's gonna be alright
  Bm              G
 Everything's gonna be alright
   D                Dmaj7          Bm
 Everything's gonna be alright now
                G
 Everything's gonna be alright
    D            Dmaj7       Bm  G
 So woman, no cry, cry, cry
      D          A     D A
 No, woman, no (Woman, no)
     D          Dmaj7  Bm    G
 So woman, no cry, no cry
  D     A       D
 No, woman, no cry

 [OUTRO]
 Hmm
 Ooh
 Ooh

How to play No Woman No Cry: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for No Woman No Cry by Tems on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

No Woman No Cry by Tems is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 5 chords: D, Dmaj7, Bm, G and A.

The backbone of the song is D – Dmaj7 – Bm – G (I – Imaj7 – vi – IV in D major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – lah – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Gmaj7, Em, C, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222)
Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

No Woman No Cry chords: questions

What key is No Woman No Cry in?

No Woman No Cry by Tems is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in No Woman No Cry?

No Woman No Cry uses 5 chords: D, Dmaj7, Bm, G, A.

What is the chord progression of No Woman No Cry?

The main progression is D – Dmaj7 – Bm – G (I – Imaj7 – vi – IV).

Is No Woman No Cry easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Gmaj7, Em, C, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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