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No Woman No Cry

No Woman, No Cry is one of Bob Marleys most well-known songs, emerging during a time of hardship, reflecting the experiences of poverty and resilience in Jamaica. The Portuguese part is a merge with the song Samba da Benção by Vinícius de Moraes and Baden Powell, celebrating the beauty of life despite its difficulties, symbolizing a collaboration between Brazilian and Jamaican culture.

Key: C

Introduction:  G   Am   G/B   G  

   C     G/B           Am7     F 
No, woman no cry
   C     G/B           Am7     F 
No, woman no cry
   C     G/B           Am7     F 
No, woman no cry
 C       F       C/E  Dm7  C      G     Am7     G/B     G) 
No, wo - man   no cry!
 C                               G/B             Am7                       F 
    Bem que eu me lembro, da gente sentado ali
 C                             G/B               Am7               F 
    Na grama do aterro sob o Sol
 C                   G/B       Am7               F 
    Ob observando hipócritas
 C                                 G/B             Am7         F 
    Disfarçados rondando ao redor
 C                       G/B   Am7                         F 
    Amigos presos, amigos sumindo assim
 C           G/B       Am7                 F 
    Pra nunca mais
 C                         G/B         Am7                         F 
    Nas recordações, retrados do mal em si
 C                     G/B               Am7      G     Am7     G/B     G) 
    Melhor é deixar pra trás
   C       G/B             Am7     F 
Não, não chore mais
   C       F       C/E  Dm7   C          G     Am7     G/B     G) 
Não, não cho - re     mais
                     C               G/B           Am7             F 
      I Said: I remember when we used to sit
 C                       G/B               Am7               F 
      In the government yard in trenchtown,
 C               G/B           Am7             F 
      Oba - obaserving the ypocrites
                                 C                           G/B                     Am7           F 
      As they would mingle with the good people we meet.
 C                 G/B                               Am7                                     F 
      Good friends we have, oh, good friends weve lost
 C       G/B         Am7       F 
      Along the way.
 C                                 G/B               Am7                           F 
      In this great future, you cant forget your past 
 C               G/B       Am7         F 
      So dry your tears, I seh.
   C     G/B           Am7     F 
No, woman no cry
 C       F       C/E  Dm7  C           Am7     G/B     G 
No, wo - man   no cry!
   C     G/B           Am7     F 
No, woman no cry
 C       F       C/E  Dm7  C           Am7     G/B     G 
No, wo - man   no cry!

   C                                     G/B 
      Tudo, tudo, tudo vai dar pé
   Am7                                 F 
      Tudo, tudo, tudo vai dar pé
 C                                         G/B 
      Everythings gonna be all right!
 Am7                                     F 
      Everythings gonna be all right!
 C                                       G/B 
      Tudo, tudo, tudo vai dar pé
 Am7                                   F 
      Tudo, tudo, tudo vai dar pé
 C                                       G/B     Am7                       F 
    Bem que eu me lembro, da gente sentado ali
 C                             G/B               Am7         F 
    Na grama do aterro sob o céu
 C                     G/B       Am7         F 
    Ob observando estrelas
 C                                 G/B           Am7     F 
    Junto à fogueirinha de papel
 C                           G/B     Am7                 F 
    Quentar o frio,       requentar o pão
 C                   G/B   Am7     F 
    E comer com você
 C               G/B                 Am7                 F 
    Os pés,     de manhã,     pisar o chão
 C               G/B       Am7           F 
    A barra de viver
   C     G/B           Am7     F 
No, woman no cry
   C     G/B           Am7     F 
No, woman no cry
   C     G/B           Am7     F 
No, woman no cry
 C       F       C/E  Dm7  C      G     Am7     G/B     G) 
No, wo - man   no cry!

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