Don't Worry, Be Happy (G Major)
Artist:
Bobby McFerrin
Genre:
Pop
Tempo:
4/4
Roman Numerals:
I, ii, IV
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by:
ICDb
G
(G,B,D)
G
B
D
G
B
G
Am
(A,C,E)
-
A
E
A
C
E
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
Intro (whistling or kazoos)
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Verse 1
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Here's a little song I wrote,
You
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
might want to sing it note for note
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Don't worry, be
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
happy
Verse 2
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
In every life we have some trouble,
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
But when you worry, you make double
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
Don't
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
worry, be
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
happy (don't worry, be happy now)
Interlude
Oooo
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
ooooo (Don’t Worry)
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
ooooo (Be Happy)
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
oooh... don't worry, be happy!
Oooo
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
ooooo (Don’t Worry)
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
ooooo (Be Happy)
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
oooh... don't worry, be happy!
Verse 3
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Ain't got no place to lay your head,
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
Somebody came and took your bed
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
Don't
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
worry, be
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
happy
Verse 4
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
The landlord say your rent is late,
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
He may have to litigate
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
Don't
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
worry, be
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
happy
Instrumental (whistling or kazoos)
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Ooooooo
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
oooooo
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
oooo
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
ooh... don't worry, be happy!
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Ooooooo
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
oooooo
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
oooo
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
ooh... don't worry, be happy!
Verse 5
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style,
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
Ain't got no gal to make you smile
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
Don't
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
worry, be
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
happy
Verse 6
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
'Cause when you worry, your face will frown
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
And that will bring everybody down
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
Don't
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
worry, be
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
happy (don't worry, be happy now)
Outro
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Ooooo
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
oooo (Don’t Worry)
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
ooooo (Be Happy)
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
oooh...don't worry, be happy!
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Ooooo
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
oooo (Don’t Worry)
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
ooooo (Be Happy)
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
oooh...don't worry, be happy!
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