Ain't No Sunshine
Words & Music:
Bill Withers
There are versions of this with the Am Em Em/G Am chord
progression, but I prefer the "Wade In The Water"-like version with the G chord
instead of the Em/G chord.
Am Em G
Am [basic vamp for most
of song]
[n.c.]
Am Em G
Am
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.
[n.c.]
Am Em G
Am
Only darkness everyday.
Dm
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.
F
Am Em G
Am
And this house just ain't no home, anytime she goes away.
Wonder this time where she's gone
Wonder if she's gone to stay
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.
And this house just ain't no home, anytime she goes away.
Am
And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I
know...
Dm
Baby, you're leaving me far behind.
[alt: I ought
to leave the young thing alone.]
Am Em Em/G Am
There ain't sunshine when she's gone
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.
Only darkness everyday.
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.
And this house just ain't no home, anytime she goes away.
For those who like the
Eva Cassidy version (capo 5):
|------------------|----3----------------|-----------------|
|-----------0h1-0--|----5----------------|----------0h1-0--|
|-----0-0h2-------0|----2----------------|-----0-0h2------0|
|---2-------------0|--2-------------2---2|---2------------0|
|------------------|0---------------2---2|0----------------|
|---------------0--|--------------0---3--|--------------0--|
|-----3------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----5------------|--------------5---5-5|3---3-1h3-1---4-4|
|-----2------------|----------0h2-5---5-5|4---4-2---2---3-3|
|---2---------2---2|----------0h2--------|--2-----------2-2|
|-0-----------2---2|0-------0------------|--------------4-4|
|-----------0---3
-|---------------------|--------------2-2|
|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|3----3-3-3-----1--|--------------------1|-----------------|
|2----2-2-------1--|----0h2-0h2-2---0h2-2|-----------------|
|1----1-1-------2--|----0h2-0h2-2---0h2--|-----------------|
|------------------|0-0---------2--------|0----------------|
|1----1-1-0---0----|--------------0------|-----------------|