Song: Don't worry, be happy
Artist: Bobby McFerrin
Composer: Bobby McFerrin
Album: Simple pleasures
Tabbed by DJ 2019
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CAPO: 4th fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Bb)
[G] = 320003 [Am] = x02210 [C/D] = xx0010
[Em] = 022000 [C] = x32013
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Intro
[G] [Em] [Am]
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[C] [C/D] [G] [C] [G] [C]
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Verse 1
[G] [Em]
Here's a little song I wrote,
[Am]
You might want to sing it note-for-note,
[C] [C/D] [G] [C] [G] [C]
Don't worry, ...be happy,
[G] [Em]
Every life we have some trouble,
[Am]
But when you worry you make it double,
[C] [C/D] [G] [C] [G] [C]
Don't worry, be happy, ...don't worry, be happy now!
Chorus
[G] [Em] [Am]
Hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo-oo-oo, ...don't worry,
[C]
Woo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, ...be happy,
[C/D] [G] [C] [G] [C]
Hoo-oo, oo-oo, oo, ...don't worry, be happy!
[G] [Em] [Am]
Hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo-oo-oo, ...don't worry,
[Am] [C]
Woo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, ...be happy,
[C/D] [G] [C] [G] [C]
Hoo-oo, oo-oo, oo, ...don't worry, be happy!
Verse 2
[G] [Em]
Ain't got no place to lay your head,
[Am]
Somebody came and took your bed,
[C] [C/D] [G] [C] [G] [C]
Don't worry, ...be happy,
[G] [Em]
The landlord say your rent is late,
[Am]
He may have to litigate,
[C] [C/D] [G]
Don't worry, (Ha-ha-ha!) be happy,
[C] [G] [C]
...Look at me, I'm happy!
Chorus
[G] [Em] [Am]
Hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo-oo-oo, ...don't worry,
[C]
Woo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, ...be happy,
[C/D] [G] [C]
Hoo-oo, oo-oo, oo, I give you my phone number,
[G] [C]
When you worry, call me, I make you happy!
[G] [Em] [Am]
Hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo-oo-oo, ...don't worry,
[Am] [C]
Woo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, ...be happy,
[C/D] [G] [C] [G] [C]
Hoo-oo, oo-oo, oo!
Verse 3
[G] [Em]
Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style,
[Am]
Ain't got no gal to make you smile,
[C] [C/D] [G] [C] [G] [C]
But don't worry, ...be happy,
[G] [Em]
'Cause when you're worried your face will frown,
[Am]
And that will bring everybody down,
[C] [C/D] [G] [C] [G] [C]
So don't worry, ...be happy,...don't worry, be happy now!
Chorus
[G] [Em] [Am]
Hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo-oo-oo, ...don't worry,
[C]
Woo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, ...be happy,
[C/D] [G] [C] [G] [C]
Hoo-oo, oo-oo, oo, ...don't worry, be happy!
[G] [Em] [Am]
Hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo-oo-oo, ...don't worry,
[C]
Woo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, ...be happy,
[C/D] [G] [C] [G] [C]
Hoo-oo, oo-oo, oo, ...don't worry, be happy!
Chorus
[G] [Em] [Am]
Hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo-oo-oo, ...don't worry,
[C]
Don't worry, don't do it, ...be happy,
[C/D] [G] [C] [G] [C]
Hoo-oo, oo-oo, oo, put a smile on your face,
[G] [Em] [Am]
Don't bring every - body down, hoo, hoo, ...don't worry,
[C] [C/D] [G]
It will soon pass, what - ever it is,
[C] [G] [C]
...don't worry, be happy!
Coda
[G] [Em] [Am]
Hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo, ...I'm not worried,
[C]
Woo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, ...I'm happy!
[C/D] [G] [C] [G]
Hoo-oo, oo-oo, oo!
