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Did You Know? Bill Withers was working at a factory making airplane bathrooms when he wrote Ain't No Sunshine. To celebrate when the song went gold, the record company presented Bill with a golden toilet seat.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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Ain't No Sunshine Chords And Strumming, Bill Withers
Django Chords:
Django G chord
Django D chord
Django A chord
Django Em chord
Strumming:
"Cash Bass*": |B D B D |
"2 Strum": |B D |
Tempo: 79 bpm Key: Am
Verse 1 -
| |A - - - |Em - G - |A - (2 strum)|- - - - || x2
Ain't no sunshine when she's (A)gone (Em½) (G½) (Ax2)
It's not warm when she's a(A)way (Em½) (G½) (Ax2)
Chorus -
|Em - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|A - - - |Em - G - |A - (2 strum)|- - - - |
Ain't no sunshine when she's (Emx2)gone
And she's always gone too (Dx2)long
Anytime she's goes a(A)way (Em½) (G½) (Ax2)
Verse 2 -
| |A - - - |Em - G - |A - (2 strum)|- - - - || x2
Wonder this time where she's (A)gone (Em½) (G½) (Ax2)
Wonder if she's gone to (A)stay (Em½) (G½) (Ax2)
Chorus -
|Em - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|A - - - |Em - G - |A - (2 strum)|- - - - |
Ain't no sunshine when she's (Emx2)gone
And this house just ain't no (Dx2)home
Anytime she goes a(A)way (Em½) (G½) (Ax2)
Middle 8 -
|| - - - -|| x 12
|A - - - |Em - G - |A - (2 strum)|- - - - |
And
I know x26
Hey I oughta leave young thing alone
But ain't no sunshine when she's (A)gone (Em½) (G½) (Ax2)
Verse 3 -
| |A - - - |Em - G - |A - (2 strum)|- - - - || x2
Ain't no sunshine when she's (A)gone (Em½) (G½) (Ax2)
Only darkness every (A)day (Em½) (G½) (Ax2)
Final Chorus -
|Em - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
| |A - - - |Em - G - |A - (2 strum)|- - - - || x4
Ain't no sunshine when she's (Emx2)gone
And this house just ain't no (Dx2)home
Anytime she goes a(A)way (Em½) (G½) (Ax2) x4
Final Chord Strum: A
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Orange Pick Level
Ain't No Sunshine Chords And Fingerpicking, Bill Withers
Open Chords:
Open G7 chord
Open Dm chord
Open Am7 chord
Open Em7 chord
Open Em7* chord
Tempo: 79 bpm Key: Am
Verse 1 -
Ain't no sunshine when she's (Am7)gone (Em7*½) (G7½) (Am7x2)
It's not warm when she's a(Am7)way (Em7*½) (G7½) (Am7x2)
Chorus -
Ain't no sunshine when she's (Em7x2)gone
And she's always gone too (Dmx2)long
Anytime she's goes a(Am7)way (Em7*½) (G7½) (Am7x2)
Verse 2 -
| |Am7 - - - |Em7* - G7 - |Am7 - (2 strum)|- - - - || x2
Wonder this time where she's (Am7)gone (Em7*½) (G7½) (Am7x2)
Wonder if she's gone to (Am7)stay (Em7*½) (G7½) (Am7x2)
Chorus -
|Em7 - - - |Em7 - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
|Am7 - - - |Em7* - G7 - |Am7 - (2 strum)|- - - - |
Ain't no sunshine when she's (Em7x2)gone
And this house just ain't no (Dmx2)home
Anytime she goes a(Am7)way (Em7*½) (G7½) (Am7x2)
Middle 8 -
|| - - - -|| x 12
|Am7 - - - |Em7* - G7 - |Am7 - (2 strum)|- - - - |
And
I know x26
Hey I oughta leave young thing alone
But ain't no sunshine when she's (Am7)gone (Em7*½) (G7½) (Am7x2)
Verse 3 -
| |Am7 - - - |Em7* - G7 - |Am7 - (2 strum)|- - - - || x2
Ain't no sunshine when she's (Am7)gone (Em7*½) (G7½) (Am7x2)
Only darkness every (Am7)day (Em7*½) (G7½) (Am7x2)
Final Chorus -
|Em7 - - - |Em7 - - - |Dm - - - |Dm - - - |
| |Am7 - - - |Em7* - G7 - |Am7 - (2 strum)|- - - - || x4
Ain't no sunshine when she's (Em7x2)gone
And this house just ain't no (Dmx2)home
Anytime she goes a(Am7)way (Em7*½) (G7½) (Am7x2) x4
Final Chord Strum: Am7
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