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Song title:      Ain't No Sunshine
Original Album:	 Just As I Am

Words and Music by Bill Withers
Copyright © 1971 Sussex Records
Published by ???

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


VERSE1:
Notes:
The part at the end of the VERSE lines is played as in Guitar Figure 1.

Guitar Figure 1
  Am7             Em7     Em7/G    Am7
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----5-------5-------0-------0--|-5------------------------------|
|-----5-------5-------0-------0--|-5------------------------------|
|-----5-------5-------0-------0--|-5------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-------5-------0-------3------|-5------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


Chords:
Am7   5x555x    Em7/G 3x000x
Em7   0x000x    Dm7   55056x

                            [Guitar Figure 1]
N.C.                       | Am7 Em7 Em7/G | Am7 |
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.

                         [Guitar Figure 1]
N.C.                    | Am7 Em7 Em7/G | Am7 |
It's not warm when she's away.

                            [         Guitar Figure 2          ]
                             Em7                             Dm7
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone, and she's always gone too long

Guitar Figure 2

  Em7                              Dm7
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----8-------8-------8-------8--|-----6-------6-------6-------6--|
|-----7-------7-------7-------7--|-----5-------5-------5-------5--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--7------7-------7-------7------|-5-------5-------5-------5------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

..gone, and she's always gone too  long    any time        she goes a-


                  [Guitar Figure 1]
                | Am7 Em7 Em7/G | Am7 |
Anytime she goes away. 


VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as in VERSE1.

Chords:
Am7   5x555x    Em7/G 3x000x
Em7   0x000x    Dm7   55056x

                            [Guitar Figure 1]
                           | Am7 Em7 Em7/G | Am7 |
Wonder this time where she's gone

                       [Guitar Figure 1]
                      | Am7 Em7 Em7/G | Am7 |
Wonder if she's gone to stay 

                            [           Guitar Figure 2            ]
                             Em7                                Dm7
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone, and this house just ain't no home,

                 [Guitar Figure 1]
                | Am7 Em7 Em7/G | Am7 |
Anytime she goes away. 


N.C.
And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, 
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, 
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, 

Hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone

                            [Guitar Figure 1]
                           | Am7 Em7 Em7/G | Am7 |
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone

                            [Guitar Figure 1]
                           | Am7 Em7 Em7/G | Am7 |
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone,

                   [Guitar Figure 1]
                  | Am7 Em7 Em7/G | Am7 |
Only darkness every day.

                            [           Guitar Figure 2            ]
                             Em7                                Dm7
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone, and this house just ain't no home,

                 [Guitar Figure 1]
                | Am7 Em7 Em7/G | Am7 |
Anytime she goes away. 

[repeat]  [x5]