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Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine Chords

Chord reference Am, Em, G, Dm, A
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am]Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone. [Am] [Em] [G] [Am] [Am]It’s not warm when she’s away. [Am] [Em] [G] [Am] Ain’t no sunshine when she’s [Em]gone, and she’s always gone too [Dm]long, Anytime she goes [Am]away [Em] [G] [Am] [Am]Wonder this time where she’s gone [Am] [Em] [G] [Am] [Am]Wonder if she’s gone to stay [Am] [Em] [G] [Am] Ain’t no sunshine when she’s [Em]gone, and this house just ain’t no [Dm]home, Anytime she goes [Am]away [Em] [G] [Am]

[Am]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 [Am]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 [Am]Hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone

But ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone [Am] [Em] [G] [Am] [Am]But ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone [Am] [Em] [G] [Am] [Am]only darkness everyday. [Am] [Em] [G] [Am] Ain’t no sunshine [Em]when she’s gone, and this house just ain’t no [Dm]home

Anytime she goes [Am]away. [Am] [Em] [G] [Am] Anytime she goes [Am]away. [Am] [Em] [G] [Am] Anytime she goes [Am]away. [Am] [Em] [G] [Am] Anytime she goes [Am]away. [Am] [Em] [G] [Am] Anytime she goes [Am]away. [A] [Am] [Em] [G] [Am]

Artist Bill Withers
Album Just as I Am
Genres Pop, R&B, Soul
Year 1971
Key Am

How to Play Ain’t No Sunshine on Guitar?

Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Em, G, Dm, A chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Ain’t No Sunshine with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.