Ain’t No Sunshine When You’re Gone by Bill Withers

Intro Am

Verse 1

[Am]Ain't no sunshine when she's [Am]gone [Em] [G] [Am]

[Am]It's not warm when she's a-[Am]way [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]

Verse 2

[Am]Wonder this time where she's [Am]gone [Em] [G] [Am]

[Am]Wonder if she's gone to [Am]stay [Em] [G] [Am]

Ain't no sunshine when she's [Em]gone, and this

house just ain't no [Dm]home

Anytime, she goes a-[Am]way [Em] [G] [Am]

Bridge

[No chords here - fade out, then fade in gently]

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, I know

Hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone

But ain't no sunshine when she's [Am]gone [Em] [G] [Am]

Verse 3

[Am]Ain't no sunshine when she's [Am]gone [Em] [G] [Am]

[Am]Only darkness every [Am]day [Em] [G] [Am]

Ain't no sunshine when she's [Em]gone

and this house just ain’t no [Dm]home

Anytime, she goes a- [Am]way [Em] [G] [Am]

Outro

Anytime, she goes a- [Am]way [Em] [G] [Am]

Anytime, she goes a- [Am]way [Em] [G] [Am]

Anytime, she goes a- [Am]way [Em] [G] [Am]

Anytime, she goes a- [Am]way [Em] [G] [Am]

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