Dont Worry Be Happy Tab

Title:  Don't Worry, Be Happy
Artist: Bobby McFerrin, https://youtu.be/d-diB65scQU
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Capo:   2; optionally
Time:   4/4, Tempo:  Q=120, Eighths are marked '+'.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
Play the 6th string bass with thumb-fretting as appropriate.
The song is set in two keys for serveral options: Pick just one, which you like better.
Or sing along to one, and play the other as instrumental. Or sing to both to get a gain.
 
[VerseG]  (2x)
   G  +     +         +       +     +     +      +    D  +    +          +       +     +     +
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|----0--------0------0--|----0-----3---------------|--------------------3--|-------------------0---|
G|----------2------2-----|----------------0------0--|----2-----0-h2---0-----|----0-----2----p0------|
D|-------0---------0-----|-------0------------0-----|-------0---------0-----|-------0-----------0---|
A|-----------------------|-------------2------------|-------------0---------|-------------0---------|
E|-3-----------3---------|-3------------------------|-2---------------------|-2---------------------|
 
      +        +     +              +        G  +         +     +       +         +
E|----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|-------0-------------|
B|----------------------|-----------0------|-----------------------|-0-h3------3---------|
G|-2--2--------2-----2--|------------------|-0--0---------0-----0--|--------------0------|
D|-------0--------0-----|-----0--------0---|-------0---------0-----|-------0---------0---|
A|----------0-----------|--------0---------|-----------2-----------|-----------2---------|
E|-2--------------------|-2----------------|-3---------------------|-3-------------------|
 
[ChorusG]  (2x)
   G  +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +    D  +         +     +           +     +      +
E|-3v------p0--------------|-0-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------3-----|----0-----3-----0--------|----0------------------|--------3-----0--------|
G|----0-----------0-----0--|-------------------2-p0--|-2-----2------2-----2--|-----------------2-p0--|
D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0---------0-----|-----0-----------0-----|
A|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-----------0-----------|-----------0-----------|
E|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-2---------------------|-2---------------------|
  (Ooh      ooh      ooh  ...         )                                don't   worry
 
      +         +     +           +     +     +    G          +     +       +      +
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-------0-------------|
B|----0------------------|--------0--------------|---------------------|-0-h3------3---------|
G|-2-----2------2-----2--|--------------2-p0-----|-0----------0-----0--|--------------0------|
D|-------0---------0-----|-----0-----------0--2--|-----0---------0-----|-------0---------0---|
A|-----------0-----------|-----------0-----------|---------2-----------|-----------2---------|
E|-2---------------------|-2---------------------|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|
                   be      happy!                                don't   worry, be happy!
 
[VerseC]  (2x)
   C  +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +    G +      +    +      +       +     +     +     +
E|----0--------0--------0--|----0-----3--------------|----------------------3--|-------------------0-----|
B|----------3--------3-----|-------------------------|----3----p1--3----p1-----|----------3--------------|
G|----------------0--------|----------------0-----0--|----------------0--------|----0-----------0-----0--|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
A|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
 
      +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +    C  +     +     +     +       +         +
E|-------------------------|----------------0--------|-------------------------|-0-h3-/5---3---------|
B|-3--3--------------------|-------------------------|-1--1--------------------|--------------1------|
G|----------0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----------0--|----------0-----0-----0--|-------0-------------|
D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----|-----------------2---|
A|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------|-3---------3---------|
E|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------3-----------|---------------------|
 
[ChorusC]  (2x)
   C  +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +    G  +         +     +       +     +     +     +
E|-8v-------5--------3-----|-5-p0-----3----p0--------|----0------------------|----------3-----0--------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------3-p1--|-3-----3---------------|-------------------3-p1--|
G|----0-----------0-----0--|-------------------------|--------------0-----0--|----0--------------------|
D|-------------------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0---------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
A|-------7-----------------|-3-----------3-----------|-----------2-----------|-------------2-----------|
E|-8-----------5-----------|-------------------------|-3---------------------|-3-----------------------|
  (Ooh      ooh      ooh  ...         )                                don't   worry
 
      +         +     +       +     +     +     +    C +      +     +    +        +         +
E|----0------------------|----------0--------------|-------------------------|-0-h3-/5---3---------|
B|-3-----3---------------|----------------3-p1-----|-1-----------------------|--------------1------|
G|--------------0-----0--|----0-----------------2--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|-------0-------------|
D|-------0---------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----|-----------------2---|
A|-----------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------|-3---------3---------|
E|-3---------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------3-----------|---------------------|
                   be      happy!                                      don't   worry, be happy!
 
[Lyrics]
 
Here's a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note, Don't worry, be happy
In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry you make it double, Don't worry, be happy
 
Ain't got no place to lay your head
Somebody came and took your bed, ...
The landlord says your rent is late
He may have to litigate, ...
 
Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style
Ain't got no gal to make you smile, ...
'Cause when you worry your face will frown
And that will bring everybody down, ...
 
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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| v   Vibrato
| /   Slide up
 
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