Don't Worry, Be Happy chords by
Bobby Mcferrin (Official Version)

1988Reggae23.9K views

Key: B majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

B

C#m

E

B

E/B

B

E/B

B

C#m

E

B

E/B

B

E/B

Verse 1
B B 
 
Here's a little song I wrote
C#m C#m 
 
You might want to sing it note for note
E E 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
Don't worry, be happy
B B 
 
In every life we have some trouble
C#m C#m 
 
But when you worry you make it double
E E 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
Don't worry, be happy
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
Don't worry, be happy now

Chorus 1
B B 
 
(Ooh, ooh ooh oo-ooh
C#m C#m 
 
oo-ooh oo-ooh) don't worry
E E 
 
(Oo-ooh oo-ooh) be happy
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
(Oo-ooh, ooh) don't worry, be happy
B B 
 
(Ooh, ooh ooh oo-ooh
C#m C#m 
 
oo-ooh oo-ooh) don't worry
E E 
 
(Oo-ooh, oo-ooh) be happy
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
(Oo-ooh, ooh) don't worry, be happy

Verse 2
B B 
 
Ain't got no place to lay your head
C#m C#m 
 
Somebody  came and took your bed
E E 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
Don't worry, be happy
B B 
 
The landlord say your rent is late
C#m C#m 
 
He may have to litigate
E E 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
Don't worry, be happy
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
(Look at me,   I'm happy)

Chorus 2
B B 
 
(Ooh, ooh ooh oo-ooh
C#m C#m 
 
oo-ooh oo-ooh) don't worry
E E 
 
(Oo-ooh oo-ooh) be happy
B B 
 
(Oo-ooh, ooh)
E/B E/B 
 
Here I give  you my phone number,
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
when you worry, call me, I make  you happy,
B B 
 
(Ooh, ooh ooh oo-ooh
C#m C#m 
 
oo-ooh oo-ooh) don't worry
E E 
 
(Oo-ooh, oo-ooh) be happy
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
(Oo-ooh, ooh)

Verse 3
B B 
 
Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style
C#m C#m 
 
Ain't got no gal to make you smile
E E 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
Don't worry, be happy
B B 
 
'Cause when you worry your face will frown
C#m C#m 
 
And that  will bring everybody down
E E 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
So don't worry, be happy
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
Don't worry, be happy now

Chorus 3
B B 
 
(Ooh, ooh ooh oo-ooh
C#m C#m 
 
oo-ooh oo-ooh) don't worry
E E 
 
(Oo-ooh oo-ooh) be happy
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
(Oo-ooh, ooh) don't worry, be happy
B B 
 
(Ooh, ooh ooh oo-ooh
C#m C#m 
 
oo-ooh oo-ooh) don't worry
E E 
 
(Oo-ooh, oo-ooh) be happy
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
(Oo-ooh, ooh) don't worry, be happy

Verse 4
B B 
 
Now there, is this song I wrote
C#m C#m 
 
I hope you learned it note for note
E E 
 
Like good little children,
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
don't worry, be happy
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
Now listen to what  I said,
B B 
 
in your life expect some trouble
C#m C#m 
 
When you worry you make it double
E E 
 
B/F# B/F# 
 
Don't worry, be     happy,

Chorus 4
be happy now
B B 
 
(Ooh, ooh ooh oo-ooh
C#m C#m 
 
oo-ooh oo-ooh) don't worry
E E 
 
(Oo-ooh oo-ooh) be happy
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
(Oo-ooh, ooh) don't worry, be happy
B B 
 
(Ooh, ooh ooh oo-ooh
C#m C#m 
 
oo-ooh oo-ooh) don't worry
E E 
 
(Oo-ooh, oo-ooh) be happy
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
(Oo-ooh, ooh) don't worry, be happy

Chorus 5
B B 
 
(Ooh, ooh ooh oo-ooh
C#m C#m 
 
oo-ooh oo-ooh) don't worry...
E E 
 
(Oo-ooh oo-ooh) be happy
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
(Oo-ooh, ooh) put a smile in your face
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
Don't bring...
B B 
 
(Ooh, ooh ooh oo-ooh
C#m C#m 
 
oo-ooh oo-ooh) don't worry
E E 
 
(Oo-ooh, oo-ooh) it will soon pass...
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
B B 
 
E/B E/B 
 
(Oo-ooh, ooh) don't worry, be happy
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsB C#m E E/B B/F#

Chords

B
C#m
E
E/B
B/F#

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

B: x-2-4-4-4-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
E/B: x-2-2-1-0-0
B/F#: 2-x-4-4-4-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Don't Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It suits players who want to learn Don't Worry, Be Happy the way Bobby McFerrin intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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