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

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

Intro 1

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

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Chorus 1

(Ooh, ooh ooh oo-ooh

oo-ooh oo-ooh) don't worry

(Oo-ooh oo-ooh) be happy

(Oo-ooh, ooh) don't worry, be happy

(Ooh, ooh ooh oo-ooh

oo-ooh oo-ooh) don't worry

(Oo-ooh, oo-ooh) be happy

(Oo-ooh, ooh) don't worry, be happy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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0

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

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: B majorBPM: 139

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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

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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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