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Song: Don't you worry 'bout a thing
Artist: Stevie Wonder
Composer: Stevie Wonder
Album: Innervisions
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' at ultimateGuitar-) 18th Feb 2013
CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Gb)
For keyboards and other instruments use the transpose function
and set it to +1 to view the chords in the key of Gb.
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Dm = xx0231 Bbmaj7 = 113231 F * = xxx565 or x-8-10-10-10-8
Dmmaj7 = xx0221 Aaug/Eb = xx1221 E = xxx454 or x79997
Dm7 = xx0211 Fmaj7 = 133210 Eb = xxx343 or x68886
Dm6/A = x00201 F = 133211 D = xxx232 or x57775
G7 = 320001 F7 = 131211 Db = xxx121 or x46664
Cm = x35543 Am = x02210 C = xxx010 or x35553
F9 = 131213 Fmaj7/A = x03210 Ebmaj7 = xx1333
Bb/C = x33333 N.C. = No chords
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[Intro]
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6/A
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[Verse 1]
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 G7
Every - body's got a thing,
Cm F9 Bbmaj7 Aaug/Eb
But some don't know how to handle it,
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 G7
Always reaching out in vain,
Cm F9 Bbmaj7 Aaug/Eb
Just taking the things not worth hav-----ing!
[Chorus]
N.C. F
But don't you worry about a thing,
F7 Am Fmaj7/A Bbmaj7
Don't you worry about a thing, mama,
G7 Bb/C Fmaj7 Aaug/Eb
'Cause I'll be standing on the side when you check it out!
[Verse 2]
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 G7
They say your style of life's a drag,
Cm F9 Bbmaj7 Aaug/Eb
And that you must go other pla--------ces,
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 G7
But just don't you feel too bad,
Cm F9 Bbmaj7 Aaug/Eb
When you get fooled by smiling fa---ces!
[Chorus]
N.C. F
Don't you worry about a thing,
F7 Am Fmaj7/A Bbmaj7
Don't you worry about a thing, mama,
G7 Bb/C
'Cause I'll be standing on the side when you check it...
F * E Eb D Db C F
...out-----------------------------------------
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
F * E Eb D Db C F
When you get off------------------------------ your trip!
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / /__/ |
[Chorus]
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6/A Ebmaj7
Don't you worry 'bout a thing------------------------------
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6/A Ebmaj7
Don't you worry 'bout a thing------------------------------
[Verse 3]
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 G7
Ba, ba - ba, ba - ba, ba - ba,
Cm F9 Bbmaj7 Aaug/Eb
Ba, ba - ba, ba, ba, ba - ba, ba - ba,
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 G7
Ba, ba - ba, ba - ba, ba - ba,
Cm F9 Bbmaj7 Aaug/Eb
Ba, ba - ba, ba, ba, ba - ba, ba - ba!
[Chorus]
N.C. F
Don't you worry about a thing,
F7 Am Fmaj7/A Bbmaj7
Don't you worry about a thing, mama,
G7 Bb/C
'Cause I'll be standing on the side when you check it...
F * E Eb D Db C F
...out-----------------------------------------!
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
F * E Eb D Db C F Aaug/Eb
When you get off-----------------------------your trip!
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / /__/ | / / / / |
[Verse 4]
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 G7
Every - body needs a change,
Cm F9 Bbmaj7 Aaug/Eb
A chance to check out the new--------------,
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 G7
But you're the only one to see...
Cm F9 Bbmaj7 Aaug/Eb
...the changes you take yourself through----------
[Chorus]
N.C. F
But don't you worry about a thing,
F7 Am Fmaj7/A Bbmaj7
Don't you worry about a thing, pretty ma - ma,
G7 Bb/C Fmaj7 Aaug/Eb
'Cause I'll be standing in the wings when you check it out! Oh...
[Coda - Repeat]
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6/A Ebmaj7
||: Don't you worry 'bout a thing---------------------------------! :||
(To - do ...está ...bien chévere!)
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[Here's most of what I think the English spoken during the intro is:]
"Ee -ee! Watch this y'all!"
[Spanish part]
"See here, mama, er... you understand that?"
"No!"
"Well, er...like, I can understand how you can't, 'cause I got me, you know,
Paris, Peru... you know, I mean, er... Iraq, Iran, Eurasia, you know?
I speak very, very, um...fluent Spanish. Er...'Todo está bien chévere'"
"Can you say that again...'chevere'?"
"Chévere!"
"Bien...?"
"...Chévere! Is that right, mama?
Yeah, 'cause I got my..."
[Can't quite catch the next line before the singing starts]