Bob Marley – Three Little Birds (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: Three Little Birds Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.) Time: 4/4, Tempo: Q=150. Beats on eighths are marked "+". The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Use thumb-fretting
[Intro/Bridge]    (in Intro 3x, Bridge only 1x)
   G             +       +                   +
E|---------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------3---|-----p0-----------(0)---|
G|-----------0--h2--p0-------|-----------2--p0--------|
D|------0------------0-------|------0------------0----|
A|---------------------------|------------------------|
E|-3---------3---------------|-3---------3------------|
                                                 Don't

[Chorus]
   G   +            +       +                        +                   +       +                   +
E|------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------------3---|-----p0----0----3--p0---|-----------------------3---|-----p0----------------|
G|-2--p0--------0--h2--p0-------|------0-----------------|-----------0--h2--p0-------|-----------2--p0---0---|
D|---------0------------0-------|------0---------0-------|------0------------0-------|------0------------0---|
A|------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-3------------3---------------|-3---------3------------|-3---------3---------------|-3---------3-----------|
   worry,                              about     a thing                                                'cause

   C        +             +            +       +       +    G             +       +                  +
E|-0a---0---0---------------|------0---0---1b-p0----------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-1a-----------------------|--------------------------3--|-----------------------3--|-----p0----3-------3---|
G|-0a--------------------0--|-----------------------------|-----------0--h2--p0------|-----------2--p0-------|
D|------2------------2------|------2---------------2------|------0------------0------|------0------------0---|
A|-3a-----------------------|-3------------3--------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------3-----------|-----------------------------|-3---------3--------------|-3---------3-----------|
   every little thing's,           gonna   be alright                                            Singin' don't

       +            +       +                        +                   +       +
E|-----0------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-3------------------------3---|-----p0----0----3--p0---|-----------------------3---|
G|--------------0--h2--p0-------|------0-----------------|-----------0--h2--p0-------|
D|---------0------------0-------|------0---------0-------|------0------------0-------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-3------------3---------------|-3---------3------------|-3---------3---------------|
   worry,                              about     a thing   

                 +          C        +            +              +       +       +
E|------------------------|-0a---0---0----------------|------0---0---1b-p0-----------|
B|-----p0-----------------|-1a------------------------|--------------------------3---|
G|-----------2--p0---0----|-0a--------------------0---|------------------------------|
D|------0------------0----|------2------------2-------|------2---------------2-------|
A|------------------------|-3a------------------------|-3------------3---------------|
E|-3---------3------------|--------------3------------|------------------------------|
                     'cause every little thing's,           gonna   be alright 

[Verse]
   G             +       +              +            +                   +       +     D                  +
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
B|---------------------------|-0--------0----------------|-----------0--h1-------0---|-0---------------------|
G|-----------0---h2-----p0---|-----------------------0---|---------------------------|------2----2--------2--|
D|------0------------0-------|------0------------0-------|------0------------0-------|------0---------0------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------------|-----------2---------------|-0---------0-----------|
E|-3---------3---------------|-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------|-----------------------|
             Rise up     this  mornin'                               Smile with the    rising sun

            +            +    C        +            +             +       +                  +            +
E|--------------0----0------|-0a-----------------------|------0---0---------------|-0a-------0---------------|
B|-----------------------3--|-1a-----------------------|------------------3-------|-1a-----------------------|
G|----------2---------------|-0a-------0------------0--|--------------------------|-0a--------------------0--|
D|------0------------0------|------2------------2------|------2---------------2---|------2------------2------|
A|--------------------------|-3a-----------------------|-3------------------------|-3a-----------------------|
E|-2------------2-----------|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
                Three little  birds                           perch by    my        doorstep

            +       +       +    G   +                 +             +       +         D                  +
E|--------------0--h3-------0--|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----3--------------------|----------0---0--h1---3---|-3---p1----------------|
G|----------0------------------|-----------------------0--|--------------------------|-----------2--------2--|
D|------2---------------2------|---------0---------0------|------0---------------0---|------0---------0------|
A|-3------------3--------------|--------------2-----------|--------------2-----------|-----------0-----------|
E|-----------------------------|-3------------------------|-3------------------------|-2---------------------|
                Singin'     sweet    songs                           Of melodies       pure and true

            +       +         C        +            +             +            +    G        +            +
E|--------------------------|------0-------0----0------|-3----3-------3----3--/7--|------5-------3-----------|
B|--------------0--h1-------|------1-------1----1------|-1----1-------1-----------|------0-------0-----------|
G|----------2---------------|----------0------------0--|----------0---------------|----------0------------0--|
D|------0---------------0---|------2------------2------|------2------------2------|------0------------0------|
A|--------------0-----------|-3------------------------|-3------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-2------------------------|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|-7------------3-----------|
                Sayin',            this    is   my       message      to      you-       oo-     oo
... repeat Intro=Bridge 1x, Chorus, verse and Chorus 2x ... ************************************ |(0) Play only in last pass | a Arpeggio (harp-like: pick all strings upward in fast sequence) | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | / Slide up ************************************