Intro: Am E G Am 
 
                         Am        E G Am  
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone  
Am                  Am      E G Am  
It's not warm when she's away  
Am                           G  
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone  
                           C  
And she's always gone too long.  
   G         Am      E G Am  N.C.  
Anytime she goes away  
                   Am          E G Am  
Wonder this time where she's gone  
Am                 Am     E G Am  
Wonder if she's going to stay  
Am                            G  
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone  
                          C  
And this house just ain't no home  
     G         Am    E G Am  
Anytime she goes away.  
                           Am    N.C.  
I know, I know, I know, I know,  
                            G  N.C.  
I know, I know, I know, I know,  
                            C  
I know, I know, I know, I knoooooooooww  
        E  
Oh to leave the young thing alone  
                        Am     E G Am  
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone  
Am              Am    E G Am  
Only darkness every day  
Am                             G  
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone  
                          C  
And this house just ain't no home  
    G             Am        E G Am  
Anytime she goes away.  
Am           Am     E G Am  
Anytime she goes away  
Am           Am     E G Am  
Anytime she goes away